Brighton vs Arsenal

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🕒 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Arsenal 2

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

31 matches · 3.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.13
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.32
Over 4.5 cards	29%
Home wins	26%
Draws	23%
Away wins	52%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (11-9).
Arsenal controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-8-2

Goals For / Against

34 / 17

Avg: 1.79 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 1.84

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

1.68

PPG

1.84

1.58

1.79

1.37

0.89

68%

O2.5

37%

74%

BTTS

58%

42%

Score 1st

58%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Arsenal rank2nd

Brighton points61

Arsenal points74

Brighton: #8 · 61 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arsenal: #2 · 74 pts · GD +35

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Brighton last 5 home

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals9-10

Record2-2-1

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 last 5 away

W D W D D

Points9/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-5

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home16%

Arsenal score away84%

Arsenal clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first42%

Brighton win after scoring first50%

Arsenal score first58%

Arsenal win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 70% · Arsenal 71%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Arsenal 40.3'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.51

Brighton concede at home1.37 vs 1.42

Arsenal score away1.79 vs 1.42

Arsenal concede away0.89 vs 1.51

Brighton score 4% above league average, while Arsenal score 26% above league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 4% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 8

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 4

0-15 3

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

427

519

Passes Accurate

368

456

Passes %

86%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Nwaneri

Normal Goal · Assist: Mikel Merino

45+1'

45+1' E. Nwaneri

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. O'Riley

1st substitution · For: G. Rutter

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Gruda

2nd substitution · For: Y. Minteh

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Nwaneri

1st substitution · For: Gabriel Martinelli

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 1-1

João Pedro

Penalty

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. Adingra

3rd substitution · For: K. Mitoma

64'

64' J. Veltman

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Jorginho

2nd substitution · For: M. Ødegaard

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Igor

4th substitution · For: A. Webster

82'

82' Y. Minteh

84'

84' Mikel Merino

90'

90' R. Calafiori

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

Brighton drew 1-1 with Arsenal on Saturday, 04 January 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Arsenal took the lead at 16' when E. Nwaneri scored, with the assist credited to Mikel Merino, making the score 0-1. E. Nwaneri received a yellow card for Arsenal at 45+1'.

Second half: Brighton made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. O'Riley replacing G. Rutter. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 46', with B. Gruda replacing Y. Minteh. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Nwaneri replacing Gabriel Martinelli. Brighton leveled the score at 61' when João Pedro converted a penalty, making the score 1-1. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 62', with S. Adingra replacing K. Mitoma. J. Veltman received a yellow card for Brighton at 64'. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Jorginho replacing M. Ødegaard. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 66', with Igor replacing A. Webster. Y. Minteh received a yellow card for Brighton at 82'. Mikel Merino received a yellow card for Arsenal at 84'. R. Calafiori received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90'.

Brighton used 4 substitutions while Arsenal used 2 substitutions. Brighton got 2 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 3 yellow cards.