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Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League
Arsenal
13-3-2
2-1
Final
Emirates Stadium
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

ARSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBHA
53%Possession47%
24Shots8
6On target3
7Corners2
2Saves5
7Fouls13
45'+1'Bart VerbruggenBHA50'Lewis DunkBHA56'Diego CoppolaBHA69'Myles Lewis-SkellyARS90'Piero HincapiéARS
Team1H2HT
ARS112
BHA011

Who won: Arsenal 2-1

Arsenal beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Emirates Stadium. Goals for Arsenal: Martin Ødegaard (14') and Georginio Rutter (own goal) (52'). Goals for Brighton: Diego Gómez (64').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Bukayo SakaRF
  2. 27.4Martin ØdegaardRM
  3. 36.7Viktor GyökeresF
  4. 46.7Diego GómezCF-L
  5. 56.5David RayaG
  6. 66.5Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 76.4William SalibaCD-R
  8. 86.4Declan RiceRB
  9. 96.4Leandro TrossardLF
  10. 106.3Mikel MerinoLM
  11. 116.1Gabriel JesusSUB
  12. 126.0Myles Lewis-SkellyLB

Team stats

ARSBHA
7Fouls13
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
7Corner Kicks2
2Saves5
52.7Possession47.3
24SHOTS8
6ON GOAL3
0.3On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
376Accurate Passes336
450Passes407
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
6Accurate Crosses3
19Crosses10
0.3Cross %0.3
46Long Balls50
16Accurate Long Balls23
0.3Long Balls %0.5
10Blocked Shots2
6Effective Tackles13
14Tackles16
0.4Tackle %0.8
9Interceptions5
16Effective Clearances28
16Clearances28

Player of the game

Bukayo Saka

ARS · 1 A, 2 on target

7.6

Deserved to win

18%
ARS · 0.21 xG
75%
Draw
6%
BHA · 0.08 xG

Arsenal created better chances: they win this game 18% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
  3. 90'+5'Jan Paul van Hecke

    Free kick won

    Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).

  5. 90'+4'ARS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

  6. 90'+4'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a headed pass.

    B. Saka

  7. 90'+1'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'

    Yellow card

    Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

    P. Hincapié

  10. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Coppola

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Diego Coppola.

    T. Watson

  11. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Gómez

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Diego Gómez.

    C. Kostoulas

  12. 86'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  13. 85'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a fast break.

    G. Martinelli

  14. 84'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a headed pass following a corner.

  15. 83'Jan Paul van Hecke

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.

  16. 83'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.

  17. 83'

    Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi with a cross.

  18. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Trossard

    Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.

    G. Martinelli

  19. 79'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  20. 78'

    Delay in match because of an injury David Raya (Arsenal).

  21. 77'Mats Wieffer

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a cross following a corner.

    M. Wieffer

  22. 77'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by David Raya.

  23. 76'Yankuba Minteh

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

    Y. Minteh

  24. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Hinshelwood

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

    D. Welbeck

  25. 71'
    Sub

    Subbed on for V. Gyökeres

    Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.

    G. Jesus

Leaders

ARSBHA
Total Shots
Bukayo Saka
7
Yasin Ayari
4
Accurate Passes
Piero Hincapié
56
Jan Paul van Hecke
50
Saves
David Raya
2
Bart Verbruggen
5