AFC Bournemouth v Brighton and Hove Albion, 13 September 2025

Score2-1 to AFC Bournemouth
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVitality Stadium
Attendance11,167

View AFC Bournemouth v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 AFC Bournemouth won: 6 Drawn: 1 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 6 AFC Bournemouth scored: 22 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 17 . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win on three consecutive visits to AFC Bournemouth for the first time since February 1932.

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Alex Scott 18 G
Antoine Semenyo penalty 61 P

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 48 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender James Hill
Defender Veljko Milosavljević
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Forward Evanilson
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Amine Adli for David Brooks 67
Justin Kluivert for Alex Scott 67
Lewis Cook for Marcus Tavernier 86
Alex Jiménez for James Hill 87
Julio Soler for Evanilson 90+2

Substitutions:

Yasin Ayari for Jack Hinshelwood 3
Ferdi Kadioğlu for Maxim De Cuyper 24
Carlos Baleba for James Milner 66
Brajan Gruda for Georginio Rutter 67
Stefanos Tzimas for Danny Welbeck 67

Cards:

David Brooks 31 Y
Marcos Senesi 36 Y
Tyler Adams 45+5 Y
Alex Jiménez 90+6 Y

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 30 Y
Georginio Rutter 57 Y
James Milner 63 Y
Carlos Baleba 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender Julian Araujo
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Eli Kroupi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Stefanos Tzimas

Comments:

League position: 4th . AFC Bournemouth could have become the first team since Arsenal in 1989-90 to concede four or more goals in their first game then keep clean sheets in each of the next three at the start of a season in in the top division. . The Cherries had now won three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2024 (three). . They had now won six of their last 17 games in the Premier League (lost seven).

Comments:

League position: 13th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost 21 of their last 50 away games in the Premier League (won 18). . Albion had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 19 games in all competitions. . The Seagulls had now scored in 33 of their last 38 games in the Premier League.

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Alex Scott 18 G
Antoine Semenyo penalty 61 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender James Hill
Defender Veljko Milosavljević
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Forward Evanilson
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Substitutions:

Amine Adli for David Brooks 67
Justin Kluivert for Alex Scott 67
Lewis Cook for Marcus Tavernier 86
Alex Jiménez for James Hill 87
Julio Soler for Evanilson 90+2

Cards:

David Brooks 31 Y
Marcos Senesi 36 Y
Tyler Adams 45+5 Y
Alex Jiménez 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender Julian Araujo
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Eli Kroupi

Comments:

League position: 4th . AFC Bournemouth could have become the first team since Arsenal in 1989-90 to concede four or more goals in their first game then keep clean sheets in each of the next three at the start of a season in in the top division. . The Cherries had now won three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2024 (three). . They had now won six of their last 17 games in the Premier League (lost seven).

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 48 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Yasin Ayari for Jack Hinshelwood 3
Ferdi Kadioğlu for Maxim De Cuyper 24
Carlos Baleba for James Milner 66
Brajan Gruda for Georginio Rutter 67
Stefanos Tzimas for Danny Welbeck 67

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 30 Y
Georginio Rutter 57 Y
James Milner 63 Y
Carlos Baleba 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Stefanos Tzimas

Comments:

League position: 13th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost 21 of their last 50 away games in the Premier League (won 18). . Albion had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 19 games in all competitions. . The Seagulls had now scored in 33 of their last 38 games in the Premier League.