Arsenal 2-1 Brighton (Dec 27, 2025)

ARS

BHA

14'

Martin Ødegaard

Assist: Bukayo Saka

45'

+1

Bart Verbruggen

HT 1-0

45'

Yankuba Minteh

Brajan Gruda

45'

Mats Wieffer

Maxim De Cuyper

50'

Lewis Dunk

52'

Georginio Rutter (OG)

56'

Diego Coppola

64'

Diego Gómez

69'

Myles Lewis-Skelly

71'

Gabriel Magalhães

Myles Lewis-Skelly

71'

Gabriel Jesus

Viktor Gyökeres

75'

Danny Welbeck

Jack Hinshelwood

82'

Gabriel Martinelli

Leandro Trossard

87'

Charalampos Kostoulas

Diego Gómez

87'

Thomas Watson

Diego Coppola

90'

Piero Hincapié

FT 2-1

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Team Stats

BHA

Possession

53%

47%

2.96

xG

0.80

24 (6)

Shots (On Target)

8 (3)

56

Touches in Opp Box

19

7

Corners

2

Top Performers

Rating

9.2

Ødegaard

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xG

0.62

Saka

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Chances Created

5

Ødegaard

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Take-ons

3

Saka

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Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	18	13	3	2	22	42
2	Man City	18	13	1	4	26	40
3	Aston Villa	18	12	3	3	10	39
4	Liverpool	18	10	2	6	4	32
5	Chelsea	18	8	5	5	11	29
6	Man United	18	8	5	5	4	29
7	Sunderland	18	7	7	4	2	28
8	Brentford	18	8	2	8	2	26
9	Crystal Palace	18	7	5	6	1	26
10	Fulham	18	8	2	8	-1	26
11	Tottenham	18	7	4	7	4	25
12	Everton	18	7	4	7	-2	25
13	Brighton	18	6	6	6	1	24
14	Newcastle	18	6	5	7	0	23
15	Bournemouth	18	5	7	6	-6	22
16	Leeds	18	5	5	8	-7	20
17	Nottm Forest	18	5	3	10	-10	18
18	West Ham	18	3	4	11	-17	13
19	Burnley	18	3	3	12	-15	12
20	Wolves	18	0	2	16	-29	2

Game Summary

Arsenal emerged victorious over Brighton & Hove Albion, 2 to 1, in the Premier League on Saturday.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 18

December 27, 2025

Emirates Stadium

London, England

7.2° C

Referee John Brooks

Assistant Ref Simon Bennett

Assistant Ref Stuart Burt

Fourth Official Ruebyn Ricardo

Video Referee Paul Tierney

ARS

4-3-3

6.9

Raya

71'

6.7

Lewis-Skelly

6.5

Hincapié

6.9

Saliba

7.2

Rice

6.4

Merino

7.6

Zubimendi

9.2

Ødegaard

82'

5.7

Trossard

71'

6.2

Gyökeres

6.8

Saka

1

7.3

Verbruggen

5

7.0

Dunk

6

7.2

Paul van Hecke

42

87'

6.1

Coppola

29

45'

6.0

De Cuyper

13

75'

6.3

Hinshelwood

26

6.4

Ayari

24

6.1

Kadıoğlu

25

87'

7.5

Gómez

8

45'

5.6

Gruda

6.1

Rutter

BHA

3-4-2-1

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Managers

BHA

Arteta

Fabian Hürzeler

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Substitutes

BHA

6.5

6

Magalhães

71'

6.3

11

Minteh

45'

6.8

9

Jesus

71'

6.0

27

Wieffer

45'

6.1

11

Martinelli

82'

6.6

18

Welbeck

75'

13

Arrizabalaga

6.7

14

Watson

87'

10

Eze

6.7

19

Kostoulas

87'

16

Nørgaard

23

Steele

22

Nwaneri

21

Boscagli

20

Madueke

34

Veltman

89

Salmon

20

Milner

2'

V. Gyökeres made a shot on target.

3'

D. Coppola commits a foul.

4'

M. De Cuyper commits a foul.

4'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

4'

L. Trossard commits a foul.

6'

G. Rutter commits a foul.

8'

M. De Cuyper takes a corner.

13'

B. Saka takes a corner.

13'

L. Trossard misses the shot.

14'

B. Saka misses the shot.

14'

M. Ødegaard scores a goal. B. Saka assists on the shot.

18'

B. Gruda commits a foul.

19'

F. Kadıoğlu is caught offside.

22'

V. Gyökeres commits a foul.

28'

D. Gómez commits a foul.

31'

P. Hincapié commits a foul.

32'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

33'

Y. Ayari commits a foul.

34'

B. Gruda commits a foul.

36'

D. Rice misses the shot.

37'

D. Rice made a shot on target.

38'

M. Merino misses the shot.

40'

J. Paul van Hecke commits a foul.

43'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

43'

B. Saka takes a corner.

44'

B. Saka misses the shot.

44'

V. Gyökeres made a shot on target.

44'

M. Merino made a shot on target.

44'

M. Zubimendi made a shot on target.

44'

L. Trossard misses the shot.

45'

B. Verbruggen commits a foul.

45'

B. Verbruggen receives a yellow card.

45'

Y. Minteh enters the game. B. Gruda leaves the game.

45'

M. Wieffer enters the game. M. De Cuyper leaves the game.

47'

G. Rutter commits a foul.

49'

V. Gyökeres commits a foul.

50'

J. Hinshelwood made a shot on target.

50'

L. Dunk commits a foul.

50'

L. Dunk receives a yellow card.

51'

M. Ødegaard made a shot on target.

52'

D. Rice takes a corner.

52'

G. Rutter scores an own goal.

55'

Y. Ayari misses the shot.

55'

D. Coppola commits a foul.

56'

D. Coppola receives a yellow card.

57'

M. Merino is caught offside.

58'

Y. Ayari commits a foul.

59'

M. Merino commits a foul.

60'

V. Gyökeres made a shot on target.

61'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

62'

D. Rice takes a corner.

63'

D. Rice commits a foul.

64'

Y. Ayari misses the shot.

64'

D. Gómez scores a goal.

66'

Y. Ayari made a shot on target.

66'

Y. Ayari made a shot on target.

69'

M. Lewis-Skelly receives a yellow card.

71'

G. Magalhães enters the game. M. Lewis-Skelly leaves the game.

71'

G. Jesus enters the game. V. Gyökeres leaves the game.

75'

D. Welbeck enters the game. J. Hinshelwood leaves the game.

76'

Y. Minteh made a shot on target.

77'

F. Kadıoğlu takes a corner.

77'

M. Wieffer misses the shot.

82'

G. Martinelli enters the game. L. Trossard leaves the game.

83'

G. Jesus made a shot on target.

83'

D. Rice made a shot on target.

84'

B. Saka takes a corner.

84'

G. Magalhães misses the shot.

85'

G. Martinelli misses the shot.

86'

G. Jesus made a shot on target.

87'

C. Kostoulas enters the game. D. Gómez leaves the game.

87'

T. Watson enters the game. D. Coppola leaves the game.

90'

P. Hincapié receives a yellow card.

90'

B. Saka takes a corner.

90'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

90'

G. Martinelli takes a corner.

90'

M. Merino commits a foul.

All

1st

2nd

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Attacking Stats

BHA

Possession

53%

47%

2.96

xG | Expand

0.80

24

Shots

8

6

Shots on Target

3

18

Shots off Target

5

10

Shots Blocked

2

0

Hit Woodwork

1

2

Big Chances Missed

0

636

Touches

569

56

Touches in Opp Box

19

7/13 (54%)

Take-ons

3/9 (33%)

7

Corners

2

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Passing Stats

BHA

0.92

xA | Expand

0.53

1

Big Chances Created

0

16

Chances Created

4

381/449 (85%)

Passes

327/400 (82%)

15

Key Passes

4

47

Long Ball Passes

54

133

Final Third Passes

87

6/19 (32%)

Crosses

3/10 (30%)

0/0 (0%)

Through Balls

0/0 (0%)

1

Offsides

1

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Defending Stats

BHA

13

Tackles

17

5

Tackles Won

14

0

Last Man Tackles

0

9

Interceptions

5

18

Clearances

27

41

Recoveries

43

0

Errors Leading to Shot

2

0

Errors Leading to Goal

1

0

Penalties Conceded

0

2

Goalkeeper Saves

5

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Other Stats

BHA

2

Yellow Cards

3

0

Red Cards

0

7

Fouls

13

42

Duels Won

44

10

Aerials Won

18

7

Corners Won

2

115

Possessions Lost

119

11

Times Dispossessed

7

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BHA

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Martin Ødegaard M. Ødegaard #8	9.2	90	1	0	1	0.15
Martín Zubimendi M. Zubimendi #36	7.6	90	0	0	1	0.42
Declan Rice D. Rice #41	7.2	90	0	0	0	0.24
William Saliba W. Saliba #2	6.9	90	0	0	0	0.00
Gabriel Jesus G. Jesus #9	6.8	20	0	0	0	0.10
Bukayo Saka B. Saka #7	6.8	90	0	1	2	0.62
Myles Lewis-Skelly M. Lewis-Skelly #49	6.7	70	0	0	0	0.00
Piero Hincapié P. Hincapié #5	6.5	90	0	0	0	0.00
Gabriel Magalhães G. Magalhães #6	6.5	20	0	0	0	0.02
Mikel Merino M. Merino #23	6.4	90	0	0	0	0.14
Viktor Gyökeres V. Gyökeres #14	6.2	70	0	0	2	0.47
Gabriel Martinelli G. Martinelli #11	6.1	9	0	0	0	0.37
Leandro Trossard L. Trossard #19	5.7	81	0	0	0	0.43