Follow live coverage as AFC Bournemouth face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
Meanwhile, it’s Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
AFC Bournemouth 2 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
17:04Bournemouth return to Premier League action with a third successive victory as Andoni Iraola's charges secured derby bragging rights via a 2-1 home win over Brighton. In a first half of few chances, Alex Scott rocketed home his first Premier League goal since December 2023, with the visitors setback by two early injuries. The Seagulls did rally after the restart, as Kaoru Mitoma bravely nodded home his first goal of the campaign, but the final twist went in Bournemouth's favour as Antoine Semenyo stroked home from the penalty spot. A full-time xG of just 1.48, and one big chance created, shows how Bournemouth made the best of their opportunities with Brighton ending on 0.62 on a frustrating afternoon for Fabian Hurzeler.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
17:04FULL-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 2-1 BRIGHTON
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
17:04Yellow Card Álex Jiménez
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
17:04Final throw of the dice from Brighton as Gruda's clipped ball over the top is too far ahead of Minteh and trickles out of play.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:59Final change from Bournemouth as Soler comes on for Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:53FIVE MINUTES ADDED ON!
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:52Semenyo does brilliantly to chase back and block off Tzimas...the home fans enjoyed that one! The Bournemouth winger is then back on duty to smash away a goal-bound header from Gruda.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:52Jimenez is also on to cover for Hiill at right-back.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:48Iraola looks to add some energy to his midfield for the final minutes as Cook replaces Tavernier.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:48Five minutes of normal time to go as Bournemouth chase just their second Premier League win over rivals Brighton.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:42With Bournemouth on six points from three Premier League games so far, and Brighton on four, there's little to pick between the sides on current form. However, recent history firmly favours Brighton, with five wins from their last six top-flight derby meetings.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:41Minteh zips in off the Brighton right, but his cross is half cleared by Bournemouth, and Ayari cannot get a shot away on the rebound.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:39Brighton have gone into their shells following Semenyo's spot kick and Hurzeler is looking to rev up his team for the final 10 minutes.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:36That's poor from Baleba, who needlessly gives away possession, and then drags down Tavernier in frustration.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:37Substitute Adil arrows the resulting free-kick on target but it's eventually grabbed in by Verbruggen.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:35It's been a really tight second period, three shots each, with just one on target. Brighton have just about edged possession, on 52%, but that error from Van Hecke has cost them.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:31Into the final 20 minutes and Brighton have it all to do once again - can they produce another late response?
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:31The booked Milner is replaced by Baleba in Brighton's midfield.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:31Kluivert takes the place of Scott for Bournemouth.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:31A reshuffle from Iraola as Adil comes on for Brooks.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:31Rutter is the fifth and final Brighton change as Gruda comes on.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:31Tzimas comes on to replace the ineffective Welbeck.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:29Bournemouth streak forward once more, and Tavernier is inches away from a cutback to the onrushing Semenyo, but Van Hecke clears at the expense of a corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:24Bournemouth are slowly beginning to edge into the game but still no attempts on target at either end. That's not following the recent pattern for Iraola's team whose last two Premier League goals came inside the first five minutes - Tavernier at home to Wolves and Evanilson at Tottenham.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:25GOAL! Cool and composed from Semenyo and it's 2-1 to Bournemouth! The Cherries No.24 waits for Petrovic to dive right and firmly rolls the penalty down the middle for his third Premier League goal of the season so far.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:25Milner is the latest booking as he hacks down Adams.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:24PENALTY BOURNEMOUTH! Evanilson is on the stretch to reach a loose pass inside the box and he's clumsily caught by Van Hecke and Peter Bankes points straight to the spot!
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:24Rutter is booked for a late lunge at Brooks.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:17SO CLOSE FOR BRIGHTON! A second corner in quick succession is delivered in and Welbeck volleys into the ground and past Petrovic's post. Bournemouth then sweep forward and Dunk is in the right place at the right time to nick a cross away from Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:14A first goal of the season for Mitoma and a first assist for Minteh. He gave Truffert no chance to close him down and hs cross caused chaos for Petrovic and the Bournemouth defence.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:15Minteh shows Truffert a clean pair of heels again but his scuffed drive is deflected behind for a Brighton corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:14Brighton now have the wind in their sails as Senesi stoops to head clear Mitoma's whipped cross.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:11The xG numbers show just how quiet an afternoon it has been so far for Petrovic and Verbruggen with Bournemouth edging it on 0.42 compared to 0.05. Despite Brighton's early season reputation for comebacks, they are rated at just 10% to rally and win this one via Opta's Live Win Predictor, with Bournemouth on 67%, and a draw at 23%.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:11MITOMA HEADS BRIGHTON LEVEL AT 1-1!!! Brilliant from Minteh to fling over a cross from the right and his fellow winger gambles on some indecision from Petrovic to nod home his first goal of the campaign at the back post!
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:07Back Underway... Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:05This game has stepped up a few gears before the break after low-key start to a South Coast derby. Scott's cracking opener remains the one real moment of quality which keeps Bournemouth in front at the half-time whistle. Injuries have been the main talking point for Brighton, with Hinshelwood and De Cuyper both forced off, before Minteh was denied for their best chance.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:04Adams is booked for dissent on his way off the pitch.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:55HALF-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRIGHTON
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:55Truffert drops another cross into Evanilson but it's a routine catch for Verbruggen.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:55Hurzeler will have seen enough to suggest his team can fight back into this after the break. Plus all three of Brighton's Premier League goals so far this season have come in the second half of games.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:55FOUR MINUTES ADDED ON
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:55Brighton are coming back into the contest as we head towards the break but it's been a game of tight margins so far and those two injuries have clearly disrupted the Seagulls.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:55BIG CHANCE FOR BRIGHTON! Rutter spots the run of Minteh in behind Senesi and the Gambian is just put off his stride by the covering Milosavljevic as Petrovic makes a key stop at his near post.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:55That's Bournemouth's best chance since Scott's goal. Semenyo races clear down the right but his drive is deflected away by the retreating Kadioglu.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:55The yellow cards are starting to rack up as Senesi is cautioned for clattering into Rutter.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:53Tavernier slips a clever pass through to Brooks inside Brighton's box but Veltman gets across with a thumping challenge.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:50That's poor from Van Hecke, who tries to slide a long pass into the feet of Welbeck, which is easily cut out by Senesi.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:46Brooks then gets his name taken for hauling back Minteh as Brighton look to breakaway.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:44Dunk is in an uncomfortable spot chasing back over the half-way line, and he scythes down Evanilson for a certain yellow card.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:43Some flashes of improvement from Brighton, as Welbeck and Rutter chase down the Bournemouth defence, but there's been a real lack of cutting edge from Hurzeler's visitors so far.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:42Truffert powers away down the Bournemouth left and hangs a cross onto Brighton's penalty spot but Evanilson's looping header drops over the bar.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:35That's the end of De Cuyper's afternoon with Kadioglu on and the Turkey international will fill a gap at left-back.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:31Another first-half injury concern for Brighton as De Cuyper is still feeling the effects of beinig nudged into the advertisiing boards by Semenyo...and another change looks incoming.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:31Bournemouth are starting to dictate to Brighton now, with 62% possession, after a quarter of the game gone.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:31It was great control in a tight spot from Semenyo to set up Scott and that's his second assist of the campaign.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:26And just like that.... Scott gives the Cherries the lead! Semenyo does brilliantly to take down Senesi's floated pass and tee up Scott 20 yards out. There's still plenty for the England U21 star to do, as he swivels and rockets one past Verbruggen, for his first Premier League goal since December 2023.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:16A long throw from Semenyo almost causes a problem for Verbruggen at his near post but a combination of Van Hecke and Rutter eventually deal with the danger.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:13First real foray forward from Bournemouth as Truffert overlaps past Brooks and delivers in a cross but De Cuyper watches it all the way and hammers clear for Brighton.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:09Mitoma then tries his luck on the opposite flank for Brighton but Adams does well to get back in position and clear away inside the hosts penalty box.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:09Neither side has settled after a stop-start opening here in Bournemouth. Rutter bursts away down the Brighton right-side but fails to win a corner off Truffert.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:04That is so frustrating for Hinshelwood, who is helped off the pitch by the Brighton medics, and Ayari is on in his place.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:04An early injury concern for Brighton here as Hinshelwood goes down after a tussle with Evanilson on half-way. The retreating Seagulls star appeared to twist his ankle as he attempted to hurdle the Brazilian and he may need to be withdrawn.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:00Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler also goes for two fresh faces as Rutter comes in for Diego Gomez in the No.10 spot and Milner starts over Baleba at the base of midfield. The veteran Milner triggered Brighton's comeback against City via a second-half penalty, and in the process, he became the second-oldest Premier League scorer at the ripe age of 39 years seven months and 27 days.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:01KICK-OFF: BOURNEMOUTH V BRIGHTON
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:42Iraola makes two changes to his starting team as Bournemouth return to Premier League action with a double defensive switch. Hill comes in to replace the injured Adam Smith at right-back and Serbia international Milosavljevic makes his debut at centre-back in place of Bafode Diakite.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:42BRIGHTON SUBS: Jason Steele, Brajan Gruda, Stefanos Tzimas, Tom Watson, Carlos Baleba, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoglu, Yasin Ayari, Diego Coppola.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:42BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Maxim De Cuyper; Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner; Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma; Danny Welbeck.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:42BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Will Dennis, Julian Araujo, Lewis Cook, Julio Soler, Ben Doak, Justin Kluivert, Alex Jimenez, Amine Adil, Eli Junior Kroupi.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:33BOURNEMOUTH (4-3-3): Djordje Petrovic; James Hill, Veljko Milosavljevic, Marcos Senesi, Adrien Truffert; Tyler Adams, Marcus Tavernier, Alex Scott; David Brooks, Evanilson, Antoine Semenyo.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:32Brighton failed to win in their two opening games of the new season, with a late home draw against Fulham, and defeat at Everton. However, the Seagulls rallied positively at the end of August to edge out a 2-1 fightback victory over Manchester City at the AMEX Stadium.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:32It's been an overall strong start to the new campaign for Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth on the back of a host of summer squad exits. After defeat to Liverpool on the opening weekend, the Cherries secured back-to-back 1-0 wins at home to Wolves and on the road at Tottenham before the international break.
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:32Hello and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League clash as Bournemouth host Brighton in a South Coast derby showdown!
AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
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