Arsenal vs Brighton

Final score: Arsenal 2-1 Brighton in the Premier League, December 27, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 6 wins for Arsenal, 2 draws, 2 wins for Brighton.

Overview

Football: Premier League · Round 18
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
Form: WWWWW Arsenal
: DWWLD Brighton

14' M. Odegaard · B. Saka 1-0
45'+1 Bart Verbruggen
HT1-0
46' ▲ M. Wieffer ▼ M. De Cuyper
46' ▲ Y. Minteh ▼ B. Gruda
50' Lewis Dunk
52' G. Rutterown goal · D. Rice 2-0
56' Diego Coppola
64' 2-1 D. Gomez
69' Myles Lewis-Skelly
71' ▲ Gabriel Jesus ▼ V. Gyökeres
71' ▲ Gabriel ▼ M. Lewis-Skelly
75' ▲ D. Welbeck ▼ J. Hinshelwood
82' ▲ G. Martinelli ▼ L. Trossard
87' ▲ C. Kostoulas ▼ D. Gomez
87' ▲ T. Watson ▼ D. Coppola
90' Piero Hincapié
FT2-1

Line-ups

Arsenal Formation: 4-3-3 · Coach: Mikel Arteta

1D. Raya 7.3
41D. Rice 6.9
2W. Saliba 6.9
5P. Hincapie 6.3
49M. Lewis-Skelly ▼ 71' 6.3
8M. Odegaard ⚽ 8.3
36M. Zubimendi 7.0
23M. Merino 6.7
7B. Saka ⇢ 7.6
14V. Gyökeres ▼ 71' 6.2
19L. Trossard ▼ 82' 7.5

Substitutes 9

13K. Arrizabalaga
9Gabriel Jesus ▲ 71' 6.3
20N. Madueke
11G. Martinelli ▲ 82' 6.3
22E. Nwaneri
89M. Salmon
16C. Norgaard
6Gabriel ▲ 71' 6.7
10E. Eze

Brighton Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

1B. Verbruggen 6.6
42D. Coppola ▼ 87' 5.9
6J. P. van Hecke 7.6
5L. Dunk 7.0
24F. Kadioglu 6.6
26Y. Ayari 6.9
13J. Hinshelwood ▼ 75' 6.2
29M. De Cuyper ▼ 46' 6.5
8B. Gruda ▼ 46' 6.0
25D. Gomez ⚽ ▼ 87' 7.7
10G. Rutter 5.3

Substitutes 9

23J. Steele
20J. Milner
18D. Welbeck ▲ 75' 6.7
34J. Veltman
21O. Boscagli
27M. Wieffer ▲ 46' 6.6
19C. Kostoulas ▲ 87' 6.5
14T. Watson ▲ 87' 6.3
11Y. Minteh ▲ 46' 7.2

Statistics

02⚑7

⚑230

53%Possession47%

24Shots8

6Shots on target3

8Shots off target3

21Shots inside box7

3Shots outside box1

10Blocked shots2

7Corners2

1Offsides1

7Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

2Saves5

-0.31Goals prevented-0.31

450Passes407

376Accurate passes336

84%Pass accuracy83%

3.08Expected goals (xG)0.85

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	38	71 - 27	+44	85
2	Manchester City	38	77 - 35	+42	78
3	Manchester United	38	69 - 50	+19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	56 - 49	+7	65
5	Liverpool	38	63 - 53	+10	60
6	Bournemouth	38	58 - 54	+4	57
7	Sunderland	38	42 - 48	-6	54
8	Brighton	38	52 - 46	+6	53
9	Brentford	38	55 - 52	+3	53
10	Chelsea	38	58 - 52	+6	52
11	Fulham	38	47 - 51	-4	52
12	Newcastle	38	53 - 55	-2	49
13	Everton	38	47 - 50	-3	49
14	Leeds	38	49 - 56	-7	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	41 - 51	-10	45
16	Nottingham Forest	38	48 - 51	-3	44
17	Tottenham	38	48 - 57	-9	41
18	West Ham	38	46 - 65	-19	39
19	Burnley	38	38 - 75	-37	22
20	Wolves	38	27 - 68	-41	20