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Simon Adingra's fifth goal of the season broke Burnley's resistance in the second halfSimon Adingra's second-half header earned Brighton a draw against relegation-threatened Burnley at Amex Stadium.
The visitors had led through Wilson Odobert's deflected effort but Adingra broke the Clarets' resistance when he steered Pascal Gross' delivery into the far corner with 14 minutes remaining.
Gross, James Milner, Jan Paul van Hecke and Mahmoud Dahoud had all gone close for Brighton early in the second half, while the home side needed a double save from Bart Verbruggen to deny Jay Rodriguez not long after the interval.
It was almost one-way traffic thereafter, as Kaoru Mitoma sent a first-time shot narrowly over the crossbar before Evan Ferguson nodded past the post.
Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford did magnificently to save Adingra's goal-bound shot at the far post, but there was little the former Manchester City man could do about the Ivorian's header moments later.
Teenager Jack Hinshelwood, whose first senior goal earned Brighton three points at home to Brentford on Wednesday, and Mitoma were both thwarted by Trafford deep into second-half stoppage time as the Clarets held on for a hard-earned point.
The visitors stay in the relegation zone but close to within two points of 17th-placed Everton, while Brighton remain in eighth place.
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One point gained or two dropped for Brighton?
The Seagulls have now scored and conceded in each of their last 20 Premier League matches, but for a while it looked like Burnley would become the first side since Fulham in February to stop Roberto de Zerbi's team from scoring in the top flight.
Despite dominating possession from the outset, the hosts struggled to seriously threaten Trafford's goal until midway through the first half, when the Clarets goalkeeper stuck out a right leg to deny Gross from inside the penalty area.
Trafford did well to save James Milner's low effort, and Van Hecke headed narrowly off target from Adingra's whipped delivery as the Seagulls' pressure began to intensify.
Odobert's goal came firmly against the run of play, but Brighton were fortunate not to fall two goals behind when Jay Rodriguez shot straight at Verbruggen after the Dutchman had saved the forward's initial effort.
The game appeared to be slipping away from the Seagulls when Trafford spread himself to deny Adingra from close range, but the lively 21-year-old's cushioned header levelled the scores and left Brighton with over a quarter of an hour to complete the fightback.
Despite the best efforts of Hinshelwood and Mitoma, however, they were unable to find a way past Trafford for a second time.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameVerbruggen
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number6Player nameMilner
Squad number20Player nameBaleba
Squad number8Player nameDahoud
Squad number24Player nameAdingra
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
Squad number28Player nameFerguson
Squad number3Player nameIgor Julio
Squad number11Player nameGilmour
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
Squad number41Player nameHinshelwood
Burnley
Squad number1Player nameTrafford
Squad number22Player nameVitinho
Squad number2Player nameO'Shea
Squad number5Player nameBeyer
Squad number3Player nameTaylor
Squad number7Player nameGudmundsson
Squad number16Player nameBerge
Squad number8Player nameBrownhill
Squad number47Player nameOdobert
Squad number9Player nameRodríguez
Squad number25Player nameAmdouni
Squad number14Player nameRoberts
Squad number15Player nameRedmond
Squad number18Player nameEkdal
Squad number21Player nameA Ramsey
Squad number31Player nameTrésor
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Verbruggen
- 13Groß
- 29van Hecke
- 5DunkSubstituted forBuonanotteat 85'minutes
- 6MilnerSubstituted forHinshelwoodat 59'minutes
- 20BalebaSubstituted fordos Santos de Pauloat 59'minutes
- 8DahoudSubstituted forGilmourat 45'minutes
- 24Adingra
- 14LallanaSubstituted forMitomaat 45'minutes
- 9João Pedro
- 28Ferguson
Substitutes
- 3dos Santos de Paulo
- 11Gilmour
- 15Moder
- 22Mitoma
- 23Steele
- 40Buonanotte
- 41Hinshelwood
- 47Baker-Boaitey
- 55O’Mahony
Burnley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Trafford
- 22da Silva
- 2O'SheaBooked at 14mins
- 5Beyer
- 3TaylorBooked at 66mins
- 7GudmundssonSubstituted forA Ramseyat 58'minutesSubstituted forRobertsat 79'minutes
- 16Berge
- 8Brownhill
- 47OdobertBooked at 72minsSubstituted forTrésorat 78'minutes
- 9RodríguezSubstituted forRedmondat 78'minutesBooked at 86mins
- 25AmdouniSubstituted forEkdalat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 14Roberts
- 15Redmond
- 18Ekdal
- 19Zaroury
- 21A Ramsey
- 31Trésor
- 34Bruun Larsen
- 42Massengo
- 49Muric
Live Text
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Burnley 1.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Burnley 1.
Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by James Trafford.
Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by James Trafford.
Attempt saved. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
Attempt saved. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by James Trafford.
Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sander Berge (Burnley).
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