Arsenal vs Brighton

Premier League ·Matchday 18

Arsenal

2-1

Full-time HT 1-0

Brighton

M. Ødegaard 14'
G. Rutter 52' (og)

D. Gómez 64'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Saturday 27 December · 18:00 Emirates Stadium, London J. Brooks

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1. Scorers for Arsenal: M. Ødegaard 14', G. Rutter 52' (og). Scorers for Brighton: D. Gómez 64'.

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Full-time 2 - 1
90'
P. Hincapié Yellow card · Arsenal P. Hincapié of Arsenal is booked
87'
T. Watson Out: Diego Coppola · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: T. Watson comes on for Diego Coppola
87'
C. Kostoulas Out: D. Gómez · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: C. Kostoulas comes on for D. Gómez
82'
Gabriel Martinelli Out: L. Trossard · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Gabriel Martinelli comes on for L. Trossard
75'
Danny Welbeck Out: J. Hinshelwood · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: Danny Welbeck comes on for J. Hinshelwood
71'
Gabriel Out: M. Lewis-Skelly · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Gabriel comes on for M. Lewis-Skelly
71'
Gabriel Jesus Out: V. Gyökeres · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Gabriel Jesus comes on for V. Gyökeres
69'
M. Lewis-Skelly Yellow card · Arsenal Yellow card for M. Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)
64'
D. Gómez 2-1 Goal · Brighton Goal! D. Gómez scores for Brighton. It is 2-1
56'
Diego Coppola Yellow card · Brighton Yellow card for Diego Coppola (Brighton)
52'
G. Rutter 2-0 Own goal · Arsenal Own goal by G. Rutter, a goal for Arsenal (2-0)
50'
L. Dunk Yellow card · Brighton Yellow card for L. Dunk (Brighton)
46'
Y. Minteh Out: B. Gruda · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: Y. Minteh comes on for B. Gruda
46'
M. Wieffer Out: M. De Cuyper · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: M. Wieffer comes on for M. De Cuyper
Half-time 1 - 0
Added time: 1 minute
45+1'
B. Verbruggen Yellow card · Brighton B. Verbruggen of Brighton is booked
14'
M. Ødegaard 1-0 Goal · Assist: B. Saka · Arsenal Goal for Arsenal! M. Ødegaard turns in the pass from B. Saka (1-0)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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LWWWD Last 5 matches WLDLD

1Position8

85Pts53

2Goals scored per match1.3

0.9Goals conceded per match1.4

3Clean sheets4

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71	27	71:27	+44	85	WWWWW
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77	35	77:35	+42	78	LDWWD
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69	50	69:50	+19	71	WWDWW
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56	49	56:49	+7	65	WWDLL
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63	53	63:53	+10	60	DLDLW
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58	54	58:54	+4	57	DDWWD
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42	48	42:48	-6	54	WWDDL
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	52	46	52:46	+6	53	LLWLW
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55	52	55:52	+3	53	DDLWL
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58	52	58:52	+6	52	LWDLL
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47	51	47:51	-4	52	WDLLW
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53	55	53:55	-2	49	LWDWL
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47	50	47:50	-3	49	LLDDL
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	49	56	49:56	-7	47	LWDWD
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41	51	41:51	-10	45	LDLDL
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48	51	48:51	-3	44	DLDWW
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48	57	48:57	-9	41	WLDWW
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46	65	46:65	-19	39	WLLLW
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38	75	38:75	-37	22	DLDLL
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	27	68	27:68	-41	20	DDLDL