FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion managed to turn the tables against AFC Bournemouth. It was AFC Bournemouth to score first with a goal from Dominic Solanke. Nevertheless, later Brighton & Hove Albion found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Miloš Kerkez (45′), Kaoru Mitoma (46′) and Kaoru Mitoma (77′). Brighton & Hove Albion was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks with the collaboration of Simon Bennett and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.44 degrees Celsius or 61.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Brighton & Hove Albion

3 - 1

AFC Bournemouth

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 81 Attack 96
  • 33 Dangerous attack 40
  • 81 Ball safe 60
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 62% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Brighton & Hove Albion found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 13 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards (Billy Gilmour, Lewis Dunk and Joël Veltman). On the other side, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (Marcos Senesi, David Brooks and Illia Zabarnyi).

Match Timeline

25'
Dominic Solanke(goal)Ryan Christie
Joël Veltman- Yellow
37'
40'
Ilya Zabarnyi- Yellow
45'
Milos Kerkez(own-goal)Billy Gilmour
Billy Gilmour- Yellow
45'
Kaoru Mitoma - sub ->Facundo Buonanotte
46'
Ansu Fati- sub ->Evan Ferguson
46'
Kaoru Mitoma (goal)Mahmoud Dahoud
46'
64'
Antoine Semenyo- sub ->Justin Kluivert
63'
Dango Ouattara- sub ->Marcus Tavernier
João Pedro- sub ->Danny Welbeck
63'
Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah- sub ->Mahmoud Dahoud
74'
Lewis Dunk- Yellow
75'
Kaoru Mitoma (goal)Pervis Estupiñán
77'
82'
82'
83'
Marcos Senesi- sub ->Lloyd Kelly
Tariq Lamptey- sub ->Simon Adingra
87'
89'
90'
Marcos Senesi- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this encounter, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 15 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 3 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Manchester City on the 21st of October with a 11-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).

AFC Bournemouth will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 21st of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
6.4
D
Adam Webster 4.England
7.3
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
8.2
75'
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
7.3
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
7.5
37'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
7.0
74'
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
7.5
45'
M
Danny Welbeck 18.England
6.6
63'
M
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
6.8
87'
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
6.8
46'
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
6.7
46'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
6.3
87'
D
Igor 3.Brazil
M
Solomon March 7.England
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
M
Kaoru Mitoma 22.Japan
8.4
46' 46', 77'
M
Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah 20.Cameroon
7.0
74'
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
7.3
63'
F
Ansu Fati 31.Spain
6.6
46'

Brighton & Hove Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Jan Paul van Hecke, Bart Verbruggen (6.4), Joël Veltman (7.5), Adam Webster (7.3), Lewis Dunk (8.2), Pervis Estupiñán (7.3), Mahmoud Dahoud (7.0), Billy Gilmour (7.5), Facundo Buonanotte (6.8), Danny Welbeck (6.6), Simon Adingra (6.8) and Evan Ferguson (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Solly March, João Pedro (7.3), Adam Lallana, Kaoru Mitoma (8.4), Tariq Lamptey (6.3), Igor Júlio, Carlos Baleba (7.0), Jason Steele and Ansu Fati (6.6).

Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Carlos Baleba (injured).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Facundo Buonanotte for Kaoru Mitoma (46′), Evan Ferguson for Ansu Fati (46′), Mahmoud Dahoud for Carlos Baleba (74′), Danny Welbeck for João Pedro (63′) and Simon Adingra for Tariq Lamptey (87′).

Best player: Kaoru Mitoma​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Kaoru Mitoma.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 11 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Neto 1.Brazil
6.0
D
Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine
6.8
40'
D
Max Aarons 37.England
6.4
D
Milos Kerkez 3.Hungary
6.4
D
Lloyd Kelly 5.England
7.0
83'
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
7.0
82'
M
Marcus Tavernier 16.England
7.3
63'
M
Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands
6.4
64'
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
6.6
82'
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
7.0
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
6.7
25'
Substitutes
G
Andrei Radu 20.Romania
D
Adam Smith 15.England
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
7.0
83' 90'
M
David Brooks 7.Wales
6.3
82' 89'
M
Joe Rothwell 8.England
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 22.Ivory Coast
6.6
82'
F
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
7.0
63'
F
Luis Sinisterra 17.Colombia
F
Antoine Semenyo 24.England
7.0
64'

Also AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Neto (6.0), Max Aarons (6.4), Illia Zabarnyi (6.8), Lloyd Kelly (7.0), Miloš Kerkez (6.4), Lewis Cook (7.0), Philip Billing (6.6), Marcus Tavernier (7.3), Ryan Christie (7.0), Justin Kluivert (6.4), Dominic Solanke (6.7).

They had on the bench: David Brooks (6.3), Joe Rothwell, Dango Ouattara (7.0), Adam Smith, Luis Sinisterra, Ionuț Radu, Hamed Junior Traorè (6.6), Antoine Semenyo (7.0) and Marcos Senesi (7.0).

AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of Marcos Senesi (injured).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Justin Kluivert for Antoine Semenyo (64′), Philip Billing for David Brooks (82′), Marcus Tavernier for Dango Ouattara (63′), Lloyd Kelly for Marcos Senesi (83′) and Ryan Christie for Hamed Junior Traorè (82′).

Best player: Marcus Tavernier​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Marcus Tavernier.

His rating is (7.3) with 18 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​