Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueArsenal fall to Brighton in Ljungberg's second match in charge
Arsenal fell to Brighton 2-1 in the Premier League on Thursday, denying caretaker boss Freddie Ljungberg a first victory with the club in two tries.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dale Stephens.
- 6': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sokratis.
- 8': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 8': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 9': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Steven Alzate.
- 10': Attempt saved. David Luiz (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
- 10': Offside, Arsenal. David Luiz tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
- 11': Offside, Arsenal. Mesut Özil tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
- 13': Offside, Arsenal. David Luiz tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 13': Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
- 18': Offside, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Burn.
- 19': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 19': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
- 20': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
- 24': Attempt saved. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 26': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
- 27': Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 28': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 31': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 31': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
- 31': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 33': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Webster.
- 34': Attempt saved. Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Aaron Mooy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
- 36': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sokratis.
- 36': Goal! Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 38': Hand ball by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 40': Attempt saved. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Steven Alzate.
- 43': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
- 44': Foul by Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 44': Joseph Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
- 45'+1': Sokratis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Joseph Willock.
- 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aaron Mooy.
- 50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 50': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 53': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sokratis.
- 57': Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
- 58': Attempt saved. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Aaron Mooy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 59': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Nicolas Pépé.
- 60': Hand ball by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 60': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 61': Attempt missed. Aaron Mooy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Alzate with a cross.
- 61': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
- 61': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 62': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 62': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Offside, Arsenal. Mesut Özil tries a through ball, but David Luiz is caught offside.
- 63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: David Luiz (Arsenal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 64': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion.
- 66': Foul by Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 66': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a through ball.
- 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Steven Alzate.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 68': Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by David Luiz (Arsenal).
- 68': David Luiz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt saved. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 69': Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 72': Foul by Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 72': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Sead Kolasinac.
- 75': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by David Luiz.
- 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Martín Montoya replaces Aaron Connolly.
- 76': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
- 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 77': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 79': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
- 79': Offside, Arsenal. David Luiz tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Leandro Trossard replaces Pascal Groß.
- 80': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Mooy with a cross.
- 82': Foul by Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 82': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 84': David Luiz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 85': Foul by Aaron Mooy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 85': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
- 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mat Ryan.
- 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Shane Duffy replaces Steven Alzate.
- 89': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 89': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dale Stephens.
- 90': Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
Statistics
 BHA |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 7 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 325 |
| 413 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 21 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 24 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,164
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,164
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | +42 | 79 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 36 | +43 | 77 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 36 | +15 | 65 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 36 | +12 | 59 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 23 | David Luiz  |
| 5 | Sokratis Papastathopoulos |
| 31 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 2 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 11 | Lucas Torreira |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 10 | Mesut Özil |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 15 | Adam Webster |
| 6 | Dale Stephens |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 46 | Steven Alzate |
| 13 | Pascal Gross |
| 18 | Aaron Mooy |
| 24 | Davy Propper |
| 44 | Aaron Connolly |
| 7 | Neal Maupay |
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