English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 17, 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion WLWDW 0
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Arsenal WWWLD 2
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Emirates Stadium · 60,257 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:02 Has Arteta worked out how to get the best from Havertz? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BHA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 29Kai HavertzLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 29Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 6James MilnerLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 14Adam LallanaAM
  7. 11Billy GilmourLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 28Evan FergusonF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 24Simon AdingraAM-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Joël Veltman because of an injury.
  2. 38' Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 60' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces James Milner.
  6. 60' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Evan Ferguson.
  7. 60' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Adam Lallana.
  8. 76' Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Simon Adingra.
  10. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  11. 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  12. 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.
  13. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
  14. 89' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.

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