Brighton & Hove Albion vs AEK Athens

UEFA Europa League - Group Stage 21 Sep 2023, 19:00

Brighton & Hove Albion

2–3

HT 1–2

FULL TIME

AEK Athens

🏟 The American Express Community Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex) 👤 K. Tohver Round 1

Match report

AEK Athens edged past Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 in the UEFA Europa League - Group Stage on 21 September 2023.

Brighton & Hove Albion dominated possession with 75% of the ball and had 14 shots to AEK Athens' 11.

The match was played at The American Express Community Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex), with K. Tohver in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 75% - 25% Shots 14 - 11 On target 7 - 6 Corners 11 - 2 Fouls 8 - 15 Yellow cards 13

Player of the match

João Pedro

Brighton & Hove Albion · 2 goals

8 Djibril Sidibé 1 goal

8 Pascal Groß 78 passes (91% accurate)

8 Cican Stankovic 5 saves

7 Mijat Gacinovic 1 goal

First half vs second half

Brighton & Hove Albion stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.

	1st half	2nd half
Shots Total	4–7	10–4
Shots On Goal	2–4	5–2
Ball Possession	70–30	—
Corners	4–2	7–0

Match statistics

14 Shots Total 11

7 Shots On Goal 6

4 Shots Off Goal 4

3 Shots Blocked 1

10 Shots Inside Box 7

4 Shots Outside Box 4

8 Fouls 15

11 Corners 2

2 Offsides 2

75% Ball Possession 25%

4 Yellow Cards 7

3 Saves 5

616 Passes Total 206

546 Passes Accurate 139

Line-ups 4-2-3-1 vs 4-1-4-1

Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward

Brighton & Hove Albion · 4-2-3-1

23 J. Steele

6 J. Milner 29 J. Hecke 3 I. Júlio 30 P. Estupiñán

13 P. Groß 11 B. Gilmour

7 S. March 31 A. Fati 22 K. Mitoma

9 J. Pedro

AEK Athens · 4-1-4-1

1 C. Stankovic

29 D. Sidibé 4 D. Szymanski 24 G. Mitoglou 28 E. Safi

6 J. Jønsson

5 N. Amrabat 13 O. Pineda 11 S. Araujo 8 M. Gacinovic

7 L. García

Brighton & Hove Albion

Coach
R. De Zerbi

Substitutes

2 Tariq Lamptey
18 Danny Welbeck
40 Facundo Buonanotte
24 Simon Adingra
38 Tom McGill
1 Bart Verbruggen
34 Joël Veltman
4 Adam Webster
8 Mahmoud Dahoud
14 Adam Lallana
20 Carlos Baleba
41 Jack Hinshelwood

AEK Athens

Coach
M. Almeyda

Substitutes

3 Milad Mohammadi
10 Steven Zuber
14 Ezequiel Ponce
20 Petros Mantalos
19 Niclas Eliasson
30 Giorgos Athanasiadis
99 Georgios Theocharis
12 Lazaros Rota
25 Konstantinos Galanopoulos
70 Rodolfo Pizarro

Substitutions

55' ↑ T. Lamptey ↓ J. Milner Brighton & Hove Albion
60' ↑ M. Mohammadi ↓ E. Hajisafi AEK Athens
68' ↑ E. Ponce ↓ L. García AEK Athens
68' ↑ S. Zuber ↓ S. Araújo AEK Athens
79' ↑ P. Mantalos ↓ O. Pineda AEK Athens
79' ↑ N. Eliasson ↓ M. Gaćinović AEK Athens
82' ↑ D. Welbeck ↓ João Pedro Brighton & Hove Albion
86' ↑ S. Adingra ↓ K. Mitoma Brighton & Hove Albion
86' ↑ F. Buonanotte ↓ B. Gilmour Brighton & Hove Albion

Cards

47' D. Sidibe AEK Athens
47' Igor Brighton & Hove Albion
66' G. Mitoglou AEK Athens
66' P. Estupinan Brighton & Hove Albion
66' D. Szymanski AEK Athens
69' E. Ponce AEK Athens
71' R. De Zerbi Brighton & Hove Albion
72' M. Gacinovic AEK Athens
76' J. P. van Hecke Brighton & Hove Albion
90' N. Eliasson AEK Athens
90+4' D. Welbeck Brighton & Hove Albion
90+8' P. Mantalos AEK Athens
90+10' M. Mohammadi AEK Athens

Head-to-head

Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 draws 1 AEK Athens

2023-11-30 AEK Athens vs Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 1

2023-09-21 Brighton & Hove Albion vs AEK Athens 2 - 3

Recent form

Brighton & Hove Albion D D D W L

AEK Athens D D L W D

Frequently asked questions

What was the final score in Brighton & Hove Albion vs AEK Athens?

Brighton & Hove Albion lost 2-3 against AEK Athens on 21 September 2023.

Who won Brighton & Hove Albion vs AEK Athens?

AEK Athens won the match 3-2.

Where was Brighton & Hove Albion vs AEK Athens played?

The match was played at The American Express Community Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex).

Who had more possession in Brighton & Hove Albion vs AEK Athens?

Brighton & Hove Albion had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.