UEFA Europa League

Brighton vs AEK Athens 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 30': João Pedro (P)
  • 67': João Pedro (P)
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2 - 3
AEK Athens
  • 11': Djibril Sidibé
  • 40': Mijat Gacinovic
  • 84': Ezequiel Ponce

Introduction

Brighton & Hove Albion are hosting AEK Athens at American Express Stadium, Falmer, England, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 11': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, AEK Athens 1. Djibril Sidibé (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, AEK Athens 1. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 40': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, AEK Athens 2. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Levi García following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, AEK Athens 2.
  • 47': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Djibril Sidibé (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces James Milner because of an injury.
  • 60': Substitution, AEK Athens. Milad Mohammadi replaces Ehsan Hajisafi because of an injury.
  • 66': Gerasimos Mitoglou (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, AEK Athens 2. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 68': Substitution, AEK Athens. Steven Zuber replaces Sergio Araújo.
  • 68': Substitution, AEK Athens. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Levi García.
  • 69': Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, AEK Athens. Niclas Eliasson replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
  • 79': Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Orbelín Pineda.
  • 82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces João Pedro.
  • 84': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, AEK Athens 3. Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  • 86': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 86': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Billy Gilmour.
  • 90'+3': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Milad Mohammadi (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,178

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
Full Table

Statistics

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15 Fouls 8
7 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 3
24.9 Possession 75.1
11 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
139 Accurate Passes 546
205 Passes 618
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 2
6 Crosses 18
0.5 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 21
23 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 7
21 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 6
19 Effective Clearances 7
19 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Jason Steele (GK)
3 Igor Julio Yellow Card
29 Jan Paul van Hecke Yellow Card
30 Pervis Estupiñán Yellow Card
6 James Milner
31 Ansu Fati
11 Billy Gilmour
13 Pascal Groß
9 João Pedro
22 Kaoru Mitoma
7 Solly March
Substitutes:
Adam Webster, Carlos Baleba, Jack Hinshelwood, Facundo Buonanotte, Simon Adingra, Bart Verbruggen, Tom McGill, Mahmoud Dahoud, Adam Lallana, Danny Welbeck, Joël Veltman, Tariq Lamptey.

AEK AEK Athens (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Cican Stankovic (GK)
24 Gerasimos Mitoglou Yellow Card
4 Damian Szymanski Yellow Card
6 Jens Jonsson
28 Ehsan Hajsafi
29 Djibril Sidibé
11 Sergio Araujo
13 Orbelín Pineda
8 Mijat Gacinovic
5 Nordin Amrabat
7 Levi García
Substitutes:
Georgios Theocharis, Rodolfo Pizarro, Georgios Athanasiadis, Milad Mohammadi, Ezequiel Ponce, Lazaros Rota, Niclas Eliasson, Steven Zuber, Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Petros Mantalos.

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