Blackburn 2-3 Brighton — EFL Championship, 13 Dec 2016
Brighton beat Blackburn 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 13 December 2016 at Ewood Park, Blackburn. Samuel Gallagher scored for Blackburn; S. Duffy, D. Stephens and G. Murray for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Blackburn have won 0 and Brighton 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 13'
- 0-116'assist: Oliver Norwood
- 43'
- Half-time0-1
- 56'
- 61'
- 0-261'
- 66'
- 1-266'
- 70'
- 72'
- 72'
- 74'
- 74'
- 1-379'
- 83'out: S. Sidwell
- 84'
- 90'out: S. March
- 2-390+4'assist: L. Feeney
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.1
Top rated
Blackburn
- 8.0Samuel GallagherF
- 7.4Darragh LenihanD
- 6.7Liam FeeneyM
- 6.6Jason LoweM
- 6.5Danny GrahamF
- 6.5Craig ConwayM
- 6.5Jason SteeleG
- 6.4Derrick WilliamsD
- 6.3Hope AkpanM
- 6.2Corry EvansM
- 6.2Ben MarshallM
- 5.9Gordon GreerD
- 5.7Marvin EmnesF
Brighton
- 8.1Shane DuffyD
- 7.8Lewis DunkD
- 7.6Dale StephensM
- 7.6Oliver NorwoodM
- 7.5Tomer HemedF
- 7.4Sam BaldockF
- 7.2Glenn MurrayF
- 7.1Bruno SaltorD
- 6.9Anthony KnockaertM
- 6.7Steve SidwellM
- 6.7Jiří SkalákM
- 6.6Sebastien PocognoliD
- 6.5David StockdaleG
Line-ups
Substitutes
BlackburnO. Coyle
Substitutes
- 33David RayaG
- 24Ryan NyambeD
- 31E. BennettM
- 7L. Feeney72'M6.7
- 21H. Akpan56'M6.3
- 9A. StokesF
- 8Jack ByrneM
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 18C. GoldsonD
- 3G. BongD
- 20S. March90'M
- 17G. Murray79'72'F7.2
- 30K. LuaLuaM
- 14S. Sidwell83'M6.7
- 16C. AnkergrenG
Team statistics
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gallagher | 90 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 8.0 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Liam Feeney | 18 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jason Lowe | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Danny Graham | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Craig Conway | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Derrick Williams | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Hope Akpan | 34 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Corry Evans | 56 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ben Marshall | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 6.2 |
| Gordon Greer | 74 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| Marvin Emnes | 72 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 5.7 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Duffy | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 8.1 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.8 |
| Dale Stephens | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Oliver Norwood | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Tomer Hemed | 72 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sam Baldock | 83 | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Glenn Murray | 18 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 89 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Steve Sidwell | 7 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jiří Skalák | 90 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sebastien Pocognoli | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
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 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | -17 | 42 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | -58 | 23 |
Before and after
Blackburn
- Previous: Preston 3-2 Blackburn, 10 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 2-3 Reading, 17 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
Brighton
- Previous: Brighton 2-0 Leeds, 9 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 1-2 Brighton, 17 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated