Arsenal vs Brighton
Ref: John Brooks, EnglandEmirates Stadium, London · 60,383 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Brighton 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Ødegaard and Rutter scored for Arsenal; Gómez replied for Brighton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.08 for Arsenal versus 0.85 for Brighton. Arsenal sit 1st in the Premier League table while Brighton are 8th.
First Half
⚽
Ødegaard
Assist: Saka
45+1'
Verbruggen
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
De Cuyper
46'
⇄
Gruda
50'
Dunk
Yellow Card
⚽
Rutter (OG)
56'
Coppola
Yellow Card
64'
⚽
Gómez
Lewis-Skelly
Yellow Card
⇄
Lewis-Skelly
⇄
Gyökeres
75'
⇄
Hinshelwood
⇄
Trossard
87'
⇄
Gómez
87'
⇄
Coppola
Hincapié
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ArsenalBrighton
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.08VS0.85
Attack6 · 0 won
24
Shots
8
6
Shots on target
3
21
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
450
Total passes
407
376
Accurate passes
336
84%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
10
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
Arsenal
4-3-3
Brighton
3-4-2-1
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 7B. SakaF
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardF
- 23Mikel MerinoM
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceD
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
Substitutes
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 10E. EzeM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 89M. SalmonD
Brighton
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 8B. GrudaF
- 10G. RutterF
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 24F. KadıoğluM
- 25D. GómezF
- 26Y. AyariM
- 29M. De CuyperM
- 42D. CoppolaD
Substitutes
- 11Y. MintehF
- 14T. WatsonF
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 27M. WiefferM
- 34J. VeltmanD
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Ødegaard(C) | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2/2 |
| Bukayo Saka | F | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3/5 |
| Leandro Trossard | F | 82 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2/3 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Declan Rice | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Mikel Merino | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noni Madueke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Nwaneri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eberechi Eze | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marli Salmon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gabriel Jesus | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Gómez | F | 87 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Brajan Gruda | F | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Diego Coppola | D | 87 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georginio Rutter | F | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Veltman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Milner | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yankuba Minteh | F | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Wieffer | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tom Watson | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |