English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 65': Kaoru Mitoma
  • 77': Evan Ferguson
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2 - 4
  • 2': Bukayo Saka
  • 39': Martin Ødegaard
  • 47': Eddie Nketiah
  • 71': Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal stretches lead to 7 points with 4-2 win at Brighton

— Arsenal stretched its Premier League lead to seven points with a 4-2 win at Brighton on Saturday capped by a well-worked breakaway goal from Gabriel Martinelli.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 2': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 3': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 3': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 12': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 12': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Hand ball by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 16': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
  • 17': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Eddie Nketiah.
  • 23': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 25': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
  • 26': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma tries a through ball, but Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
  • 27': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 28': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 28': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 29': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 34': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Levi Colwill tries a through ball, but Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
  • 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 39': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 2. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 45': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 45': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 45'+2': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 2.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
  • 47': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 3. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana tries a through ball, but Pascal Groß is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
  • 54': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 54': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 56': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 56': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt missed. William Saliba (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 58': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Eddie Nketiah.
  • 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
  • 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Adam Lallana.
  • 61': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 61': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Arsenal 3. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a through ball.
  • 71': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Arsenal 4. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 74': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 74': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
  • 75': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
  • 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Solly March.
  • 77': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Arsenal 4. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 78': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 78': Levi Colwill (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán tries a through ball, but Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.
  • 81': Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton and Hove Albion) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 81': Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 82': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
  • 87': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 88': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 88': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson tries a through ball, but Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.
  • 89': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 90': VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 2-4 Arsenal.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Arsenal 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Arsenal 4.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
32.2 Possession 67.8
14 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 527
288 Passes 597
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 42
20 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 4
19 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 9
24 Effective Clearances 5
24 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,647

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
6 Levi Colwill
5 Lewis Dunk
30 Pervis Estupiñán
2 Tariq Lamptey
14 Adam Lallana
13 Pascal Groß
27 Billy Gilmour Yellow Card
11 Leandro Trossard
22 Kaoru Mitoma
7 Solly March Yellow Card

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães Yellow Card
12 William Saliba
35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
4 Ben White
5 Thomas Partey Yellow Card
34 Granit Xhaka
8 Martin Ødegaard
14 Eddie Nketiah
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka

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