Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Arsenal

Brighton & Hove Albion

0–1

HT 0–1

Arsenal

Premier League Wed 4 Mar, 19:30London American Express Stadium, Falmer Chris Kavanagh 31,575 attendance

Timeline

9' Bukayo Saka assist Jurriën Timber
11' Cristhian Mosquera Yellow Card
45' Yankuba Minteh for Kaoru Mitoma
52' Diego Gómez Yellow Card
59' Kai Havertz for Viktor Gyökeres
60' Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli
64' Riccardo Calafiori for Cristhian Mosquera
69' Danny Welbeck for Jack Hinshelwood
77' Joël Veltman for Mats Wieffer
77' Harry Howell for Diego Gómez
78' Yasin Ayari for Carlos Baleba
80' Christian Nørgaard for Martín Zubimendi
80' Olivier Boscagli Yellow Card
81' Ferdi Kadioglu Yellow Card
90'+4' Yasin Ayari Yellow Card

Match stats

59.9% Possession 40.1%

11 Shots 7

3 On target 2

14 Fouls 12

4 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 0

1 Saves 2

385 Accurate passes 226

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Verbruggen

24 Kadioglu 21 Boscagli 6 van Hecke 27 Wieffer

30 Gross 17 Baleba

22 Mitoma 13 Hinshelwood 25 Gómez

10 Rutter

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

1 Raya

5 Hincapié 6 Magalhães 3 Mosquera 12 Timber

41 Rice 36 Zubimendi

11 Martinelli 10 Eze 7 Saka

14 Gyökeres

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Bart Verbruggen G
21 Olivier Boscagli CD-L
6 Jan Paul van Hecke CD-R
24 Ferdi Kadioglu LB
27 Mats Wieffer ▼ RB
13 Jack Hinshelwood ▼ AM
30 Pascal Gross LM
17 Carlos Baleba ▼ RM
10 Georginio Rutter F
22 Kaoru Mitoma ▼ AM-L
25 Diego Gómez ▼ AM-R

Came on

18 Danny Welbeck ▲ SUB
11 Yankuba Minteh ▲ SUB
53 Harry Howell ▲ SUB
34 Joël Veltman ▲ SUB
26 Yasin Ayari ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

33 Matt O'Riley SUB
20 James Milner SUB
23 Jason Steele SUB
29 Maxim De Cuyper SUB

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

1 David Raya G
6 Gabriel Magalhães CD-L
3 Cristhian Mosquera ▼ CD-R
5 Piero Hincapié LB
12 Jurriën Timber RB
10 Eberechi Eze AM
41 Declan Rice LM
36 Martín Zubimendi ▼ RM
14 Viktor Gyökeres ▼ F
11 Gabriel Martinelli ▼ AM-L
7 Bukayo Saka AM-R

Came on

29 Kai Havertz ▲ SUB
33 Riccardo Calafiori ▲ SUB
19 Leandro Trossard ▲ SUB
16 Christian Nørgaard ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

13 Kepa Arrizabalaga SUB
20 Noni Madueke SUB
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly SUB
9 Gabriel Jesus SUB
56 Max Dowman SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
90'+8' Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
90'+6' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6' Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
90'+4' Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4' Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+1' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90' Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
88' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
88' Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a through ball.

94 earlier entries

86' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86' Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
84' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry Howell is caught offside.
81' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
80' Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
80' Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Martín Zubimendi.
79' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh is caught offside.
78' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Carlos Baleba.
77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry Howell replaces Diego Gómez.
77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer.
74' Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber following a set piece situation.
73' Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73' Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
71' Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
71' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
69' Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a cross.
69' Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
68' Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
67' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
66' Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
64' Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Cristhian Mosquera.
63' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.
63' Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal).
61' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Leandro Trossard.
60' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
60' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59' Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
58' Delay in match because of an injury David Raya (Arsenal).
58' Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Diego Gómez with a headed pass.
57' Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
56' Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
53' Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
52' Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52' Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
52' Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
49' Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
48' Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
48' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
45' Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
45'+4' First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.
45'+4' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4' Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
45'+2' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood is caught offside.
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
44' Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
44' Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
39' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
38' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
38' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37' Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
37' David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a cross.
34' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32' Delay in match because of an injury Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
32' Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
31' Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31' Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
30' Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
30' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28' Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
26' Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26' Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
25' Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
22' Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22' Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
22' Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
20' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
18' Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
17' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
12' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
11' Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
11' Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11' Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11' Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
9' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
7' Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7' Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
3' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
3' Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
1' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Brighton & Hove Albion W W L L L

L Crystal Palace 1-0 Premier League
L at Aston Villa 1-0 Premier League
L at Liverpool 3-0 English FA Cup
W at Brentford 2-0 Premier League
W Nottingham Forest 2-1 Premier League

Arsenal W W D W D

D at Brentford 1-1 Premier League
W Wigan Athletic 4-0 English FA Cup
D at Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Premier League
W at Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Premier League
W Chelsea 2-1 Premier League

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