English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 27, 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion WLDLD 1
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Arsenal LWWWW 2
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ARS112
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Match Report

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Ødegaard scores as Arsenal edge past Brighton

Martin Ødegaard scored to help Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1 at the Emirates on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
2
47.3
Possession
52.7
8
SHOTS
24
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
336
Accurate Passes
376
407
Passes
450
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
46
23
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
10
13
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
5
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
16
28
Clearances
16

Highlights

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Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 5Piero HincapiéCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 41Declan RiceRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 23Mikel MerinoLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

BHA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD
  3. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  4. 42Diego CoppolaCD-R
  5. 13Jack HinshelwoodCM-L
  6. 26Yasin AyariCM-R
  7. 29Maxim De CuyperLM
  8. 24Ferdi KadiogluRM
  9. 10Georginio RutterF
  10. 25Diego GómezCF-L
  11. 8Brajan GrudaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  2. 45'+1' Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Brajan Gruda.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  5. 50' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Own Goal by Georginio Rutter, Brighton and Hove Albion. Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  7. 56' Diego Coppola (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 64' Goal! Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  9. 69' Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  11. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  12. 75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  13. 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  14. 87' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Diego Gómez.
  15. 87' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Diego Coppola.
  16. 90' Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

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