Arsenal vs Brighton

Arsenal

2 - 1

Brighton

🕒 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Emirates Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ John Brooks 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Arsenal 1 · Brighton 8

Referee Stats

John Brooks

13 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.46
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	69%
Draws	15%
Away wins	15%

How the match was won

Arsenal outshot their opponent (24-8).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Arsenal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

41 / 11

Avg: 2.16 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 26

Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47

PPG

1.05

2.16

1.16

0.58

1.37

58%

O2.5

42%

BTTS

53%

63%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Arsenal rank1st

Brighton rank8th

Arsenal points85

Brighton points53

Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

32-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arsenal last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals8-2

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Arsenal score at home95%

Arsenal clean sheet at home58%

Brighton score away74%

Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first100%

Brighton score first32%

Brighton win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Arsenal 50% · Brighton 46%

Avg first goal minute: Arsenal 33.4' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Arsenal score at home2.16 vs 1.53

Arsenal concede at home0.58 vs 1.22

Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Arsenal score 41% above league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Arsenal are 53% below league average at home, and Brighton are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Arsenal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 10

46-60 7

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

450

407

Passes Accurate

376

336

Passes %

84%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Ødegaard

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Saka

45+1'

45+1' B. Verbruggen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Gruda

1st substitution · For: Y. Minteh

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. De Cuyper

2nd substitution · For: M. Wieffer

50'

50' L. Dunk

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

G. Rutter

Own Goal

56'

56' D. Coppola

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Gómez

Normal Goal

69'

69' M. Lewis-Skelly

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ V. Gyökeres

1st substitution · For: Gabriel Jesus

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Lewis-Skelly

2nd substitution · For: Gabriel Magalhães

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood

3rd substitution · For: D. Welbeck

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ L. Trossard

3rd substitution · For: Gabriel Martinelli

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Coppola

4th substitution · For: T. Watson

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Gómez

5th substitution · For: C. Kostoulas

90'

90' P. Hincapié

Arsenal vs Brighton 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1 on Saturday, 27 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by John Brooks. It was played at Emirates Stadium.

First half: Arsenal took the lead at 14' when M. Ødegaard scored, with the assist credited to B. Saka, making the score 1-0. B. Verbruggen received a yellow card for Brighton at 45+1'.

Second half: Brighton made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Gruda replacing Y. Minteh. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. De Cuyper replacing M. Wieffer. L. Dunk received a yellow card for Brighton at 50'. Arsenal extended the lead at 52' when G. Rutter scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-0. D. Coppola received a yellow card for Brighton at 56'. Brighton reduced the deficit at 64' when D. Gómez scored, making the score 2-1. M. Lewis-Skelly received a yellow card for Arsenal at 69'. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 71', with V. Gyökeres replacing Gabriel Jesus. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. Lewis-Skelly replacing Gabriel Magalhães. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. Hinshelwood replacing D. Welbeck. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 82', with L. Trossard replacing Gabriel Martinelli. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 87', with D. Coppola replacing T. Watson. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 87', with D. Gómez replacing C. Kostoulas. P. Hincapié received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90'.

Arsenal used 3 substitutions while Brighton used 5 substitutions. Arsenal got 2 yellow cards, while Brighton got 3 yellow cards.