English Premier League

FT Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Arsenal DWDWW 1
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Brighton & Hove Albion LLLWW 0
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American Express Stadium · 31,575 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Arsenal hold off Brighton to regain title initiative

Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to seven points after scraping a 1-0 win over Brighton at the Amex Stadium.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
40.1
Possession
59.9
7
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
226
Accurate Passes
385
322
Passes
470
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
30
0.1
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
52
25
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
15
16
Tackles
23
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
11
50
Effective Clearances
28
50
Clearances
28

Highlights

01:43 ESPN FC crew clash over Hürzeler's Arsenal criticism Watch on ESPN 00:45 Mikel Arteta: Bukayo Saka has unbelievable numbers at his age Watch on ESPN 02:08 Is Arsenal's style of play sustainable to win the Premier League? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 21Olivier BoscagliCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 13Jack HinshelwoodAM
  7. 30Pascal GrossLM
  8. 17Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 10Georginio RutterF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 25Diego GómezAM-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 10Eberechi EzeAM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 36Martín ZubimendiRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  2. 11' Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  4. 52' Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  6. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  7. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Cristhian Mosquera.
  8. 69' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  9. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer.
  10. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry Howell replaces Diego Gómez.
  11. 78' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Carlos Baleba.
  12. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Martín Zubimendi.
  13. 80' Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 81' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+4' Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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