Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2023-24 English Premier League

Arsenal move top of the league with 2-0 win over Brighton

A dominant Arsenal side beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at home on Sunday with second-half goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
• 3': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
• 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 7': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 7': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
• 9': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 9': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 10': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 10': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 12': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 14': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 14': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
• 16': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 16': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 19': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 20': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
• 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
• 21': Delay in match because of an injury Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 23': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
• 23': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
• 23': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Delay in match because of an injury Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 27': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Joël Veltman because of an injury.
• 28': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 28': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
• 29': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 29': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 32': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
• 33': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
• 34': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
• 34': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 37': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 38': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
• 38': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 38': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 39': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 39': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
• 40': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
• 40': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross following a corner.
• 42': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 43': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
• 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 45'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
• 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 45'+3': Hand ball by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
• 45'+4': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 48': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 48': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
• 52': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
• 53': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
• 55': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James Milner.
• 56': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a headed pass following a corner.
• 56': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
• 57': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
• 57': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces James Milner.
• 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Evan Ferguson.
• 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Adam Lallana.
• 61': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 61': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 64': Attempt saved. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 64': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
• 66': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 67': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 68': Attempt blocked. Ben White (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
• 68': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 70': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Hinshelwood.
• 74': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
• 74': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
• 75': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Igor Julio.
• 75': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a corner.
• 76': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 76': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 76': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 78': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 78': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Simon Adingra.
• 80': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
• 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
• 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
• 82': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
• 84': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
• 84': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
• 84': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 85': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
• 85': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
• 86': Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 87': Goal! Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah with a through ball.
• 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
• 89': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
• 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
• 90': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Reiss Nelson.
• 90'+3': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a headed pass.
• 90'+3': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
• 90'+3': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
• 90'+5': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Julio.
• 90'+6': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
• 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.