Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town: Premier League – BBC Sport

This is the first league match between Brighton and Ipswich since a 1-1 draw in February 2017, and the first in the top division since a 2-0 win for Ipswich in January 1983.

Ipswich have won two of their last four away league games against Brighton (D1 L1). Those victories came in March 2014 (2-0) and December 2015 (1-0). They were winless in their previous eight league games at the Seagulls (D5 L3).

Brighton vs Ipswich is the 936th Premier League match. Between 1979 and 1983, the two clubs met eight times in the top flight (4 wins for Ipswich, 2 wins for Brighton, 2 draws). The Tractor Boys won the last match 2-0 thanks to goals from John Wark and Alan Brazil.

Brighton have lost only 1 of their last 13 Premier League home games against newly promoted teams (5 wins, 7 draws): 1-0 against Fulham in February 2023.

Brighton have won six of their last eight Premier League games in September (D1, L1), scoring 3 or more goals in each of their last four such victories. However, their last September game ended in a 6-1 defeat at Aston Villa.

Since March 2002, Ipswich have lost their last five away games in the Premier League by an aggregate score of 18-3. Since a 2-1 win at Everton in February 2002, they have not won their last eight away games in the top flight (D1 L7).

Ipswich have had the fewest shots (19), shots on target (7) and lowest expected goals (1.2) of any Premier League side this season. The Tractor Boys finished 1st, 2nd and 4th in the Championship this season.

Excluding own goals, Simon Adingra has scored five of Brighton's last eight Premier League goals against newly promoted teams, accounting for 71% of the Ivorian's total Premier League goals (5/7).

Only Jérémy Doku (20) has attempted more dribbles in the Premier League this season than Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (19). Mitoma has had the most one-on-one situations in the penalty area (7) in the league so far this season (defined as a situation where the attacking player with the ball is isolated from a single defender).

Ipswich have applied more pressure than any other team in the Premier League so far this season (689), with winger Omari Hutchinson leading the pack (128).