Premier League · Regular Season - 18
Saturday, 27 December 2025 · 23:00 · Emirates Stadium, London · Referee: J. Brooks
Arsenal2 : 1
Full-time
BrightonHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 14'M. Odegaard (assist: B. Saka)Normal Goal
- 45+1'Bart VerbruggenYellow Card
- 46'M. De Cuyper (assist: M. Wieffer)Substitution 1
- 46'B. Gruda (assist: Y. Minteh)Substitution 2
- 50'Lewis DunkYellow Card
- 52'G. Rutter (assist: D. Rice)Own Goal
- 56'Diego CoppolaYellow Card
- 64'D. GomezNormal Goal
- 69'Myles Lewis-SkellyYellow Card
- 71'V. Gyökeres (assist: Gabriel Jesus)Substitution 1
- 71'M. Lewis-Skelly (assist: Gabriel)Substitution 2
- 75'J. Hinshelwood (assist: D. Welbeck)Substitution 3
- 82'L. Trossard (assist: G. Martinelli)Substitution 3
- 87'D. Gomez (assist: C. Kostoulas)Substitution 4
- 87'D. Coppola (assist: T. Watson)Substitution 5
- 90'Piero HincapiéYellow Card
Statistics
6Shots on Goal3
8Shots off Goal3
24Total Shots8
10Blocked Shots2
21Shots insidebox7
3Shots outsidebox1
7Fouls13
7Corner Kicks2
1Offsides1
53%Ball Possession47%
2Yellow Cards3
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves5
450Total passes407
376Passes accurate336
84%Passes %83%
3.08expected_goals0.85
-0.31goals_prevented-0.31
Arsenal4-3-3
Starting XI
- 1D. Raya(G)
- 41D. Rice(D)
- 2W. Saliba(D)
- 5P. Hincapie(D)
- 49M. Lewis-Skelly(D)
- 8M. Odegaard(M)
- 36M. Zubimendi(M)
- 23M. Merino(M)
- 7B. Saka(F)
- 14V. Gyökeres(F)
- 19L. Trossard(F)
Substitutes
- 13K. Arrizabalaga(G)
- 9Gabriel Jesus(F)
- 20N. Madueke(F)
- 11G. Martinelli(F)
- 22E. Nwaneri(M)
- 89M. Salmon(D)
- 16C. Norgaard(M)
- 6Gabriel(D)
- 10E. Eze(M)
Brighton3-4-2-1
Starting XI
- 1B. Verbruggen(G)
- 42D. Coppola(D)
- 6J. P. van Hecke(D)
- 5L. Dunk(D)
- 24F. Kadioglu(M)
- 26Y. Ayari(M)
- 13J. Hinshelwood(M)
- 29M. De Cuyper(M)
- 8B. Gruda(F)
- 25D. Gomez(F)
- 10G. Rutter(F)
Substitutes
- 23J. Steele(G)
- 20J. Milner(M)
- 18D. Welbeck(F)
- 34J. Veltman(D)
- 21O. Boscagli(D)
- 27M. Wieffer(M)
- 19C. Kostoulas(F)
- 14T. Watson(F)
- 11Y. Minteh(F)
Head-to-Head
- Brighton 0 - 1 ArsenalThursday, 5 March 2026
- Arsenal 2 - 1 BrightonSaturday, 27 December 2025
- Arsenal 2 - 0 BrightonThursday, 30 October 2025
- Brighton 1 - 1 ArsenalSunday, 5 January 2025
- Arsenal 1 - 1 BrightonSaturday, 31 August 2024
Arsenal — recent form
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Brighton — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 44 | 85 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | 6 | 53 |