Brighton and Hove Albion v Burnley, 16 December 2017

Score0-0
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance29,921
Kick-off: 3.00pm This was their first-ever meeting in the top division.

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Glenn Murray

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Ben Mee Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Scott Arfield Midfielder
Steven Defour Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick Midfielder
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Tomer Hemed for Glenn Murray 63
Izzy Brown for Pascal Gross 75
José Izquierdo for Anthony Knockaert 83

Substitutions:

Ashley Barnes for Steven Defour 68
Sam Vokes for Chris Wood 81

Cards:

Solly March 68 Y
Dale Stephens 77 Y
Lewis Dunk 87 Y
Shane Duffy 90 Y

Cards:

Charlie Taylor 48 Y
Ashley Barnes 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Connor Goldson
Defender/Midfielder Ezequiel Schelotto
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Midfielder/Forward Izzy Brown
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Forward Tomer Hemed

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard
Defender Kevin Long
Defender Matt Lowton
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Sam Vokes
Forward Nahki Wells

Comments:

League position: 13th Brighton and Hove Albion had now taken three points in their last seven Premier League games (three draws) after taking 11 points from the previous seven games (won three). The Seagulls had now scored only one goal in their last six Premier League games after scoring eight goals in their previous six games. Glenn Murray missed a 36th minute penalty by shooting over the bar. He had now missed three of his last five penalties in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 5th Burnley's Premier League games this season had now produced a divisional low of 28 goals (16 for and 12 against). Only Manchester United (ten) had now kept more clean sheets so far in this Premier League season than the Clarets (nine). They had now lost only four games in their first 18 games of this Premier League season; as many as they lost in their last six games of the previous season.

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Glenn Murray

Substitutions:

Tomer Hemed for Glenn Murray 63
Izzy Brown for Pascal Gross 75
José Izquierdo for Anthony Knockaert 83

Cards:

Solly March 68 Y
Dale Stephens 77 Y
Lewis Dunk 87 Y
Shane Duffy 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Connor Goldson
Defender/Midfielder Ezequiel Schelotto
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Midfielder/Forward Izzy Brown
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Forward Tomer Hemed

Comments:

League position: 13th Brighton and Hove Albion had now taken three points in their last seven Premier League games (three draws) after taking 11 points from the previous seven games (won three). The Seagulls had now scored only one goal in their last six Premier League games after scoring eight goals in their previous six games. Glenn Murray missed a 36th minute penalty by shooting over the bar. He had now missed three of his last five penalties in the Premier League.

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Ben Mee Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Scott Arfield Midfielder
Steven Defour Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick Midfielder
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Ashley Barnes for Steven Defour 68
Sam Vokes for Chris Wood 81

Cards:

Charlie Taylor 48 Y
Ashley Barnes 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard
Defender Kevin Long
Defender Matt Lowton
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Sam Vokes
Forward Nahki Wells

Comments:

League position: 5th Burnley's Premier League games this season had now produced a divisional low of 28 goals (16 for and 12 against). Only Manchester United (ten) had now kept more clean sheets so far in this Premier League season than the Clarets (nine). They had now lost only four games in their first 18 games of this Premier League season; as many as they lost in their last six games of the previous season.