English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 4, 2025
Arsenal DWWWW 1
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Brighton & Hove Albion DLDDD 1
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BHA011
American Express Stadium · 31,714 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Arsenal's title challenge dealt big blow in Brighton draw

An early goal from Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri was cancelled out by a penalty from Joao Pedro as Brighton & Hove Albion held the misfiring Gunners to a 1-1 Premier League draw on Saturday that dented the visitors' title hopes.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
2
55.1
Possession
44.9
9
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
456
Accurate Passes
368
519
Passes
427
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
38
22
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
5
Interceptions
8
8
Effective Clearances
22
8
Clearances
22

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 3Igor JulioCD-L
  3. 29Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 30Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 33Matt O'RileyAM
  7. 26Yasin AyariLM
  8. 20Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 9João PedroF
  10. 11Simon AdingraAM-L
  11. 8Brajan GrudaAM-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 5Thomas ParteyRB
  6. 20JorginhoCM
  7. 23Mikel MerinoLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 53Ethan NwaneriRF

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  2. 45'+1' Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Matt O'Riley.
  5. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Brajan Gruda.
  6. 61' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Arsenal 1. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 62' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Simon Adingra.
  8. 64' Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Jorginho.
  10. 66' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster replaces Igor Julio because of an injury.
  11. 82' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 84' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

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