Premier League 25/26 · 3 Jan 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Burnley

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Brighton & Hove Albion favourites at 76%.

Brighton & Hove Albion won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jan Paul van Hecke, 61.9 in 90′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender	90	0	0	0.07	61.9
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	59.7
Lewis Dunk Defender	90	0	0	0.05	56.9
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	90	0	0	–	53.0
James Milner Midfielder	10	0	0	–	48.4
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	90	1	0	0.17	48.4
Pascal Groß Midfielder	19	0	0	0.04	45.1
Georginio Rutter Midfielder	71	1	0	0.06	44.2
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward	71	0	1	0.58	42.4
Joël Veltman Defender	90	0	0	0.25	41.8
Maxim De Cuyper Defender	20	0	0	0.07	40.7
Diego Gómez Midfielder	80	0	0	0.09	40.4
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder	70	0	0	–	38.9
Brajan Gruda Midfielder	87	0	0	0.02	36.0
Danny Welbeck Forward	19	0	0	–	34.6
Tom Watson Forward	3	0	0	–	6.1

Player	Min	xG	Score
Marcus Edwards Forward	35	–	56.9
Florentino Luís Midfielder	90	–	55.3
Jaidon Anthony Midfielder	81	0.05	52.9
Jacob Bruun Larsen Forward	55	–	48.8
Hjalmar Ekdal Defender	90	–	47.9
Oliver Sonne Defender	35	0.13	47.8
Bashir Humphreys Defender	90	–	46.9
Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper	90	–	44.5
Loum Tchaouna Midfielder	26	0.08	43.0
Armando Broja Forward	64	–	42.5
Josh Laurent Midfielder	90	–	40.6
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder	55	–	39.4
Lucas Pires Defender	90	0.05	36.8
Jaydon Banel Midfielder	9	–	35.2
Kyle Walker Defender	90	–	32.9