Brighton vs Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

65': Kaoru Mitoma
77': Evan Ferguson

FT
2 - 4

Arsenal

2': Bukayo Saka
39': Martin Ødegaard
47': Eddie Nketiah
71': Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal stretches lead to 7 points with 4-2 win at Brighton

— Arsenal stretched its Premier League lead to seven points with a 4-2 win at Brighton on Saturday capped by a well-worked breakaway goal from Gabriel Martinelli.

Match Commentary

2': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
39': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 2. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
45': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 2.
47': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 3. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
54': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
60': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Leandro Trossard.
61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Adam Lallana.
65': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Arsenal 3. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a through ball.
71': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Arsenal 4. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball following a fast break.
74': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Thomas Partey.
76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Solly March.
77': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Arsenal 4. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
81': Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
87': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Martin Ødegaard.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Arsenal 4.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,647

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+60	Arsenal	36	83	5
+54	Manchester City	35	82	3
+43	Liverpool	36	78	4
+20	Aston Villa	36	67	9

Full Table

Statistics

ARS		BHA
11	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	3
32.2	Possession	67.8
14	SHOTS	9
7	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
209	Accurate Passes	527
288	Passes	597
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	5
6	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.2
55	Long Balls	42
20	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	4
19	Tackles	8
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	9
24	Effective Clearances	5
24	Clearances	5

Line-Ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
6	Levi Colwill
5	Lewis Dunk
30	Pervis Estupiñán
2	Tariq Lamptey
14	Adam Lallana
13	Pascal Groß
27	Billy Gilmour
11	Leandro Trossard
22	Kaoru Mitoma
7	Solly March

Substitutes:

Jason Steele, Andy Moran, Ed Turns, Jack Hinshelwood, Jan Paul van Hecke, Jeremy Sarmiento, Evan Ferguson, Joël Veltman, Julio Enciso.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel
12	William Saliba
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko
4	Ben White
5	Thomas Partey
34	Granit Xhaka
8	Martin Ødegaard
14	Eddie Nketiah
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka