UEFA Europa Conference League, League Stage 1BrightonBRI 4 0 Full Time Kauno algirisSPY Venue American Express Stadium Referee Mikkel Redder, DenmarkG. Rutter 41J. Hinshelwood 45+2G. Rutter 53M. O'Riley 67 Georginio Rutter scored twice as Brighton began their Conference League campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win over Lithuanian side FK Kauno Zalgiris at the Amex Stadium. Jack Hinshelwood and Matt ORiley were also on target as Fabian Hurzelers side made light work of their opponents on their return to European football.Brighton controlled the opening stages but had to wait until the 41st minute to make the breakthrough.Ibrahim Osman provided the assist for Rutter, who opened the scoring to give the home side a deserved lead after a period of sustained pressure.The Seagulls doubled their advantage in first-half stoppage time, with Rutter turning provider for Hinshelwood, who found the net in the 47th minute.That goal left the visitors with a difficult task heading into the interval, having struggled to create meaningful opportunities against their Premier League opponents.Brighton picked up where they left off after the restart and needed just eight minutes to add a third.Rutter grabbed his second goal of the evening in the 53rd minute, again benefiting from Osmans involvement as the winger registered another assist.With a three-goal cushion, Brighton were able to play with greater freedom, while Kauno Zalgiris continued to struggle to find a way through the hosts defence.ORiley completed the scoring in the 67th minute, adding a fourth to put the result beyond any doubt with more than 20 minutes remaining. Brighton Kauno algiris 4 Goals 0 4.09 xG 0.02 80% Possession 20% 36 Total Shots 3 9 Shots on Target 1 15 Shots off Target 2 13 Corners 0 10 Fouls 8 0 Yellow Cards 1 1 Saves 5 675 Passes 184 623 Passes Completed 114 92% Pass Accuracy 62% Home Away Brighton saw out the closing stages without conceding, securing a clean sheet alongside their four goals.The result gives Hurzelers side three points from their opening league-phase fixture and an encouraging start to their latest European campaign.The UEFA Europa Conference League Table UEFA Europa Conference League 2026 World UEFA Conference League #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Trabzonspor11004223 W 2 Mjallby AIF11002023 W 3 FC Lugano11003213 W 4 Monaco11002113 W 5 HNK Hajduk Split11002113 W 6 Panathinaikos11002113 W 7 Gent11001013 W 8 Getafe10101101 D 9 FC Midtjylland10101101 D 10 Kairat Almaty10101101 D 11 Egnatia Rrogozhin10101101 D 12 Universitatea Craiova10101101 D 13 Riga10101101 D 14 Brighton00000000 W W D 15 FK Jablonec00000000 L W L W W 16 St. Truiden00000000 W 17 SC Freiburg00000000 W W W 18 Atalanta00000000 W W D 19 Twente00000000 W W L D W 20 Pafos00000000 L W D 21 FC Copenhagen00000000 W W D W W 22 FC Nordsjaelland00000000 D W W W W 23 Brann00000000 W W D W L 24 SC Braga00000000 L D W D W 25 Heart Of Midlothian00000000 D D D 26 FC Thun00000000 L 27 Kauno algiris00000000 L 28 FC Iberia 199900000000 L 29 Lincoln Red Imps FC00000000 L W L 30 FK Crvena Zvezda100123-10 L 31 Ajax100112-10 L 32 Borac Banja Luka100112-10 L 33 CSKA Sofia100112-10 L 34 Aarhus100101-10 L 35 KuPS100124-20 L 36 Inter Club d'Escaldes100102-20 L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Conference League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Conference League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) Upcoming fixtures for Brighton and Kauno algiris Upcoming Fixtures : Brighton Premier League Brighton BRI 14:00 2026-10-18 Crystal Palace CRY UEFA Europa Conference League FK Jablonec JAB 17:45 2026-10-22 Brighton BRI Premier League Liverpool LIV 15:00 2026-10-24 Brighton BRI Premier League Manchester City MCI 15:00 2026-10-31 Brighton BRI UEFA Europa Conference League Getafe GET 20:00 2026-11-05 Brighton BRI Upcoming Fixtures : Kauno algiris UEFA Europa Conference League Kauno algiris SPY 17:45 2026-10-22 Brann BRA UEFA Europa Conference League FC Lugano LUG 20:00 2026-11-05 Kauno algiris SPY UEFA Europa Conference League Kauno algiris SPY 17:45 2026-11-26 Riga UEFA Europa Conference League Egnatia Rrogozhin 20:00 2026-12-10 Kauno algiris SPY UEFA Europa Conference League Kauno algiris SPY 20:00 2026-12-17 SC Freiburg FRE Topics Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 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