English Premier League

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

· English Premier League
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0 - 3
  • 33': Bukayo Saka (P)
  • 62': Kai Havertz
  • 86': Leandro Trossard

Arsenal ease past Brighton to return to top of Premier League

Arsenal maintained their Premier League title charge as goals by Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard secured a masterful 3-0 victory at Brighton and Hove Albion that sent them back to the top of the table on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 1': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Jorginho (Arsenal).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 6': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 11': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 11': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 13': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
  • 19': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
  • 19': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Hand ball by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 27': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
  • 30': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Penalty Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Penalty conceded by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 35': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
  • 39': Hand ball by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
  • 39': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 41': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 41': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 44': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 45'+5': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
  • 45'+7': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder is caught offside.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tariq Lamptey.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a cross.
  • 48': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 50': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 54': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 55': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
  • 55': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 62': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 2. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 63': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Jakub Moder.
  • 63': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Julio Enciso.
  • 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  • 65': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 65': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
  • 66': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
  • 71': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 73': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 73': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 73': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 76': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces Danny Welbeck.
  • 77': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 79': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 79': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': William Saliba (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 82': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 82': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 3. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz following a fast break.
  • 88': Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 88': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
  • 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+4': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+4': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
  • 90'+5': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 4
45.3 Possession 54.7
20 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
363 Accurate Passes 464
439 Passes 529
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 20
0.4 Cross % 0.1
37 Long Balls 34
11 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 10
17 Effective Clearances 17
17 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,677

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

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

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
5 Lewis Dunk
29 Jan Paul van Hecke
30 Pervis Estupiñán
2 Tariq Lamptey
15 Jakub Moder
13 Pascal Groß
20 Carlos Baleba Yellow Card
18 Danny Welbeck
10 Julio Enciso
24 Simon Adingra

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel
2 William Saliba Yellow Card
35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
4 Ben White Yellow Card
20 Jorginho
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
29 Kai Havertz
9 Gabriel Jesus
7 Bukayo Saka

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