Brighton vs Southampton 2024-25 English Premier League
Southampton draw at Brighton after controversial VAR call
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
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,542
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Arsenal | 21 | 49 | 2 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 22 | 43 | 5 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 22 | 36 | 6 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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