Brighton v Bournemouth, Getty Images January 20, 2026, 00:30

In the match of the 22nd round of the English Premier League, Brighton managed to avoid defeat in the match with Bournemouth on their field – the meeting ended in a 1:1 draw.

The first half was evenly contested, and the visitors scored the only goal before the break. In the 32nd minute, Bournemouth received the right to a penalty kick, which Marcus Tavernier confidently converted with his left foot.

After the break, Brighton significantly increased activity and created a number of opportunities near the opponent’s goal. The game became tougher, as evidenced by numerous yellow cards, and in Bournemouth’s lineup, the match was complicated by forced substitutions due to injuries to Adley and Tavernier.

The denouement came already in the compensated time. In the 90th+1st minute, substitute Kostulas latched on to Van Geke’s pass from the center of the penalty area to equalize to give Brighton a vital point.

A draw was a natural result of a tense confrontation in which both teams had their chances to win, but were unable to push the opponent.

Brighton: Verbruggen — Veltman, van Gecke, Dunk, Kadioglu (Boscaglii, 89) — Hinshelwood (Baleba, 66), Gross — Gomez (Rutter, 66), Gruda (Minte, 66), Mitoma — Welbeck (Kostulas, 77)

Bournemouth: Petrovic — Jimenez (Milosavljevic, 90), Gill, Senesi, Truffer — Cook, Scott — Adley (Diakite, 79), Tavernier (Smith, 71), Krupi (Christie, 71) — Evanilson

Warnings: Welbeck, van Geke — Senesi, Senesi, Smith, Petrovic, Petrovic