Albion could move up to fifth place in the Premier League this weekend with a win, as they take on Burnley on Saturday, kick-off 3pm.
Saturday’s fixture at the Amex is the second of three consecutive home games and we got that run off to a perfect start with victory over Brentford.
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While three points wouldn’t see them climb out of the relegation zone on Saturday – unless Everton lose and there’s a 16-goal swing in the Clarets’ favour – Burnley will be desperate to build on their win two games ago, as they defeated bottom of the table Sheffield United 5-0 at Turf Moor.
Team news
Roberto De Zerbi confirmed in his press conference on Friday that Adam Webster and Facundo Buonanotte are not available, but he is pleased to be welcoming Lewis Dunk and Mo Dahoud back into the fold after they served their suspensions.
"Webster is still unavailable to play. I don’t know when he will play. But it’s important for us that Dunk and Mo are available because they’re both very important, especially in this moment.
"We are going through a difficult moment in terms of injuries and having two players available is important.
"The news about Ansu Fati is that he needs three months from the injury. It’s bad news for us because he was playing better, he was understanding better the idea. I am sorry for him and the team especially now when Welbeck is not playing, Enciso is not playing."
Our last meeting
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In what was a particularly forgettable afternoon for Albion, Burnley – then under Sean Dyche – cruised to a 3-0 victory at the Amex in February 2022. That was a part of a six-game losing run in the Premier League for Albion, who would ultimately turn around their fortunes towards the end of that campaign and finish in ninth spot. Our last victory over the Clarets came on the opening day of that season, as Alexis Mac Allister fired in the winner in a 2-1 away victory.
The facts and stats
Five of the 10 Premier League meetings between Brighton and Hove Albion and Burnley have ended in a draw (two Brighton wins, three Burnley wins), including three goalless draws.
Brighton and Hove Albion have played more home Premier League games against Burnley without winning than against any other side (D3 L2).
Brighton have only lost one of their last 12 home Premier League games against newly promoted sides (W5 D6), a 0-1 defeat to Fulham in February last season.
Burnley have lost 15 of their last 19 Premier League matches (W2 D2), with their only wins in this run coming against fellow promoted sides Luton Town (2-1) and Sheffield United (5-0) this season.
Brighton have lost just one of their last eight Premier League games kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday (W6 D1), a 1-2 defeat at Man City in October. At home, the Seagulls have only lost one of their last 11 Saturday 3pm league matches (W7 D3), a 0-1 defeat to Fulham in February last season.
Burnley have lost each of their last four Premier League away games, last having a longer losing run on the road in the division between November 2016 and February 2017 (7).
Brighton and Hove Albion are on the longest scoring run in the Premier League (31 games) and also the longest run of conceding (19 games) of any team. Only five teams in top-flight history have scored and conceded in 20+ consecutive matches, most recently Newcastle United between December 1957 and August 1958 (21).
Brighton have scored 98 goals in 48 matches in all competitions during 2023, failing to score in just three games. The Seagulls have only hit 100+ goals in one calendar year in their history, doing so in 1955 (118).
Four different teenagers have scored in the Premier League for Brighton and Hove Albion in 2023 – Evan Ferguson, Julio Enciso, Facundo Buonanotte and Jack Hinshelwood – the joint-most by a team in a calendar year in Premier League history along with Everton in 1997 (Danny Cadamarteri, Michael Ball, Michael Branch and John Oster).
Despite playing just 597 minutes across 10 Premier League appearances, Jóhann Gudmundsson has created 22 chances this season, at least 10 more than any other Burnley player. His rate of 3.3 chances created per 90 minutes is the best of any Burnley player in a single Premier League campaign (min. 500 minutes).
Match officials
Referee: Simon Hooper.
Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Simon Long.
Fourth official: Tim Robinson.
VAR: Michael Oliver.
Assistant VAR: Richard West.