Burnley vs Brighton

26 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Chris Wood 44’
  • Yves Bissouma 20’
  • Aaron Connolly 50’

Match summary

Brighton beat Burnley 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Yves Bissouma put Brighton ahead from a corner in the 20th minute, Chris Wood equalised in the 44th minute, set up by Erik Pieters, and Aaron Connolly won it in the 50th minute, set up by Neal Maupay.

There was little between the sides on chances: Burnley created 1.47 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Brighton 1.39 from 14.

Match stats

Burnley Brighton
13 Shots 14
2 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 1.37
1.44 Non-penalty xG 1.37
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Burnley Brighton
Kick-off
20’
Yves Bissouma0-1 (Brighton)
Chris Wood
Assist: Erik Pieters1-1 (Burnley)
44’
Half-time1-1
50’
Aaron Connolly
Assist: Neal Maupay1-2 (Brighton)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • Phil Bardsley
  • Erik Pieters
  • Josh Brownhill

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 1.39 20’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), 0-1 20’ 44’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-1 44’ 50’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), 1-2 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 1.39 20’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), 0-1 Bissouma 20’ 44’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-1 Wood 44’ 50’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), 1-2 Connolly 50’
Burnley 1.47 xGBrighton 1.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Burnley attacking 
64’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), from a corner, 0.60 xG, blocked 27’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 48’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 44’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 24’ Dan Burn (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 72’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 76’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Kevin Long (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 71’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 90+2’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), from a corner, 0.60 xG, blocked 27’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 48’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 44’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 24’ Dan Burn (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 72’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 76’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 63’ Kevin Long (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 71’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 90+2’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Phil Bardsley DEF900 0.000.041
Kevin Long DEF901 0.090.000
James Tarkowski DEF900 0.000.091
Erik Pieters DEF9010 0.000.372
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID791 0.040.000
Ashley Westwood MID900 0.000.021
Josh Brownhill MID900 0.000.041
Dwight McNeil MID901 0.020.184
Chris Wood FWD9014 0.480.662
Jay Rodriguez FWD824 0.740.000
Robbie Brady Sub112 0.100.000
Matej Vydra Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 36% Avg odds 2.62
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
Brighton win 35% Avg odds 2.75

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley DWDDW
Brighton WLLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-1 Burnley, 14 Sep 19 Next meeting: Brighton 0-0 Burnley, 06 Nov 20  All Burnley vs Brighton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.