BURNLEY. Burnley and Brighton & Hove Albion draw 1-1. J. Brownhill scored the first goal (74′) for Burnley. A. Muric equalized (79′) with an own goal. Brighton & Hove Albion was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the collaboration of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.18 degrees Celsius or 52.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 56% while Burnley was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burnley was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Burnley to win the match​.

Burnley shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 20 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Burnley received 1 yellow card (Josh Cullen). On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (M. O’Mahony and Joël Veltman).

Standings

After this match, Burnley has 20 points to remain in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion will has 44 points like Chelsea to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Burnley will play away against Sheffield United on the 20th of April with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Burnley (4 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Chelsea on the 20th of April with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Burnley – Formation

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

The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Dara O’Shea, Arijanet Muric (7.5), Lorenz Assignon (7.1), Hjalmar Ekdal (7.5), Maxime Esteve (6.7), Vitinho (6.6), Lyle Foster (6.8), Josh Cullen (7.5), Sander Berge (7.3), Jacob Bruun Larsen (6.3), Wilson Odobert (7.5) and David Fofana (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: James Trafford, Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson , Josh Brownhill (7.5), Jay Rodríguez (6.8), Benson Manuel, Zeki Amdouni, Mike Trésor (6.8), Han-Noah Massengo and Charlie Taylor (6.4).

Burnley could not rely on the presence of Josh Brownhill (injured).

Substitutions

Burnley made 4 changes: David Fofana for Jay Rodríguez (62′), Hjalmar Ekdal for Josh Brownhill (67′), Vitinho for Charlie Taylor (46′) and Jacob Bruun Larsen for Mike Trésor (86′).

Player of the match: Hjalmar Ekdal​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burnley was Hjalmar Ekdal.

His rating is 7.5 with 31 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

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

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Tariq Lamptey, Bart Verbruggen (7.5), Joël Veltman (6.7), Jan Paul van Hecke (6.8), Lewis Dunk (7.0), Pervis Estupiñán (6.8), Pascal Groß (7.5), Carlos Baleba (7.0), Simon Adingra (7.1), Jakub Moder (7.3), João Pedro (7.3) and Danny Welbeck (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Igor (7.1), Adam Lallana (6.8), Valentín Barco, Jason Steele, Ansu Fati (6.8), O. Offiah, C. Peupion, M. O’Mahony (6.6) and Facundo Buonanotte (6.6).

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

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Pervis Estupiñán for Igor (13′), Simon Adingra for Adam Lallana (77′), Danny Welbeck for Facundo Buonanotte (77′), Jakub Moder for Ansu Fati (77′) and João Pedro for Mark O’Mahony (89′).

Player of the match: Bart Verbruggen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was the goalkeeper: Bart Verbruggen. His rating is 7.45. He performed 2 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Nottingham Forest – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-2
• Newcastle United – Tottenham Hotspur – 4-0
• Manchester City – Luton Town – 5-1
• Burnley – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-1
• Brentford – Sheffield United – 2-0
• AFC Bournemouth – Manchester United – 2-2