Brighton and Hove Albion v Burnley, 03 January 2026

Score2-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeTim Robinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,373

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Burnley head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 3 Drawn: 7 Burnley won: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 11 Burnley scored: 13 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won three of the last nine meetings in the Premier League (lost one).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

0 Burnley

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Georginio Rutter 29 G
Yasin Ayari 47 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Hjalmar Ekdal Defender
Bashir Humphreys Defender
Lucas Pires Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Florentino Luís Midfielder
Josh Laurent Midfielder
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder
Jaidon Anthony Midfielder/Forward
Jacob Bruun Larsen Midfielder/Forward
Armando Broja Forward

Substitutions:

Maxim De Cuyper for Kaoru Mitoma 70
Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter 71
Pascal Gross for Charalampos Kostoulas 71
James Milner for Diego Gómez 80
Tom Watson for Brajan Gruda 87

Substitutions:

Marcus Edwards for Jacob Bruun Larsen 55
Oliver Sonne for Lesley Ugochukwu 55
Loum Tchaouna for Armando Broja 64
Jaydon Banel for Jaidon Anthony 81

Cards:

Cards:

Josh Laurent 22 Y
Florentino Luís 39 Y
Bashir Humphreys 44 Y
Kyle Walker 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Max Weiss
Defender/Midfielder Oliver Sonne
Midfielder George Brierley
Midfielder Marcus Edwards
Midfielder Oliver Pimlott
Midfielder/Forward Enock Agyei
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna
Forward Jaydon Banel
Forward Ashley Barnes

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won ten of their last 18 home games in the Premier League (lost two). . Albion had now won their first league game in nine of the last 17 years (lost one). . They avoided remaining without a win in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025 (eight).

Comments:

League position: 19th . Burnley had now conceded more goals in the first half of their games so far in this Premier League season than any other team in the division (19). . The Clarets had now lost their first league game in six of the last 12 years (won two). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 38 of their last 40 games in the Premier League (conceded 81).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Georginio Rutter 29 G
Yasin Ayari 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Substitutions:

Maxim De Cuyper for Kaoru Mitoma 70
Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter 71
Pascal Gross for Charalampos Kostoulas 71
James Milner for Diego Gómez 80
Tom Watson for Brajan Gruda 87

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won ten of their last 18 home games in the Premier League (lost two). . Albion had now won their first league game in nine of the last 17 years (lost one). . They avoided remaining without a win in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025 (eight).

0 Burnley

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Hjalmar Ekdal Defender
Bashir Humphreys Defender
Lucas Pires Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Florentino Luís Midfielder
Josh Laurent Midfielder
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder
Jaidon Anthony Midfielder/Forward
Jacob Bruun Larsen Midfielder/Forward
Armando Broja Forward

Substitutions:

Marcus Edwards for Jacob Bruun Larsen 55
Oliver Sonne for Lesley Ugochukwu 55
Loum Tchaouna for Armando Broja 64
Jaydon Banel for Jaidon Anthony 81

Cards:

Josh Laurent 22 Y
Florentino Luís 39 Y
Bashir Humphreys 44 Y
Kyle Walker 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Max Weiss
Defender/Midfielder Oliver Sonne
Midfielder George Brierley
Midfielder Marcus Edwards
Midfielder Oliver Pimlott
Midfielder/Forward Enock Agyei
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna
Forward Jaydon Banel
Forward Ashley Barnes

Comments:

League position: 19th . Burnley had now conceded more goals in the first half of their games so far in this Premier League season than any other team in the division (19). . The Clarets had now lost their first league game in six of the last 12 years (won two). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 38 of their last 40 games in the Premier League (conceded 81).