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BURNLEY 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1
13 APRIL 2024 -
BURNLEY 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBIOIN 1 -
PREMIER LEAGUE - at TURF MOOR, BURNLEY.
Looking to get their season back on track, the Seagulls travelled to Lancashire to meet struggling Burnley at Turf Moor in the Premier, the game being covered by BBC Radio Sussex Sport.
Last time out the Albion had lost 0-3 at home to Arsenal in the Premier on the 6 April and for the visit to Burnley the Albion had to make two enforced changes, with Joel Veltman and Joao Pedro replacing the injured Tariq Lamptey and Julio Enciso.
Burnley had gained promotion to the Premier after finishing top of the Sky Bet Championship last season. The Clarets made an indifferent start to the current campaign and have occupied one of the bottom three relegation positions all season. Earlier this season in the reverse fixture at the Amex on the 9 December 2023, the teams drew 1-1, with Albion's goal coming from Simon Adingra (77m) after Wilson Odobert (45m) had opened the scoring for the Clarets.
In their previous outing Burnley lost 0-1 at Everton on the 6 April and for the visit of the Seagulls Head Coach Vincent Kompany made two changes, one enforced, from that game, with Hjalmar Ekdal replacing Dara O'Shea (suspended) and Vitinho coming in for Charlie Taylor.
Relegation-threatened Burnley dictated the early exchanges between the teams but the Clarets missed a golden opportunity of taking an early lead when Wilson Odobert crossed the ball to Jacob Bruun Larsen, who from five yards out somehow contrived to place his shot wide of the Albion goal. The Seagulls then sparked to life and Simon Adingra had two efforts saved by Clarets goalkeeper Arijanet Muric, Joao Pedro then sent a header wide of the target and keeper Muric made a fine save to keep out a Jakub Moder free-kick. Overall, a disappointing first-half for the Seagulls.
Half-time 0-0.
The Albion started the second-half on the front foot and the well-organized Clarets defence blocked goal-bound shots from Adingra and Pascal Gross.
A gift from the Seagulls enabled the home side to take the lead on 74 minutes when Carlos Baleba's back-pass to keeper Bart Verbruggen was a fraction short but Verbruggen's attempted clearance rebounded off the on-rushing Josh Brownhill into the empty net. 0-1.
In an effort to turn things around the Albion made a triple substitution on 77 minutes with Adam Lallana, Ansu Fati and Facundo Buonanotte replacing Adingra, Moder and Danny Welbeck.
Within two minutes the Seagulls found themselves level by means of a gift of a goal from their hosts, when Sander Berge eased the ball back to Muric but the Clarets keeper inexplicably knocked the ball into his own net for an extraordinary own goal. 1-1.
On 89 minutes Albion brought on youngster Mark O'Mahony for his Albion debut, in the place of Joao Pedro.
Final-score 1-1.
Match stats:
Albion had 20 attempts at goal, with 8 on target and won 5 corners, free-kicks conceded - 8.
Burnley had 11 attempts at goal, with 3 on target and won 4 corners, free-kicks conceded - 18.
TO SUM UP - On the balance of play, a case of two points thrown away by the Albion due to their inability to convert the opportunities created. The spurning of chances is a problem the Albion will have to address in the forthcoming close-season.
Albion line-up (4-2-3-1):- Bart Verbruggen; Joel Veltman, Jan Paul Van Hecke, Lewis Dunk (Capt), Pervis Estupinan (Igor Julio 13); Pascal Gross, Carlos Baleba; Simon Adingra (Adam Lallana 77), Jakub Moder (Ansu Fati 77), Joao Pedro (Mark O'Mahony 89); Danny Welbeck (Facundo Buonanotte 77).
Subs not used: Jason Steele (G/K), Valentin Barco, Odeluga Offiah, Cameron Peupion.
Burnley line-up (4-4-2):- Arijanet Muric; Lorenz Assignon, Hjalmar Ekdal (Josh Brownhill 67), Maxime Esteve, Vitinho (Charlie Taylor 46); Lyle Foster, Josh Cullen (Capt), Sander Berge, Jacob Bruun Larsen (Mike Tresor 86); Wilson Odobert, David Dotra Fofana (Jay Rodriguez 62).
Subs not used: James Trafford (G/K), Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Manuel Benson, Zeki Amdouni, Han-Noah Massengo.
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire).
Yellow Cards: Albion: 2 - Joel Veltman, Mark O'Mahony, Burnley: 1 - Josh Cullen.
Possession: Albion - 56%. Burnley - 44%.
BBC Sport Player of the Match: Lewis Dunk (Albion).
Attendance: 20687.
NEXT GAME:
25 APRIL 2024 - MANCHESTER CITY - home - Premier League - kick-off 20.00. "Live" on Sky Sports.
Jack Kaye.
17 April 2024