Summary

  • Bournemouth have lost six of their last seven games

  • Chris Hughton never won a game against Bournemouth

  1. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 65 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Ryan Fraser comes on for Junior Stanislas.

    Fraser had started all Bournemouth's 17 league games before today but was named among the substitutes after picking up a knock against Chelsea in midweek.

  2. Postpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Mark Mitchener
    BBC Sport at Vitality Stadium

    Before Brighton make any subs, it looks like we're going to see Ryan Fraser come on for Bournemouth.

  3. CLOSE!published at 63 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Lewis Dunk has also had his name taken by the referee.

    Junior Stanislas eventually takes the free-kick, firing a curling effort just wide of Mat Ryan's goal.

  4. YELLOW CARDpublished at 62 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    David Brooks breaks forward but is shoved to the floor by Yves Bissouma, who is cautioned.

    Bournemouth free-kick on the edge of the area.

    David Brooks is fouledImage source, Reuters
  5. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Anthony Knockaert is also warming up on the touchline.

    Could it be a double change for Hughton's team?

  6. Postpublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Mark Mitchener
    BBC Sport at Vitality Stadium

    No sign of a substitution just yet - but Brighton's Glenn Murray has just been sent to warm up, while Seagulls boss Chris Hughton is deep in conversation with his assistant Paul Trollope.

  7. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Bournemouth play it out wide to Callum Wilson, but the former Coventry man is dispossessed.

    No real goal-scoring opportunities to speak of since the restart.

  8. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Said free-kick is cleared for a corner.

    Solly March takes it but Bournemouth clear and immediately launch a counterattack...

  9. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Solly March is brought down by Charlie Daniels deep inside the Bournemouth half.

    No yellow card for the Cherries player, but Brighton now have a free-kick of their own.

    Solly March is fouledImage source, PA
  10. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Third time lucky!

    ANOTHER Bournemouth corner ends up in the danger area this time. Josh King swings a boot at it but after a bit of pinball in the box the ball is eventually hacked into touch by a Brighton defender.

  11. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Bournemouth win another corner after Leon Balogun's challenge on David Brooks.

    It's taken short again but Junior Stanislas' cross is hacked clear.

    Leon Balogun tackleImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Brooks takes it short to Andrew Surman but his cross is poor and Brighton clear the danger.

    The hosts should have done a lot better there.

  13. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Josh King plays in Junior Stanislas on the left of the box and the 29-year-old's cross has to be tipped out for a corner by Mat Ryan.

    David Brooks to take...

  14. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Florin Andone's header is saved by Asmir Begovic, but the linesman's flag is up. It wouldn't have counted anyway.

    Chris Hughton's side look like a team with a point to prove.

  15. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Bright start to the half by the visitors.

    Pascal Gross's cross from deep finds Jurgen Locadia, who nods the ball back into the danger zone but fails to find a team-mate.

    The Seagulls have Glenn Murray on the bench, remember.

  16. KICK-OFFpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    We're back under way on the south coast.

    Jefferson LermaImage source, Reuters
  17. Postpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton (HT)

    Mark Mitchener
    BBC Sport at Vitality Stadium

    A closely contested first half, with both sides having good spells of possession. And Brighton have definitely shaded it on that front.

    Maybe we should have expected a cagey affair. Only two of the last 13 encounters between these sides have been settled by a margin of more than one goal.

  18. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    The Cherries take a narrow lead into the break.

    David Brooks scoresImage source, PA
  19. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Leon Balogun gets in front of Nathan Ake to clear the ball at the feet of the Netherlands international.

    The resulting corner comes to nothing.

  20. GREAT SAVE!published at 44 mins

    Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton

    Another fine save by Begovic - his third of the game - to palm Lewis Dunk's header to safety.

    Brilliant reflexes by the Bosnian, who has been the busier of the two goalkeepers in the first half.

    Lewis DunkImage source, Getty Images