Premier League · Wed, 4 Mar 2026 ·
Brighton vs Arsenal — 0 - 1
Amex Stadium · Referee: C. Kavanagh
Match report
Arsenal win 1-0 at Brighton
Arsenal beat Brighton 1-0 in Premier League matchday 29 on Wednesday, 4 March 2026 at Amex Stadium. B. Saka scored the only goal of the game for Arsenal in the 9th minute. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Brighton had 60% of the ball and 11 shots (3 on target) against Arsenal’s 7 (2 on target). Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Brighton 3rd in the Premier League table on 10 points and Arsenal 2nd on 12.
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
- 9'goalB. SakaAssist: J. Timber
- 11'yellow cardCristhian MosqueraYellow Card
- 46'substitutionK. MitomaOff: Y. Minteh
- 52'yellow cardDiego GómezYellow Card
- 59'substitutionV. GyökeresOff: K. Havertz
- 60'substitutionG. MartinelliOff: L. Trossard
- 64'substitutionC. MosqueraOff: R. Calafiori
- 69'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: D. Welbeck
- 77'substitutionM. WiefferOff: J. Veltman
- 77'substitutionD. GomezOff: H. Howell
- 78'substitutionC. BalebaOff: Y. Ayari
- 80'yellow cardOlivier BoscagliYellow Card
- 80'substitutionM. ZubimendiOff: C. Norgaard
- 81'yellow cardFerdi KadıoğluYellow Card
- 90+4'yellow cardYasin AyariYellow Card
Lineups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 17C. BalebaM
- 30P. GrossM
- 25D. GomezM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 22K. MitomaM
- 10G. RutterF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 20J. MilnerM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 11Y. MintehF
- 53H. HowellM
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Mikel Arteta
Starting XI
- 1D. RayaG
- 12J. TimberD
- 3C. MosqueraD
- 6GabrielD
- 5P. HincapieD
- 36M. ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
- 7B. SakaM
- 10E. EzeM
- 11G. MartinelliM
- 14V. GyökeresF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 60%Possession40%
- 0.82Expected goals (xG)0.47
- 11Total shots7
- 3Shots on target2
- 3Shots off target4
- 5Blocked shots1
- 6Shots inside the box6
- 5Shots outside the box1
- 4Corners3
- 3Offsides0
- 14Fouls12
- 4Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves2
- 470Passes322
- 385Accurate passes226
- 82%Pass accuracy70%
- 0.56Goals prevented0.56
Player statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Mats WiefferD | 77 | 7.3 | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 69 | 5.9 | ||
| 17Carlos BalebaM | 78 | 6.5 | ||
| 22Kaoru MitomaM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Diego GómezM | 77 | 6.2 | ||
| 30Pascal GroßM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | – | – | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 20James MilnerM | – | – | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Matt O'RileyM | – | – | ||
| 53Harry HowellM | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehF | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 21 | 6.2 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David RayaG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 3Cristhian MosqueraD | 64 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Piero HincapiéD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Gabriel MagalhãesDTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 12Jurriën TimberD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 7Bukayo SakaM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 10Eberechi EzeM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Gabriel MartinelliM | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| 36Martín ZubimendiM | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| 41Declan RiceM | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 14Viktor GyökeresF | 59 | 5.9 | ||
| 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG | – | – | ||
| 33Riccardo CalafioriD | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD | – | – | ||
| 16Christian NørgaardM | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| 56Max DowmanM | – | – | ||
| 9Gabriel JesusF | – | – | ||
| 19Leandro TrossardF | 30 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Noni MaduekeF | – | – | ||
| 29Kai HavertzF | 31 | 6.7 |