Brighton vs Arsenal
Ref: Chris Kavanagh, EnglandAmerican Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · 31,872 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Brighton 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Saka scored for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.82 for Brighton versus 0.47 for Arsenal. Brighton sit 8th in the Premier League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
9'
⚽
Saka
Assist: Timber
11'
Cristhian Mosquera
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Mitoma
Gómez
Yellow Card
59'
⇄
Gyökeres
60'
⇄
Gabriel Martinelli
64'
⇄
Cristhian Mosquera
⇄
Hinshelwood
⇄
Gómez
⇄
Wieffer
⇄
Baleba
Boscagli
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Zubimendi
Kadıoğlu
Yellow Card
Ayari
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
BrightonArsenal
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.82VS0.47
Attack4 · 1 won
11
Shots
7
3
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
1
3
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
470
Total passes
322
385
Accurate passes
226
82%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline0 · 3 won
14
Fouls
12
4
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 10G. RutterF
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 22K. MitomaM
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezM
- 27M. WiefferD
- 30P. GroßM
Substitutes
- 11Y. MintehF
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 23J. SteeleG
- 26Y. AyariM
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 53H. HowellM
Arsenal
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaM
- 10E. EzeM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliM
- 12J. TimberD
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 19L. TrossardF
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 29K. HavertzF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 56M. DowmanM
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Groß(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 77 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Georginio Rutter | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Kaoru Mitoma | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Diego Gómez | M | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 69 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Milner | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yankuba Minteh | F | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Joël Veltman | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Harry Howell | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | 64 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Bukayo Saka(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | M | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 59 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gabriel Jesus | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Dowman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Havertz | F | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Leandro Trossard | F | 30 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |