Burnley vs Brighton

8 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • James Tarkowski 40’

Match summary

Burnley beat Brighton 1-0. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

James Tarkowski put Burnley ahead in the 40th minute, set up by Jack Cork.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Brighton's 0.96 from 14.

Match stats

Burnley Brighton
14 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 1
2 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.81 xG 0.95
1.81 Non-penalty xG 0.95
8 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Burnley Brighton
Kick-off
James Tarkowski
Assist: Jack Cork1-0 (Burnley)
40’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • Phil Bardsley
  • James Tarkowski

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 0.96 40’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), 1-0 40’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 0.96 40’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), 1-0 Tarkowski 40’
Burnley 1.84 xGBrighton 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Burnley attacking 
40’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.62 xG, goal 39’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.54 xG, saved 90+3’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 83’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 27’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 35’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 82’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Jack Cork (Burnley), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.62 xG, goal 39’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.54 xG, saved 90+3’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 83’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 27’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 35’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 82’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+4’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Jack Cork (Burnley), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Solly March (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
Joe Hart GK900 0.000.000
Phil Bardsley DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF9013 1.200.000
Ben Mee DEF900 0.000.000
Charlie Taylor DEF900 0.000.031
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID730 0.000.753
Jack Cork MID9012 0.080.621
Ashley Westwood MID901 0.010.072
Robbie Brady MID903 0.140.081
Chris Wood FWD903 0.240.000
Ashley Barnes FWD862 0.170.101
Aaron Lennon Sub170 0.000.000
Jeff Hendrick Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 34% Bet365 odds 2.90
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Brighton win 36% Bet365 odds 2.75

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley LDLLL
Brighton LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Brighton 1-3 Burnley, 09 Feb 19  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.