Brighton vs Bournemouth
Ref: Paul Tierney, EnglandAmerican Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · 31,872 cap
Match recap
Brighton and Bournemouth drew 1–1 in their Premier League fixture. Kostoulas scored for Brighton; Tavernier replied for Bournemouth. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.02 for Brighton versus 1.29 for Bournemouth. Brighton sit 8th in the Premier League table while Bournemouth are 6th.
First Half
29'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
32'
⚽
Tavernier
Penalty
Second Half
Welbeck
Yellow Card
60'
Senesi
Yellow Card
⇄
Hinshelwood
⇄
Gómez
⇄
Gruda
71'
⇄
Tavernier
72'
⇄
Kroupi
⇄
Welbeck
van Hecke
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Adli
83'
Smith
Yellow Card
85'
Petrović
Yellow Card
⇄
Kadıoğlu
90+9'
⇄
Álex Jiménez
⚽
Kostoulas
Assist: van Hecke
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrightonBournemouth
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.02VS1.29
Attack6 · 0 won
17
Shots
11
5
Shots on target
2
12
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
4
11
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
580
Total passes
282
490
Accurate passes
194
84%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
7
Blocked shots
5
0
Goals prevented
0
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Bournemouth
4-2-3-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 8B. GrudaM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 22K. MitomaM
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezM
- 30P. GroßM
- 34J. VeltmanD
Substitutes
- 10G. RutterF
- 11Y. MintehF
- 17C. BalebaM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 26Y. AyariM
- 42D. CoppolaD
Bournemouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Đ. PetrovićG
- 3A. TruffertD
- 4L. CookM
- 5M. SenesiD
- 8A. ScottM
- 9EvanilsonF
- 16M. TavernierM
- 20Álex JiménezD
- 21A. AdliM
- 22E. KroupiM
- 23J. HillD
Substitutes
- 10R. ChristieM
- 15A. SmithD
- 17F. ForsterG
- 18B. DiakitéD
- 44Veljko MilosavljevićD
- 49D. SadiF
- 50Remy Rees-DottinF
- 51Malcom DacostaM
- 53C. StevensM
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Brajan Gruda | M | 66 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5/8 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 66 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Pascal Groß | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Joël Veltman | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Gómez | M | 66 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diego Coppola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yasin Ayari | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Milner | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | 13 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yankuba Minteh | F | 24 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/10 |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georginio Rutter | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Bournemouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Đorđe Petrović | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Tavernier | M | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Lewis Cook(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Adrien Truffert | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Alex Scott | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Álex Jiménez | D | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Marcos Senesi | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Evanilson | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| James Hill | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Eli Junior Kroupi | M | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Amine Adli | M | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Remy Rees-Dottin | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominic Sadi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fraser Forster | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malcom Dacosta | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Stevens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veljko Milosavljević | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bafodé Diakité | D | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Christie | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Smith | D | 19 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |