Brighton 2-0 Burnley — Premier League, 3 Jan 2026
Brighton beat Burnley 2-0 in the Premier League on 3 January 2026 at Amex Stadium, Brighton. G. Rutter and Yasin Ayari scored for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 1 and Burnley 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 22'Foul
- 1-029'assist: Charalampos Kostoulas
- 39'Foul
- 44'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 2-047'
- 55'
- 55'
- 64'
- 70'
- 71'
- 71'
- 80'out: J. Milner
- 81'
- 87'
- 90+3'Foul
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Brighton
- 8.6Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 8.3Yasin AyariM
- 7.9Lewis DunkD
- 7.6Jan van HeckeD
- 7.5Bart VerbruggenG
- 7.3Charalampos KostoulasF
- 7.0Joël VeltmanD
- 6.9Georginio RutterM
- 6.9Maxim De CuyperD
- 6.6Kaoru MitomaM
- 6.6James MilnerM
- 6.6Brajan GrudaM
- 6.5Pascal GroßM
- 6.5Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.5Diego GómezM
Burnley
- 7.0Florentino LuísM
- 6.9Oliver SonneD
- 6.9Jaidon AnthonyM
- 6.7Marcus EdwardsF
- 6.7Loum TchaounaF
- 6.6Martin DúbravkaG
- 6.5Jaydon BanelF
- 6.3Hjalmar EkdalD
- 6.3Joshua LaurentD
- 6.3Armando BrojaF
- 6.2Jacob Bruun LarsenM
- 6.2Bashir HumphreysD
- 6.2Lucas PiresD
- 5.9Kyle WalkerD
- 5.9Lesley UgochukwuM
Line-ups
Substitutes
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 20J. Milner80'M6.6
- 18Daniel Welbeck71'F6.5
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 30Pascal Groß71'M6.5
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 29Maxim De Cuyper70'D6.9
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 14Thomas Watson87'F
- 42Diego CoppolaD
BurnleyMike Jackson
Substitutes
- 35A. BarnesF
- 10Marcus Edwards55'F6.7
- 22Oliver Sonne55'D6.9
- 17L. Tchaouna64'F6.7
- 13Max WeißG
- 34J. Banel81'F6.5
- 48E. AgyeiF
- 54O. PimlottM
- 41G. BrierleyM
Team statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Yasin Ayari | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | 8.3 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 71 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Joël Veltman | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Georginio Rutter | 71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 20 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 70 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| James Milner | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Brajan Gruda | 87 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Pascal Groß | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Diego Gómez | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
Burnley
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florentino Luís | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Oliver Sonne | 35 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jaidon Anthony | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Marcus Edwards | 35 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Loum Tchaouna | 26 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Martin Dúbravka | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jaydon Banel | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Joshua Laurent | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Armando Broja | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jacob Bruun Larsen | 55 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Bashir Humphreys | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Lucas Pires | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Kyle Walker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Lesley Ugochukwu | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | +6 | 52 |
| 17 | Tottenham | 38 | -9 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham | 38 | -19 | 39 |
| 19 | Burnley | 38 | -37 | 22 |
| 20 | Wolves | 38 | -41 | 20 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: West Ham 2-2 Brighton, 30 Dec 2025 · Premier League
- Next: Manchester City 1-1 Brighton, 7 Jan 2026 · Premier League
Burnley
- Previous: Burnley 1-3 Newcastle, 30 Dec 2025 · Premier League
- Next: Burnley 2-2 Manchester United, 7 Jan 2026 · Premier League
Data updated