Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 AEK Athens: result and report

Europa League · Thursday 21 September 2023

Result

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 AEK Athens

Europa League · Thursday 21 September 2023, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 AEK Athens: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion were beaten by AEK Athens 2-3 in the Europa League on Thursday 21 September 2023. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Djibril Sidibé opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goals came from João Pedro (30', penalty) and João Pedro (67', penalty). AEK Athens scored through Djibril Sidibé (11'), Mijat Gacinovic (40') and Ezequiel Ponce (84').

Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 5 yellow cards; AEK Athens received 7 yellow cards.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.

Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-3-2-1 and AEK Athens in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to João Pedro of Brighton & Hove Albion (8.8), ahead of C. Stanković (7.8).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Djibril SidibéAEK Athens · 0-1
  • 30'Penalty goal · João PedroBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-1
  • 40'Goal · Mijat GacinovicAEK Athens · 1-2
  • 47'Yellow card · Igor JúlioBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 47'Yellow card · Djibril SidibéAEK Athens
  • 66'Yellow card · Pervis EstupiñánBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 66'Yellow card · Gerasimos MitoglouAEK Athens
  • 67'Penalty goal · João PedroBrighton & Hove Albion · 2-2
  • 67'Yellow card · Damian SzymanskiAEK Athens
  • 69'Yellow card · Ezequiel PonceAEK Athens
  • 71'Yellow card · Roberto De ZerbiBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 72'Yellow card · Mijat GacinovicAEK Athens
  • 76'Yellow card · Jan Paul van HeckeBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 84'Goal · Ezequiel PonceAEK Athens · 2-3
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 90+8'Yellow card · Petros MantalosAEK Athens
  • 90+10'Yellow card · Milad MohammadiAEK Athens

Team news

Unavailable

  • Jakub ModerBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
  • Julio EncisoBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Torn Meniscus)
  • Paolo FernandesAEK Athens · injury (Achilles tendon problems)

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

Jason Steele, James Milner, Jan Paul van Hecke, Igor Julio, Pervis Estupiñán, Pascal Groß, Billy Gilmour, S. March, Ansu Fati, Kaoru Mitoma, João Pedro

AEK Athens line-up (4-3-1-2)

C. Stanković, Djibril Sidibé, Damian Szymański, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Ehsan Hajsafi, Jens Jønsson, Nordin Amrabat, Orbelín Pineda, Sergio Araujo, Mijat Gacinovic, Levi García