Brighton vs Southampton 2024-25 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

29': Kaoru Mitoma

FT
1 - 1

Southampton

59': Flynn Downes

Southampton draw at Brighton after controversial VAR call

Flynn Downes of Southampton scores his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Southampton [1296x729]

Kaoru Mitoma's first-half header for Brighton was cancelled out by a Flynn Downes strike just before the hour as the Seagulls drew 1-1 with Southampton on Friday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
12': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Southampton 0. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
31': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Southampton 1. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
66': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Flynn Downes.
66': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk replaces Tariq Lamptey.
72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Matt O'Riley.
72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces João Pedro.
79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Georginio Rutter.
88': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Cameron Archer.
90'+2': Substitution, Southampton. Ben Brereton replaces Adam Armstrong.
90'+8': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+12': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,542

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+39	Arsenal	31	70	3
+32	Manchester City	30	61	5
+13	Manchester United	31	55	6
+5	Aston Villa	31	54	9

Full Table

Statistics

SOU		BHA
16	Fouls	20
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	1
47.7	Possession	52.3
10	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
368	Accurate Passes	414
421	Passes	458
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	11
23	Crosses	32
0.2	Cross %	0.3
40	Long Balls	30
23	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	7
9	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
4	Interceptions	3
30	Effective Clearances	16
30	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Bart Verbruggen (GK)
3	Igor Julio
29	Jan Paul van Hecke
30	Pervis Estupiñán
2	Tariq Lamptey
26	Yasin Ayari
33	Matt O'Riley
22	Kaoru Mitoma
14	Georginio Rutter
9	João Pedro
18	Danny Welbeck

Substitutes:

Simon Adingra, Yankuba Minteh, Evan Ferguson, Mats Wieffer, Julio Enciso, Lewis Dunk, Jacob Slater, Jason Steele, Ruairi McConville.

Southampton (5-4-1)

No.	Name
13	Joe Lumley (GK)
5	Jack Stephens
2	Kyle Walker-Peters
6	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
3	Ryan Manning
16	Yukinari Sugawara
18	Mateus Fernandes
4	Flynn Downes
9	Adam Armstrong
33	Tyler Dibling
19	Cameron Archer