Arsenal vs Brighton 2021-22 English Premier League
Arsenal suffer shock home defeat to Brighton to dent Champions League hopes
Arsenal slipped to a shock 2-1 defeat against Brighton on Saturday as their hopes of finishing in the top four took a huge blow.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 28': Goal! Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Enock Mwepu.
- 35': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 50': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Emile Smith Rowe because of an injury.
- 66': Goal! Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 74': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Enock Mwepu because of an injury.
- 82': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 89': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 90': Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
Game Information
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,112
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
| +19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
 BHA |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.4 | Possession | 64.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 202 | Accurate Passes | 426 |
| 283 | Passes | 512 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 21 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 28 | Clearances | 7 |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 17 | Cédric |
| 10 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 23 | Albert Lokonga  |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 12 | Enock Mwepu |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
Premier League News
Transfer Talk: Arsenal will look to get Isak, Olise
Arsenal will be looking to sign both Alexander Isak and Michael Olise in the summer transfer window. Transfer Talk has the latest.
Ratcliffe's Man United reboot continues with Wilcox hiring
Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Jason Wilcox as technical director after reaching an agreement with Southampton, who play in the Championship, where he had been working as the director of football.
Man City's Grealish reveals struggles with confidence, fitness
Jack Grealish has admitted he "wasn't playing with confidence" during his spell out of the Manchester City team earlier this season.
Pochettino reveals full team meeting after Chelsea penalty feud
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino held a meeting with his entire squad and staff to remind them of the importance of discipline, following a feud between his players over who would take a penalty against Everton on Monday.
Arteta wants Arsenal to be ready for any situation in title race
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was looking forwards not back after their hopes of winning a trophy this season were dented with a Premier League loss to Aston Villa and their Champions League exit to Bayern Munich.