Burnley v Brighton and Hove Albion, 06 February 2021

Score1-1
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTurf Moor
Kick-off: 3.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Burnley won: 2 Drawn: 5 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Burnley scored: 7 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 5 Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win in consecutive visits to Turf Moor for the first time.

1 Burnley

Manager: Sean Dyche

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 53 G

Goals:

Lewis Dunk 36 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Matt Lowton
Defender Ben Mee
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder Jack Cork
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder/Forward Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Matěj Vydra

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ben White Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Aaron Connolly Forward
Neal Maupay Forward

Substitutions:

Substitutions:

Leandro Trossard for Neal Maupay 62
Danny Welbeck for Aaron Connolly 62
Adam Lallana for Adam Webster 75

Cards:

Ben Mee 19 Y
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 28 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Jimmy Dunne
Defender Kevin Long
Midfielder Josh Benson
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Joel Mumbongo
Forward Jay Rodriguez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Michał Karbownik
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Percy Tau
Forward Danny Welbeck
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 17th This was Burnley's 250th game in the Premier League (won 72, lost 120). The Clarets avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since their opening three games of this season. Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson scored his first goal since a 3-0 win against Southampton in the Premier League on 10 August 2019.

Comments:

League position: 15th Burnley's equaliser ended Brighton and Hove Albion's club record run of 458 minutes without conceding a goal in the top division. Albion had now scored one goal in each of four of their last five games in the Premier League (none in the other). Following their 3-3 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, six goals had now been scored in the Seagulls last six games in the Premier League (for four, two against).

1 Burnley

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 53 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Matt Lowton
Defender Ben Mee
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder Jack Cork
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder/Forward Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Matěj Vydra

Substitutions:

Cards:

Ben Mee 19 Y
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 28 Y

On the bench:

Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Jimmy Dunne
Defender Kevin Long
Midfielder Josh Benson
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Joel Mumbongo
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 17th This was Burnley's 250th game in the Premier League (won 72, lost 120). The Clarets avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since their opening three games of this season. Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson scored his first goal since a 3-0 win against Southampton in the Premier League on 10 August 2019.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Lewis Dunk 36 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ben White Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Aaron Connolly Forward
Neal Maupay Forward

Substitutions:

Leandro Trossard for Neal Maupay 62
Danny Welbeck for Aaron Connolly 62
Adam Lallana for Adam Webster 75

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Michał Karbownik
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Percy Tau
Forward Danny Welbeck
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 15th Burnley's equaliser ended Brighton and Hove Albion's club record run of 458 minutes without conceding a goal in the top division. Albion had now scored one goal in each of four of their last five games in the Premier League (none in the other). Following their 3-3 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, six goals had now been scored in the Seagulls last six games in the Premier League (for four, two against).