Arsenal vs Brighton match stats & report
2–1 Full time
Arsenal beat Brighton 2–1 in the Premier League on 27 December 2025. Expected goals finished 3.08–0.85. Arsenal had 53% of the ball.
Arsenal vs Brighton match statistics
- 53% Ball possession 47%
- 3.08 Expected goals (xG) 0.85
- 24 Total shots 8
- 6 Shots on target 3
- 8 Shots off target 3
- 10 Blocked shots 2
- 21 Shots inside the box 7
- 7 Corners 2
- 7 Fouls 13
- 1 Offsides 1
- 2 Yellow cards 3
- 450 Passes 407
- 84% Pass accuracy 83%
- 2 Goalkeeper saves 5
Goals and cards
- 14' Goal M. Ødegaard (assist B. Saka) Arsenal
- 45+1' Yellow card B. Verbruggen Brighton
- 50' Yellow card L. Dunk Brighton
- 52' Own goal G. Rutter (assist D. Rice) Arsenal
- 56' Yellow card D. Coppola Brighton
- 64' Goal Diego Gomez Brighton
- 69' Yellow card M. Lewis-Skelly Arsenal
- 90' Yellow card P. Hincapie Arsenal
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Arsenal
Bench Kepa , Gabriel Jesus , N. Madueke , G. Martinelli , E. Nwaneri , M. Salmon , C. Norgaard , Gabriel Magalhães , E. Eze
Brighton
Bench J. Steele , J. Milner , D. Welbeck , J. Veltman , Olivier Boscagli , M. Wieffer , Charalampos Kostoulas , T. Watson , Y. Minteh
Form guide
Arsenal at home
8–1–1 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.7 per game
- Conceded
- 0.5 per game
- Clean sheets
- 7 / 10
- Corners
- 5.4 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.3 per game
0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Brighton away
5–2–3 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.8 per game
- Conceded
- 1.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 6 / 10
- Corners
- 5.8 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.5 per game
33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Arsenal vs Brighton head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton v Arsenal | 1–1 | |
| Arsenal v Brighton | 1–1 | |
| Brighton v Arsenal | 0–3 | |
| Arsenal v Brighton | 2–0 | |
| Arsenal v Brighton | 0–3 | |
| Brighton v Arsenal | 2–4 |