Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 AFC Bournemouth: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 25 February 2025

Result

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 AFC Bournemouth

Premier League · Tuesday 25 February 2025, 19:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Brighton & Hove Albion · AFC Bournemouth · Premier League predictions

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 AFC Bournemouth: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion won against AFC Bournemouth 2-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday 25 February 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

João Pedro opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goals came from João Pedro (12', penalty) and Danny Welbeck (75'). AFC Bournemouth scored through Justin Kluivert (61').

Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards; AFC Bournemouth received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 9th on 40 points from 26 and AFC Bournemouth 6th on 43 points from 26. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 8th with 61 points, and AFC Bournemouth 9th with 56.

Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and AFC Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Justin Kluivert of AFC Bournemouth (8.6), ahead of Georginio Rutter (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Brighton & Hove Albion wins, 1 draw and 4 for AFC Bournemouth.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

12'Penalty goal · João PedroBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-0
56'Yellow card · Jan Paul van HeckeBrighton & Hove Albion
60'Yellow card · Antoine SemenyoAFC Bournemouth
61'Goal · Justin KluivertAFC Bournemouth · 1-1
75'Goal · Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion · 2-1
90+7'Yellow card · Mats WiefferBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Brighton & Hove Albion 5, draws 1, AFC Bournemouth 4.

AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 23 Nov 2024
AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 28 Apr 2024
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 AFC BournemouthPremier League · 24 Sep 2023
AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 4 Apr 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 AFC BournemouthPremier League · 4 Feb 2023
AFC Bournemouth 3-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 21 Jan 2020

Team news

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Ferdi KadıoğluBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Toe Joint Capsular Tear)
James MilnerBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Thigh Problems)
Enes ÜnalAFC Bournemouth · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Igor JulioBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Julián AraujoAFC Bournemouth · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Marcos SenesiAFC Bournemouth · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Adam SmithAFC Bournemouth · injury (Muscle Injury)
Jason SteeleBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Back Injury)
Joël VeltmanBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Foot Injury)

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

Bart Verbruggen, Tariq Lamptey, Jan Paul van Hecke, Adam Webster, Pervis Estupiñán, Carlos Baleba, Diego Gómez, Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma, João Pedro

AFC Bournemouth line-up (4-2-3-1)

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Lewis Cook, James Hill, Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Christie, Tyler Adams, David Brooks, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo, Dango Ouattara