A LOOK at the key moments and facts from Burnley's opening day defeat to the Seagulls.

BURNLEY

NIK MICHOPOULOS As Ternent's only keeper his place is safe but he will be unhappy with the two goals he conceded in the second half, beaten at his near post and dropping the ball at Zamora's feet 5

DEAN WEST Belted down the right in the style that was normal last season but wasted a few crossing opportunities 6

STEVE DAVIS Was caught flat footed for the second goal and looked a little off the pace on the opening day 6

ARTHUR GNOHERE Whether he made contact or not, you simply can't lean in towards an opponent in that way and his dismissal was costly 5

GRAHAM BRANCH Had an unhappy afternoon as the lively Albion attackers kept him busy and he failed to make any impact at the other end 5

GLEN LITTLE Was the biggest threat to Albion but even he had a mixed afternoon, too often not delivering the final ball 6

LEE BRISCOE His late goal was never going to threaten the lead and he struggled along with the rest of the team to find his feet 6

TONY GRANT His passing ability is not in doubt but the radar was way out yesterday as he consistently conceded possession 5

ROBBIE BLAKE Singled out by his manager, the two incisive short passes that created good chances were rare moments of joy in a poor display 5

GARETH TAYLOR His head was the target of many long balls from the rest of the team but he never forced a save from the keeper 6

IAN MOORE Wide, left, wide right, up front - he was a man unsure of his role and he rarely got the chance to use his pace 6

SUBS

IAN COX for Branch (h-t) Made some key challenges 6

PAUL WELLER for Blake (52) One great flick for Little 6

DIMITRI PAPADOPOULOS for Moore (60) Looked lively 7

Subs not used: Paul Cook, Andy Payton

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION

KUIPERS Comfortable afternoon 7

WATSON Dead ball danger 7

PETHICK Marshalled defence 8

HINSHELWOOD Impressive debut 7

MAYO Battled with Little 7

CARPENTER Combative display 7

OATWAY Led his side well 8

MELTON Took his goal smartly 7

HART Clash with Gnohere 6

ZAMORA Looked a class act 8

BROOKER Supercharged striker 8

SUBS

Rogers for Melton 34

Wilkinson for Hart 68

Marney for Zamora 85

Not used: Petterson, Virgo

TALE OF THE TAPE (Clarets first)

17 Shots 10

5 On target 4

15 Free kicks 13

1 Offsides 3

0 Woodwork 0

7 Corners 4

Referee: Tony Bates (Staffordshire) Controversial decision...6

Yellow card

Clarets: None

Seagulls: Carpenter, 69 foul; Watson, 70 foul; Wilkinson, 90 dissent

Red card: Gnohere, 50 head butt

TIME FOR ACTION

6Bobby Zamora heads home Paul Watson's free kick but offside is given

11Little combines with Lee Briscoe and his cross is headed over by Dean West

12Zamora gets to Paul Brooker's cross but his header is guided behind by Graham Branch

27Briscoe's cross is headed over by the diving Gareth Taylor

28Zamora feeds Steve Melton who bursts down the middle and scores off Nik Michopoulos

39Another Clarets cross but Steve Davis heads over from Dean West's ball

47Moore's shot is saved by Kuipers' legs after Blake's shrewd pass

50Arthur Gnohere is dismissed after appearing to head-butt Gary Hart

56Taylor gets on the end of a long kick by Michopoulos but Kuipers saves

62Paul Weller's dinked ball puts Little through but his shot is dragged

65Paul Brooker bursts down the left and cuts in to score from a tight angle

68Game over as Michopoulos drops Paul Watson's ball at Zamora's feet

72A great run by Dimitri Papadopoulos ends with his shot saved

90In stoppage time Briscoe nets from close range after Taylor's nod down

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