Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueArsenal 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 1': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 7': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 7': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 11': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
- 11': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
- 12': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 17': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 17': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 20': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 20': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
- 22': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 22': Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 25': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 26': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 28': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 31': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
- 31': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 32': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a cross.
- 37': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
- 39': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 44': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 45'+4': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
- 48': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 49': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 49': Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 52': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 52': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 57': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
- 58': Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Diego Gómez with a headed pass.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury David Raya (Arsenal).
- 59': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 61': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Leandro Trossard.
- 63': Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal).
- 63': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.
- 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Cristhian Mosquera.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
- 68': Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
- 69': Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a cross.
- 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
- 71': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 73': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 73': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber following a set piece situation.
- 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer.
- 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry Howell replaces Diego Gómez.
- 78': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 79': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Martín Zubimendi.
- 80': Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry Howell is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a through ball.
- 88': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+1': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+4': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 90'+6': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
 ARS |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,575
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,575
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 21 | Olivier Boscagli  |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 27 | Mats Wieffer |
| 13 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 30 | Pascal Groß |
| 17 | Carlos Baleba |
| 10 | Georginio Rutter |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 5 | Piero Hincapié |
| 12 | Jurriën Timber |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 36 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 14 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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