Brighton vs Arsenal

0 - 1

🕒 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:30 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Arsenal 1

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

29 matches · 3.90 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.90
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	48%
Draws	21%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-7).
Brighton controlled possession (60%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 16

Avg: 1.58 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.00

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

1.74

PPG

2.00

1.58

1.05

0.84

58%

O2.5

47%

58%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Arsenal rank1st

Brighton points53

Arsenal points85

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.

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.

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

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

Record3-0-2

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.

Arsenal last 5 away

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Arsenal score away89%

Arsenal clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Arsenal 50%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Arsenal 31.9'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Arsenal score away1.58 vs 1.22

Arsenal concede away0.84 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Arsenal score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 45% 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: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

470

322

Passes Accurate

385

226

Passes %

82%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Saka

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Timber

11'

11' Cristhian Mosquera

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Mitoma

1st substitution · For: Y. Minteh

52'

52' D. Gómez

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ V. Gyökeres

1st substitution · For: K. Havertz

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Gabriel Martinelli

2nd substitution · For: L. Trossard

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Cristhian Mosquera

3rd substitution · For: R. Calafiori

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood

2nd substitution · For: D. Welbeck

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Wieffer

3rd substitution · For: J. Veltman

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Gómez

4th substitution · For: H. Howell

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Baleba

5th substitution · For: Y. Ayari

80'

80' O. Boscagli

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Martín Zubimendi

4th substitution · For: C. Nørgaard

82'

82' F. Kadıoğlu

90+4'

90+4' Y. Ayari

Brighton vs Arsenal 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Brighton 1-0 on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Arsenal took an early lead at 9' when B. Saka scored, with the assist credited to J. Timber, making the score 0-1. Cristhian Mosquera received a yellow card for Arsenal at 11'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Mitoma replacing Y. Minteh. D. Gómez received a yellow card for Brighton at 52'. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 59', with V. Gyökeres replacing K. Havertz. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 60', with Gabriel Martinelli replacing L. Trossard. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Cristhian Mosquera replacing R. Calafiori. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 69', with J. Hinshelwood replacing D. Welbeck. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. Wieffer replacing J. Veltman. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 77', with D. Gómez replacing H. Howell. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 78', with C. Baleba replacing Y. Ayari. O. Boscagli received a yellow card for Brighton at 80'. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 80', with Martín Zubimendi replacing C. Nørgaard. F. Kadıoğlu received a yellow card for Brighton at 82'. Y. Ayari received a yellow card for Brighton at 90+4'.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Arsenal used 4 substitutions. Brighton got 4 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 1 yellow card.