English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 23, 2021
Brighton & Hove Albion LWLDW 0
–
Arsenal WDWWW 2
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Emirates Stadium · 10,000 att.

Match Report

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Pepe sinks Brighton but Arsenal fail to nail Europa Conference League spot

Nicolas Pepe scored twice in the second half as Arsenal beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in their final Premier League game of the season.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
1
46.1
Possession
53.9
5
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
424
Accurate Passes
498
489
Passes
565
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
21
0.0
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
39
32
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
5
18
Effective Clearances
10
18
Clearances
10

Head to Head

BHA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 21Calum ChambersRB
  6. 11Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 18Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
  10. 32Emile Smith RoweAM-L
  11. 19Nicolas PépéAM-R

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 26Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 3Ben WhiteRB
  6. 8Yves BissoumaCM
  7. 15Jakub ModerLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 10Alexis Mac AllisterF
  10. 11Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 16Alireza JahanbakhshRF

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  2. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Connolly replaces Leandro Trossard.
  3. 49' Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calum Chambers with a cross.
  4. 60' Goal! Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  5. 66' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steven Alzate replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  6. 74' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  7. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  8. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Martin Ødegaard.

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