Burnley vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Turf Moor
T. Bramall
2025/2026

Match Report

Brighton made the trip to Turf Moor count with a polished 2-0 victory, as Mats Wieffer delivered a match-winning brace to deepen Burnley's relegation misery. Wieffer broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute, finishing calmly from the centre of the box after a sharp four-pass move ended with an assist from Pascal Gross. Earlier, Jaidon Sancho had a goal ruled out for offside, and Danny Welbeck's close-range effort was well saved by Martin Dúbravka. The second half was controlled but tense — Maxime Estève and Florentino both picked up yellow cards for the hosts — before Kaoru Mitoma won possession near the box and teed up Wieffer to finish coolly with his right foot in the 89th minute. Brighton climb to 46 points, just one behind the European qualification places, keeping their continental hopes very much alive. For Burnley, now 12 points adrift of safety with only six games left, the task looks insurmountable.

Match Events

6'
VARJ. Anthony(Goal Disallowed - offside)
30'
M. Esteve(Tripping)
43'
48'
J. P. van Hecke(Tripping)
49'
VARB. Humphreys(Goal Disallowed - offside)
60'
Florentino(Holding)
89'

Standings

#WDLGDPts
7Brighton & Hove Albion141111+1053
19Burnley4923-3621

Statistics

50%Possession50%
10Shots13
5Shots on Target6
8Corners2
7Fouls11
2Offsides1
2Yellow Cards1
457Passes472
3Saves4