Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth prediction and preview

Premier League · Tuesday 5 January 2027, 19:30 UTC

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth

Premier League · Tuesday 5 January 2027, 19:30 UTC · The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth preview

Brighton & Hove Albion host AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on Tuesday 5 January 2027, kick-off 19:30 UTC at The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer. Brighton & Hove Albion go into the round 3rd, on 19 points from 9 games, while AFC Bournemouth go into the round 8th, on 12 points from 9 games.

Recent form: Brighton & Hove Albion W-L-W-W-W, AFC Bournemouth W-W-W-L-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Brighton & Hove Albion have scored 2.7 and conceded 0.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 0. AFC Bournemouth average 1.7 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, Brighton & Hove Albion have 6 wins to AFC Bournemouth's 3 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 19 Jan 2026, ended Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 AFC Bournemouth.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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3Brighton & Hove Albion9612247+1719WWWLW
8AFC Bournemouth93331413+112LLWWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Brighton & Hove Albion 6, draws 1, AFC Bournemouth 3.

Team news

Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bart Verbruggen, Luka Vuskovic, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Lewis Dunk, Diego Gómez, Pascal Groß, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Chema Andrés, Charalampos Kostoulas

AFC Bournemouth expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Djordje Petrovic, James Hill, António Silva, Adrien Truffert, Adam Smith, Tyler Adams, Rayan, Marcus Tavernier, Ryan Christie, Evanilson

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