Brighton vs Leeds
Ref: Michael Oliver, EnglandAmerican Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · 31,872 cap
Match recap
Brighton beat Leeds 3–0 in their Premier League fixture. Welbeck, Gómez, and Gómez scored for Brighton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.07 for Brighton versus 0.50 for Leeds. Brighton sit 8th in the Premier League table while Leeds are 14th.
First Half
⚽
Welbeck
Assist: Wieffer
Second Half
60'
⇄
Longstaff
61'
⇄
Tanaka
⚽
Gómez
65'
⇄
Calvert-Lewin
⚽
Gómez
Assist: Minteh
73'
Ampadu
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
Okafor
77'
⇄
Bogle
⇄
Gómez
⇄
Welbeck
⇄
Minteh
⇄
Ayari
⇄
Rutter
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 13 |  Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 |  Leeds | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrightonLeeds
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.07VS0.50
Attack5 · 1 won
14
Shots
5
7
Shots on target
2
8
Shots in the box
3
6
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
7
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
50%
Possession
50%
491
Total passes
486
431
Accurate passes
423
88%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
7
0
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
1
1
Goals prevented
1
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Leeds
4-1-4-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 10G. RutterM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 27M. WiefferD
Substitutes
- 9S. TzimasF
- 14T. WatsonF
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 42D. CoppolaD
- 49Joe KnightM
- 58N. OriolaF
Leeds
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1Lucas PerriG
- 2J. BogleD
- 3G. GudmundssonD
- 4E. AmpaduM
- 6J. RodonD
- 8S. LongstaffM
- 9D. Calvert-LewinF
- 11B. AaronsonM
- 15J. BijolD
- 19N. OkaforM
- 22A. TanakaM
Substitutes
- 5P. StruijkD
- 7D. JamesM
- 10J. PiroeF
- 14L. NmechaF
- 18A. StachM
- 20J. HarrisonF
- 24J. JustinD
- 26K. DarlowG
- 44I. GruevM
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Gómez | M | 81 | 9.5 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yankuba Minteh | M | 88 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3/4 |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 81 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georginio Rutter | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nehemiah Oriola | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Coppola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Knight | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefanos Tzimas | F | 9 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tom Watson | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leeds
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Perri | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Okafor | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5/8 |
| Sean Longstaff | M | 60 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | F | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ao Tanaka | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaka Bijol | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Ampadu(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Rodon | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brenden Aaronson | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Jayden Bogle | D | 77 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ilia Gruev | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Struijk | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Piroe | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Darlow | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Stach | M | 30 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Lukas Nmecha | F | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| James Justin | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Harrison | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Daniel James | M | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |