Burnley 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 8 December 2018
Result
Burnley 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Premier League · Saturday 8 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Burnley 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report
Burnley defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 8 December 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from James Tarkowski of Burnley in the 40th minute.
Discipline: Burnley received 2 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Burnley were 19th on 9 points from 15 and Brighton & Hove Albion 10th on 21 points from 15. Burnley went on to finish that season 15th with 40 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 17th with 36.
Burnley lined up in a 4-4-2 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to S. March of Brighton & Hove Albion (8.1), ahead of James Tarkowski (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Burnley wins, 2 draws and 0 for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Going into the match Burnley's last five read L-L-L-D-L and Brighton & Hove Albion's W-W-D-L-L.
Key events
- 40'Goal · James Tarkowski
- 86'Yellow card · James Tarkowski
- 90+2'Yellow card · Phil Bardsley
Head-to-head
Team news
Burnley line-up (4-4-2)
Joe Hart, Phil Bardsley, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Charlie Taylor, Johann Berg Guðmundsson, Ashley Westwood, Jack Cork, Robbie Brady, Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes
Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-3-3)
Mathew Ryan, Bruno Saltor, Leon Balogun, Lewis Dunk, Bernardo, Pascal Groß, Davy Pröpper, Yves Bissouma, Anthony Knockaert, Florin Andone, S. March