FALMER. Burnley and Brighton & Hove Albion draw 1-1. W. Odobert scored the first goal (45′) for Burnley. S. Adingra settled the score (77′). Brighton & Hove Albion was much superior in terms of ball possession (72%)​

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the help of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.22 degrees Celsius or 54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Standings

After playing this encounter, Brighton & Hove Albion has 26 points like Newcastle United to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Burnley will has 8 points like Sheffield United to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Arsenal on the 16th of December with a 6-6 head to head.

Burnley will host Everton on the 16th of December with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Everton (1 draw).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Bart Verbruggen (7.5), Pascal Groß (8.4), Jan Paul van Hecke (7.7), Lewis Dunk  (7.7), James Milner (7.5), Carlos Baleba (7.1), Mahmoud Dahoud (6.8), Simon Adingra (7.3), Adam Lallana (6.8), João Pedro (7.3) and Evan Ferguson (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Igor (7.3), Billy Gilmour (7.0), Kaoru Mitoma (7.0), Jack Hinshelwood (7.0), Jakub Moder, Jason Steele, Facundo Buonanotte (7.0), Benicio Baker-Boatiey and Mark O’Mahony.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Adam Lallana for Kaoru Mitoma (46′), Mahmoud Dahoud for Billy Gilmour (46′), James Milner for Jack Hinshelwood (59′), Carlos Baleba for Igor (59′) and Lewis Dunk  for Facundo Buonanotte (85′).

Player of the match: Pascal Groß​

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

His rating is 8.4 with 76 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 16 crosses.

Burnley – Formation

Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Vincent Kompany played with: Darko Churlinov, James Trafford (9.4), Vitinho (6.8), Dara O’Shea (7.0), Jordan Beyer (7.7), Charlie Taylor (7.0), Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (7.0), Sander Berge (7.5), Josh Brownhill  (7.1), Wilson Odobert (7.0) and Jay Rodríguez (6.7), Zeki Amdouni (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Hjalmar Ekdal (6.8), Jacob Bruun Larsen, Connor Roberts (7.0), Nathan Redmond (6.7), Anass Zaroury, Aaron Ramsey (6.6), Mike Trésor (7.0), Han-Noah Massengo and Arijanet Muric.

Burnley could not rely on the presence of Connor Roberts (injured).

Substitutions

Burnley made 5 changes: Aaron Ramsey for Connor Roberts (79′), Wilson Odobert for Mike Trésor (78′), Jay Rodríguez for Nathan Redmond (78′), Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson for Aaron Ramsey (58′) and Zeki Amdouni for Hjalmar Ekdal (82′).

Player of the match: James Trafford​

The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was the goalkeeper: James Trafford. His rating is 9.38. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Nottingham Forest – 1-1
• Sheffield United – Brentford – 1-0
• Manchester United – AFC Bournemouth – 0-3
• Crystal Palace – Liverpool – 1-2
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Burnley – 1-1
• Aston Villa – Arsenal – 1-0