English Premier League

FT Thursday, December 5, 2019
Brighton & Hove Albion WWLLL 2
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Arsenal DLDLD 1
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BHA112
ARS011
Emirates Stadium · 60,164 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 23David LuizCD-L
  3. 5Sokratis PapastathopoulosCD-R
  4. 31Sead KolasinacLB
  5. 2Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 28Joe WillockAM
  7. 11Lucas TorreiraLM
  8. 34Granit XhakaRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 10Mesut ÖzilAM-L
  11. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  2. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  3. 26Emiliano MartínezSUB
  4. 24Reiss NelsonSUB
  5. 29Matteo GuendouziSUB
  6. 3Kieran TierneySUB
  7. 21Calum ChambersSUB

BHA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 15Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 6Dale StephensDM
  5. 33Dan BurnLB
  6. 46Steven AlzateRB
  7. 13Pascal GrossAM
  8. 18Aaron MooyLM
  9. 24Davy PropperRM
  10. 44Aaron ConnollyCF-L
  11. 7Neal MaupayCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30BernardoSUB
  2. 17Glenn MurraySUB
  3. 22Martín MontoyaSUB
  4. 4Shane DuffySUB
  5. 11Leandro TrossardSUB
  6. 27David ButtonSUB
  7. 8Yves BissoumaSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 45'+1' Sokratis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Joseph Willock.
  5. 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.
  6. 60' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  7. 64' VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion.
  8. 68' David Luiz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 72' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Sead Kolasinac.
  10. 76' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Martín Montoya replaces Aaron Connolly.
  11. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  12. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Leandro Trossard replaces Pascal Groß.
  13. 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.
  14. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Shane Duffy replaces Steven Alzate.

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