Arsenal vs Brighton 2025-26 English Premier League
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Ødegaard scores as Arsenal edge past Brighton
Martin Ødegaard scored to help Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1 at the Emirates on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 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.
- 45'+1': Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Brajan Gruda.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
- 50': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Own Goal by Georginio Rutter, Brighton and Hove Albion. Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 56': Diego Coppola (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 69': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
- 75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
- 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Diego Gómez.
- 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Diego Coppola.
- 90': Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | Arsenal | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 18 | 40 | 4 |
| +10 | Aston Villa | 18 | 39 | 3 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 18 | 32 | 6 |
Statistics
 BHA |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 5 | Piero Hincapié  |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 49 | Myles Lewis-Skelly |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 36 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 23 | Mikel Merino |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 14 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 42 | Diego Coppola |
| 13 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 26 | Yasin Ayari |
| 29 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 10 | Georginio Rutter |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
| 8 | Brajan Gruda |
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