Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Ajax 0.
UEFA Europa League Scores & Fixtures
Thursday 26th October
UEFA Europa League Table
On Thursday 26th October
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | Freiburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
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| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | TSC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 1 |
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- Brighton & Hove Albion, Position 3, Points 4
- Ajax, Position 4, Points 2
Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
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| 2 | AEK Athens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| 4 | Ajax | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
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Group C
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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| 2 | Sparta Praha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | Aris Limassol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
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Group D
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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| 2 | Sporting CP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | Sturm Graz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | Raków Częstochowa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
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Group E
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
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| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | Toulouse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
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| 4 | LASK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
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Group F
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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| 2 | Panathinaikos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
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| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
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Group G
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
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| 2 | Slavia Praha | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
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| 3 | Servette | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
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| 4 | Sheriff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
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Group H
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
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| 2 | Qarabağ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
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| 3 | Molde | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
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| 4 | Häcken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1 : 8th Finals
- Position 2 : Play-off
- Position 3 : UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Team Lineups
home team, Brighton & Hove Albion
Manager: Roberto De Zerbi
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
- Number 23, J. Steele
- Number 6, J. Milner , substituted for Mahmoud Dahoud at 85 minutes
- Number 5, L. Dunk , Captain
- Number 29, J. van Hecke , Yellow Card at 31 minutes, substituted for A. Webster at 85 minutes
- Number 34, J. Veltman
- Number 22, K. Mitoma , Yellow Card at 22 minutes
- Number 11, B. Gilmour , substituted for C. Baleba at 64 minutes
- Number 13, P. Groß
- Number 24, S. Adingra
- Number 9, João Pedro , substituted for E. Ferguson at 75 minutes
- Number 31, Ansu Fati , substituted for F. Buonanotte at 64 minutes
away team, Ajax
Manager: Hedwiges Maduro
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- Number 40, D. Ramaj
- Number 25, B. Sosa
- Number 4, J. Hato
- Number 37, J. Šutalo
- Number 3, A. Gaaei
- Number 8, K. Taylor
- Number 33, B. Tahirović , substituted for B. van den Boomen at 60 minutes
- Number 7, S. Bergwijn , Captain, substituted for C. Akpom at 75 minutes
- Number 23, S. Berghuis , substituted for M. Godts at 60 minutes
- Number 11, Carlos Forbs , substituted for K. Hlynsson at 46 minutes
- Number 9, B. Brobbey , substituted for S. Vos at 75 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Brighton & Hove Albion
- Number 40, F. Buonanotte
- Number 8, Mahmoud Dahoud
- Number 28, E. Ferguson
- Number 41, J. Hinshelwood
- Number 14, A. Lallana
- Number 56, J. Duffus
- Number 38, T. McGill
- Number 20, C. Baleba
- Number 1, B. Verbruggen
- Number 4, A. Webster
- Number 3, Igor Julio
away team, Ajax
- Number 10, C. Akpom
- Number 39, M. Godts
- Number 47, T. Gooijer
- Number 38, K. Hlynsson
- Number 18, J. Medić
- Number 22, R. Pasveer
- Number 17, A. Salah-Eddine
- Number 51, C. Setford
- Number 24, S. Vos
- Number 21, B. van den Boomen
- Number 30, G. Ávila
Match Stats
Key, Brighton v AjaxOverall Possession
Shots
Brighton & Hove Albion 12Ajax 6Shots on target
Brighton & Hove Albion 6Ajax 1Shots off target
Brighton & Hove Albion 5Ajax 5Blocked shots
Brighton & Hove Albion 1Ajax 0Total touches in the box
Brighton & Hove Albion 21Ajax 14Goalkeeper saves
Brighton & Hove Albion 1Ajax 4Aerial duels won
Brighton & Hove Albion 4Ajax 8Fouls
Brighton & Hove Albion 6Ajax 11Corners
Brighton & Hove Albion 5Ajax 3Season so far
UEFA Europa League
Key, Brighton v Ajax
Form guide
All competitions
Brighton & Hove Albion lose
v Manchester City
2
1
Premier League
Ajax lose
v Utrecht
4
3
Eredivisie
Brighton & Hove Albion draw
v Liverpool
2
2
Premier League
Ajax lose
v AZ
1
2
Eredivisie
Brighton & Hove Albion draw
v Olympique Marseille
2
2
UEFA Europa League
Ajax draw
v AEK Athens
1
1
UEFA Europa League
Brighton & Hove Albion lose
v Aston Villa
6
1
Premier League
Ajax lose
v Feyenoord
0
4
Eredivisie
Brighton & Hove Albion lose
v Chelsea
1
0
League Cup
Ajax draw
v Olympique Marseille
3
3
UEFA Europa League
Match Facts
Brighton will be the first English side to meet Ajax in the UEFA Europa League group stages; the last time an English side met the Dutch club at all in the competition was in the 2017 final, with Manchester United winning 2-0.
Ajax have lost six of their last seven meetings with English Premier League sides in major European competition (D1) since beating Tottenham 1-0 away from home in the UEFA Champions League in the 2018-19 semi-final first leg.
Brighton have scored twice, and conceded at least twice in both of their UEFA Europa League games this season, but remain without a win in the competition so far (2-3 v AEK Athens, 2-2 v Marseille).
Ajax are unbeaten in their last 11 UEFA Europa League group stage games (W5 D6), since a 1-0 loss at Fenerbahçe in October 2015.
Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke has carried the ball 685m in this season’s UEFA Europa League, more than any other player, while he has also made 47 progressive carries (moving the ball 5+ metres towards the opponent’s goalline), also a tournament high in 2023-24.