Southampton vs Brighton

14 March 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Che Adams 27’
  • Lewis Dunk 16’
  • Leandro Trossard 56’

Match summary

Brighton took a 2-1 win at Southampton. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Lewis Dunk put Brighton ahead with a header in the 16th minute, set up by Pascal Groß, Che Adams equalised from a corner in the 27th minute, and Leandro Trossard won it in the 56th minute, set up by Danny Welbeck.

There was little between the sides on chances: Southampton created 1.03 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Brighton 0.90 from 8.

Match stats

Southampton Brighton
9 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.03 xG 0.90
1.03 Non-penalty xG 0.90
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Southampton Brighton
Kick-off
16’
Lewis Dunk
Assist: Pascal Groß0-1 (Brighton)
Che Adams1-1 (Southampton)
27’
Half-time1-1
56’
Leandro Trossard
Assist: Danny Welbeck1-2 (Brighton)
Full-time1-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 0.90 16’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 0-1 16’ 27’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-1 27’ 56’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), 1-2 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 0.90 16’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 0-1 Dunk 16’ 27’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-1 Adams 27’ 56’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), 1-2 Trossard 56’
Southampton 1.03 xGBrighton 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Southampton attacking 
27’ Che Adams (Southampton), from a corner, 0.55 xG, goal 56’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 42’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 61’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 2’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 53’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 27’ Che Adams (Southampton), from a corner, 0.55 xG, goal 56’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 42’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 61’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 2’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 53’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fraser Forster GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker-Peters DEF900 0.000.000
Jannik Vestergaard DEF900 0.000.000
Jan Bednarek DEF900 0.000.000
Ryan Bertrand DEF900 0.000.081
James Ward-Prowse MID902 0.210.000
Ibrahima Diallo MID900 0.000.021
Stuart Armstrong MID892 0.110.000
Che Adams FWD9012 0.620.051
Nathan Tella FWD700 0.000.000
Takumi Minamino FWD673 0.090.031
Nathan Redmond Sub230 0.000.000
Moussa Djenepo Sub200 0.000.000
Daniel N'Lundulu Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 30% Avg odds 3.24
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.18
Brighton win 40% Avg odds 2.38

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

Form going into the game

Southampton DLLWL
Brighton DDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-2 Southampton, 07 Dec 20 Next meeting: Southampton 1-1 Brighton, 04 Dec 21  All Southampton 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.