Brighton 4-1 Burton Albion — EFL Championship, 11 Feb 2017
Brighton beat Burton Albion 4-1 in the EFL Championship on 11 February 2017 at Amex Stadium, Falmer. T. Hemed, S. Baldock and G. Murray scored for Brighton; M. Kightly for Burton Albion. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, Brighton have won 1 and Burton Albion 0.
Match timeline
- 1-012'assist: A. Knockaert
- Half-time1-0
- 2-047'assist: S. March
- 57'
- 3-057'Penalty
- 72'out: B. Kayal
- 72'
- 73'
- 3-175'
- 82'
- 4-183'assist: A. Knockaert
- 84'out: W. Miller
- Full-time4-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Brighton
- 8.2Shane DuffyD
- 8.2Anthony KnockaertM
- 8.2Solly MarchM
- 7.9Tomer HemedF
- 7.8Steve SidwellM
- 7.5Lewis DunkD
- 7.2Glenn MurrayF
- 7.0Dale StephensM
- 6.9Sam BaldockF
- 6.9Bruno SaltorD
- 6.7David StockdaleG
- 6.7Sebastien PocognoliD
- 6.2Chuba AkpomF
- 6.1Beram KayalM
Burton Albion
- 7.6Michael KightlyM
- 7.1Jackson IrvineM
- 6.7Marvin SordellM
- 6.6Matt PalmerM
- 6.5Ben TurnerD
- 6.5Luke MurphyM
- 6.4Luke VarneyF
- 6.4William MillerM
- 6.1Lasse Vigen ChristensenM
- 6.0Tom FlanaganD
- 5.9Jonathan McLaughlinG
- 5.9Thomas NaylorD
- 5.8Lucas-Jordan AkinsF
- 5.5John MousinhoD
Line-ups
Burton Albion4-4-1-1
Brighton4-4-2
Substitutes
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 15J. MurphyM
- 28Chuba Akpom72'F6.2
- 7B. Kayal72'M6.1
- 17G. Murray83'73'F7.2
- 21Oliver NorwoodM
- 27F. TomoriD
- 26C. WaltonG
Burton AlbionN. Clough
Substitutes
- 19L. Varney82'F6.4
- 16M. Palmer57'M6.6
- 13S. BywaterG
- 22Marcus HarnessM
- 18W. Miller84'M6.4
- 25S. BarkerD
- 7L. WilliamsonM
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
10Total shots10
6Shots on target4
3Shots off target1
1Blocked shots5
3Corners5
1Offsides0
12Fouls6
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves2
485Total passes447
388Accurate passes346
80%Pass accuracy77%
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.2 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 90 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 8.2 |
| Solly March | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | 8.2 |
| Tomer Hemed | 73 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Steve Sidwell | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Glenn Murray | 17 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Dale Stephens | 72 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Sam Baldock | 72 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sebastien Pocognoli | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Chuba Akpom | 18 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Beram Kayal | 18 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Burton Albion
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kightly | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Jackson Irvine | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Marvin Sordell | 84 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | 6.7 |
| Matt Palmer | 33 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ben Turner | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Luke Murphy | 57 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Luke Varney | 8 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| William Miller | 6 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Lasse Vigen Christensen | 82 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Tom Flanagan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jonathan McLaughlin | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| Thomas Naylor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| Lucas-Jordan Akins | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
| John Mousinho | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.5 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 17 Sept 16Burton Albion0-1Brighton
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 18 | QPR | 46 | -14 | 53 |
| 19 | Birmingham | 46 | -19 | 53 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: Brentford 3-3 Brighton, 5 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Brighton 1-1 Ipswich, 14 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Burton Albion
- Previous: Burton Albion 2-1 Wolves, 4 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Burton Albion 2-1 Norwich, 18 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated