Brighton vs Ajax 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

42': João Pedro
53': Ansu Fati

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

22': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Ajax 0. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
45'+1': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Ajax 0.
45': Substitution, Ajax. Kristian Hlynsson replaces Carlos Forbs.
45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Ajax 0.
53': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Ajax 0. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a through ball.
60': Substitution, Ajax. Branco van den Boomen replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.
60': Substitution, Ajax. Mika Godts replaces Steven Berghuis.
64': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Ansu Fati.
64': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.
75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces João Pedro.
75': Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Steven Bergwijn because of an injury.
75': Substitution, Ajax. Silvano Vos replaces Brian Brobbey.
85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces James Milner.
85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster replaces Jan Paul van Hecke.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,540

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

AJA		BHA
11	Fouls	6
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	1
35.7	Possession	64.3
6	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
368	Accurate Passes	732
431	Passes	786
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	0
8	Crosses	7
0.1	Cross %	0.0
57	Long Balls	23
32	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	5
13	Tackles	7
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	1
8	Effective Clearances	8
8	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Jason Steele (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
29	Jan Paul van Hecke
6	James Milner
34	Joël Veltman
11	Billy Gilmour
13	Pascal Groß
22	Kaoru Mitoma
24	Simon Adingra
9	João Pedro
31	Ansu Fati

Substitutes:

Facundo Buonanotte, Mahmoud Dahoud, Adam Lallana, Carlos Baleba, Jack Hinshelwood, Evan Ferguson, Tom McGill, Igor Julio, Joshua Duffus, Bart Verbruggen, Adam Webster.

Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Diant Ramaj (GK)
4	Jorrel Hato
37	Josip Sutalo
25	Borna Sosa
3	Anton Gaaei
23	Steven Berghuis
8	Kenneth Taylor
33	Benjamin Tahirovic
9	Brian Brobbey
7	Steven Bergwijn
11	Carlos Forbs

Substitutes:

Tristan Gooijer, Mika Godts, Silvano Vos, Gastón Ávila, Chuba Akpom, Jakov Medic, Branco van den Boomen, Anass Salah-Eddine, Charlie Setford, Kristian Hlynsson, Remko Pasveer.