English Premier League

Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 53': Gabriel Jesus
  • 87': Kai Havertz
FT
2 - 0
Brighton & Hove Albion

    Arsenal move top of the league with 2-0 win over Brighton

    A dominant Arsenal side beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at home on Sunday with second-half goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 9': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 10': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 12': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 16': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 23': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
    • 23': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Joël Veltman because of an injury.
    • 28': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
    • 29': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 29': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 34': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 34': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 37': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
    • 38': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 39': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
    • 40': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 43': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 45'+3': Hand ball by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 48': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 52': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
    • 53': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 55': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James Milner.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
    • 57': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 57': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces James Milner.
    • 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Evan Ferguson.
    • 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Adam Lallana.
    • 61': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 61': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Ben White (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
    • 70': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Hinshelwood.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 74': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
    • 75': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Igor Julio.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a corner.
    • 76': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 76': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 78': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Simon Adingra.
    • 80': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
    • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 84': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
    • 84': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
    • 87': Goal! Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah with a through ball.
    • 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
    • 89': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 90': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Reiss Nelson.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a headed pass.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 90'+3': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Julio.
    • 90'+6': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 10
    6 Saves 1
    51.2 Possession 48.8
    6 SHOTS 26
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    495 Accurate Passes 463
    550 Passes 516
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    10 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    37 Long Balls 32
    15 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 9
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    18 Tackles 12
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    3 Interceptions 11
    21 Effective Clearances 6
    21 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 60,257

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 35 +57 80
    2 Manchester City 34 +50 79
    3 Liverpool 35 +41 75
    4 Aston Villa 35 +21 67
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel
    2 William Saliba
    35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    4 Ben White Yellow Card
    41 Declan Rice
    29 Kai Havertz
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    9 Gabriel Jesus
    11 Gabriel Martinelli
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Jakub Kiwior, Aaron Ramsdale, Reiss Nelson, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Cédric, Reuell Walters, Eddie Nketiah, Leandro Trossard, Emile Smith Rowe.

    BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
    5 Lewis Dunk
    29 Jan Paul van Hecke
    6 James Milner
    34 Joël Veltman
    14 Adam Lallana
    11 Billy Gilmour Yellow Card
    13 Pascal Groß Yellow Card
    28 Evan Ferguson
    22 Kaoru Mitoma Yellow Card
    24 Simon Adingra
    Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
    Carlos Baleba, Jack Hinshelwood, Jason Steele, Facundo Buonanotte, Igor Julio, João Pedro, Jakub Moder, Mahmoud Dahoud, Danny Welbeck.

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