Premier League · Sat, 27 Dec 2025 ·
Arsenal vs Brighton — 2 - 1
Emirates Stadium · Referee: J. Brooks
Match report
Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1
Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1 in Premier League matchday 18 on Saturday, 27 December 2025 at Emirates Stadium. M. Odegaard (14') and G. Rutter (52' og) scored for Arsenal, while D. Gomez (64') found the net for Brighton. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Arsenal had 53% of the ball and 24 shots (6 on target) against Brighton’s 8 (3 on target). Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Arsenal 2nd in the Premier League table on 12 points and Brighton 3rd on 10.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
Match events
- 14'goalM. OdegaardAssist: B. Saka
- 45+1'yellow cardBart VerbruggenYellow Card
- 46'substitutionM. De CuyperOff: M. Wieffer
- 46'substitutionB. GrudaOff: Y. Minteh
- 50'yellow cardLewis DunkYellow Card
- 52'own goalG. Rutter(own goal)Own Goal
- 56'yellow cardDiego CoppolaYellow Card
- 64'goalD. GomezNormal Goal
- 69'yellow cardMyles Lewis-SkellyYellow Card
- 71'substitutionV. GyökeresOff: Gabriel Jesus
- 71'substitutionM. Lewis-SkellyOff: Gabriel
- 75'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: D. Welbeck
- 82'substitutionL. TrossardOff: G. Martinelli
- 87'substitutionD. GomezOff: C. Kostoulas
- 87'substitutionD. CoppolaOff: T. Watson
- 90'yellow cardPiero HincapiéYellow Card
Lineups
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Mikel Arteta
Starting XI
- 1D. RayaG
- 41D. RiceD
- 2W. SalibaD
- 5P. HincapieD
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 8M. OdegaardM
- 36M. ZubimendiM
- 23M. MerinoM
- 7B. SakaF
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardF
Substitutes
- 13K. ArrizabalagaG
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 11G. MartinelliF
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 89M. SalmonD
- 16C. NorgaardM
- 6GabrielD
- 10E. EzeM
Brighton
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 42D. CoppolaD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 5L. DunkD
- 24F. KadiogluM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 29M. De CuyperM
- 8B. GrudaF
- 25D. GomezF
- 10G. RutterF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 20J. MilnerM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 27M. WiefferM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 14T. WatsonF
- 11Y. MintehF
Match statistics
- 53%Possession47%
- 3.08Expected goals (xG)0.85
- 24Total shots8
- 6Shots on target3
- 8Shots off target3
- 10Blocked shots2
- 21Shots inside the box7
- 3Shots outside the box1
- 7Corners2
- 1Offsides1
- 7Fouls13
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves5
- 450Passes407
- 376Accurate passes336
- 84%Pass accuracy83%
- -0.31Goals prevented-0.31
Player statistics
Arsenal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David RayaG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2William SalibaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Piero HincapiéD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 41Declan RiceD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Martin ØdegaardMTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 23Mikel MerinoM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 36Martín ZubimendiM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Bukayo SakaF | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 14Viktor GyökeresF | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Leandro TrossardF | 82 | 7.5 | ||
| 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG | – | – | ||
| 6Gabriel MagalhãesD | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| 89Marli SalmonD | – | – | ||
| 10Eberechi EzeM | – | – | ||
| 16Christian NørgaardM | – | – | ||
| 22Ethan NwaneriM | – | – | ||
| 9Gabriel JesusF | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Gabriel MartinelliF | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Noni MaduekeF | – | – |
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 42Diego CoppolaD | 87 | 5.9 | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 75 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperM | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Brajan GrudaF | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 25Diego GómezF | 87 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | – | – | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | – | – | ||
| 20James MilnerM | – | – | ||
| 27Mats WiefferM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehF | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Tom WatsonF | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 9 | 6.5 |