Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
- West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Gavin Ward
- Referee Neil Davies
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Daniel Robathan
- Referee Martin Atkinson
26 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D 18 Oct Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D 03 Oct Everton FC A 2–4 L 26 Sep Manchester United FC H 2–3 L 20 Sep Newcastle United FC A 3–0 W 14 Sep Chelsea FC H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–1 D 19 Oct Burnley FC H 0–0 D 04 Oct Southampton FC A 0–2 L 26 Sep Chelsea FC H 3–3 D 19 Sep Everton FC A 2–5 L 13 Sep Leicester City FC H 0–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC0-153/116-30–/131-452/346-601/161-751/–76+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Brighton & Hove Albion FCDanny Welbeck 13 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. West Bromwich Albion FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' West Bromwich Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kyle Edwards suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Sam Johnstone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 40' Goal! Jake Livermore scores his 12 goal in 368 matches.
- 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tariq Lamptey on 42.
- 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leandro Trossard, as he is very good at scoring at The American Express Community Stadium with 13 goals in the last 12 games.
- 52' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Adam Lallana by Pascal Gross on 61 minute.
- 63' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Jake Livermore departs to be replaced by Callum Robinson.
- 68' Dan Burn has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Alexis Mac Allister. He replaces Solomon March on 70 minute.
- 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maty Ryan made 323 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 77' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a Yellow card on 77.
- 79' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Leandro Trossard is replaced by Steven Alzate on 79 minute.
- 83' GOAL! Karlan Ahearne-Grant scores on 83.
- 84' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Karlan Ahearne-Grant departs to be replaced by Matt Phillips.
- 89' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
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14
Adam Lallana ↓ Pascal Gross 61'
- 1
- 20
- 8
- 9
- 33
- 34
- 11
- 3
- 2
Bench
- 18
- 23
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13
Pascal Gross ↑ 61'
- 7
- 30
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17
Steven Alzate ↑ 79'
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10
Alexis Mac Allister ↑ 70'
Coach Graham PotterWest Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 1
- 14
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11
Grady Diangana ↓ Kyle Edwards 63'
- 2
- 29
- 6
- 12
- 20
- 17
- 18
Bench
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21
Kyle Edwards ↑ 63'
- 5
- 3
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10
Matt Phillips ↑ 84'
- 16
- 25
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Callum Robinson ↑ 63'
Coach Slaven Bilic -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyle Bartley 2 Glenn Murray 2 Florin Andone 1 Jake Livermore 1 Karlan Ahearne-Grant 1 Lewis Dunk 1 Head to Head
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2020-10-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2020-10-18 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-10-03 Everton FC 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-09-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 Manchester United FC L 2020-09-20 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC LWest Bromwich Albion FC Form
2020-10-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2020-10-19 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2020-10-04 Southampton FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2020-09-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–3 Chelsea FC D 2020-09-19 Everton FC 5–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2020-09-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Leicester City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.49 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 West Bromwich Albion FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.63Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw 73%Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC 54%Brighton & Hove Albion FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 9.8%0 – 0 9.3%2 – 1 8.8%2 – 0 7.8%0 – 1 7.2%1 – 2 6.7%2 – 2 5%0 – 2 4.6%3 – 1 4.4%3 – 0 3.8%3 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 13% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 22% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 16% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.