Brighton 0-0 Bournemouth
Brighton 0-0 Bournemouth
Sky Sports' Patrick Rowe:
"Heaps of space for Kadioglu to work with on the left there. One to watch if Bournemouth give him that kind of room throughout the game."
Brighton 0-0 Bournemouth
The fullback brings it under his spell before cutting in and letting fly from the edge of the area.
It's not one of his best efforts, unfortunately and Petrovic makes a comfortable stop.
Brighton 0-0 Bournemouth
Brighton 0-0 Bournemouth
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The PL table ahead of kick off
Three points for Brighton will send them into the top half if the Premier League table and two points off sixth-place Chelsea.
While for Bournemouth, a win will see Andoni Iraola's side move level on points with Brighton.
Team news reminder
Brighton: Verbruggen, Veltman, Dunk, Van Hecke, Kadioglu, Hinshelwood , Gross, Gruda, Gomez, Mitoma, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Ruter, Minteh, Baleba, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Ayari, Coppola.
Bournemouth: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Cook, Scott, Adli, Tavernier, Kroupi Jr, Evanilson.
Subs: Forster, Christie, Smith, Diakite, Milosavljevic, Gonzales, Rees-Dottin, Smith, Sadi, Stevens.
Tonights match officials
REFEREE – PAUL TIERNEY
No red card since October 2023 – last 36 games officiated (21 PL).
Assistants: Richard West, Mark Scholes.
Fourth official: David Webb.
VAR: Jarred Gillett.
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart.
Welbeck ageing like a fine wine...
Bournemouth: Mitoma's favourite opponent
Kaoru Mitoma has five Premier League goals v Bournemouth – three more than against any other opponent.
Those have come in six appearances for the club and he's been involved in six of Brighton’s 11 PL goals v Bournemouth since Feb 2023.
He'll be eyeing back-to-back goals after netting against Man City last time out, for the first time since April 2025.
How do these two fare on a Monday
Brighton have won just two of their 16 Premier League games played on a Monday (D10 L4), although they did win their most recent such game, beating Liverpool 3-2 back in May last year.
Having lost each of their first four Premier League games played on a Monday, Bournemouth have since lost just one of their seven games played on this day (W3 D3), a run begun with a 2-2 draw at Brighton in January 2018. The Cherries' only Monday game so far this term saw them draw 4-4 at Old Trafford last month.
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Replacing Semenyo's output
Sky Sports' William Bitibiri:
"One of Andoni Iraola's immediate tasks at Bournemouth, alongside improving their current sour patch, will be replacing Antoine Semenyo's output.
"He's contributed to 38% of Bournemouth's goals this season with 10 goals and three assists. The answer to their obvious goal gap may be Eli Junior Kroupi.
"The 19-year-old has scored seven Premier League goals for Bournemouth this season.
"Only four non-British teenagers have netted more in a single campaign – Nicolas Anelka in 1998-99 (13), Robbie Keane in 1999-00 (12), Romelu Lukaku in 2012-13 (14) and Kelechi Iheanacho in 2015-16 (8). So he'll be well up for adding to his return this evening."
Carra: Hurzeler is underappreciated
Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher:
"I think they're doing really well. I am a fan of the manager, but there is a feeling of indifference towards him.
"Think about his age, you're six points off fifth and have a game in hand.
"There is a lot to be pleased about. There are two reasons why there is not enough love for the manager. He has come after [Robert] De Zerbi and also the big thing is when a manager comes in and does well, it is expected because the structure is so good.
"When we talk about Brighton, we always talk about the owner.
"We should not forget what Hurzeler has done at such a young age in the Premier League."
Iraola: We knew Semenyo was going, it will be hard to replace him
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola speaking to Sky Sports:
"You know it is coming, we tried to play as many games as we could.
"We have to adapt. We lost a big player, it is going to be difficult to replace him but other players have to take their chances, hopefully they start that today."
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Hurzeler on versatility and Gross' return
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler speaking to Sky Sports:
"It is always great to have players who can play in different positions. We had to deal with a lot of illnesses for the players so we were limited.
On Pascal Gross' return: "Two perspectives. The first thing is how good he is in possession, he has an unbelievably good understanding of the game.
"The second is he is a great connector. That is very important regarding our squad."
Four Brighton changes - Mitoma starts, Baleba on the bench
Fabian Hurzeler has made four changes to the side that beat Manchester United last time out in the FA Cup.
Bart Verbruggen returns between the sticks while Lewis Dunk and Jan Paul Van Hecke replace Diego Coppola and Olivier Boscagli at the back.
Pascal Gross keeps his place alongside Hinshelwood in midfield but Rutter misses out with Kaoru Mitoma in the starting XI.
Carlos Baleba is back from AFCON duty with Cameroon and has a spot on the bench.
Adli tasked with filling Semenyo void
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has made one change to the side that beat Tottenham 3-2 in their last Premier League game, as Amine Adli comes in for Antoine Semenyo following his move to Manchester City.
Adli will be tasked with filling the void Semenyo's exit, has left on the right wing, in the first league outing without him at the club, with the likes of Evanilson, Marcus Tavernier and Eli Kroupi Jr also looking to step up.