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Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion (2025-12-27T15:00:00.000Z)

Premier League Round 18
  • Emirates Stadium
  • John Brooks
2 - 1Full time

Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion (2025-12-27T15:00:00.000Z)


Match review

Arsenal 2-1 Brighton: Arteta's men return to Premier League summit with nervy win

Arsenal are back on top of the Premier League table, with Georginio Rutter's own goal ultimately settling their contest with Brighton.


Momentum

    Top stats

    Ball possession
    53%
    47%
  • 3.08
    Expected goals (xG)
    0.85
  • 24
    Total shots
    8
  • 4
    Big chances
    1

Events

Martin Ødegaard (1 - 0)assist by Bukayo Saka
14‎’‎
+1 minutes added
45‎’‎+1
50‎’‎
Georginio Rutter (2 - 0)Own goal
52‎’‎
56‎’‎
64‎’‎
Diego Gomez (2 - 1)
90‎’‎
+5 minutes added
7.2

Arsenal

4-3-3

6.4

Brighton & Hove Albion

3-4-2-1
7.2
Arsenal
4-3-3
7.7
1Raya
6.4
Brighton & Hove Albion
3-4-2-1

Coach

Coach

Substitutes

Team form


    Top stats

    Ball possession
    53%
    47%
  • 3.08
    Expected goals (xG)
    0.85
  • 24
    Total shots
    8
  • 4
    Big chances
    1

Player of the Match

Martin Ødegaard
Arsenal
8.6

Events

+1 minutes added
45‎’‎+1
50‎’‎
Georginio Rutter (2 - 0)Own goal
52‎’‎
56‎’‎
64‎’‎
Diego Gomez (2 - 1)
90‎’‎
+5 minutes added

About the match

    Arsenal faces Brighton & Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium on Sat, Dec 27, 2025, 15:00 UTC. This match is part of the Premier League. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion live score with a full set of match features, including:

  • Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on FotMob.

  • Real-time extensive stats powered by Opta: Possession, shots, corners, big chances created, xG, momentum, and shot maps.

  • The lineups are:
    Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya - Declan Rice, William Saliba, Piero Hincapié, Myles Lewis-Skelly - Martin Ødegaard, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino - Bukayo Saka, Viktor Gyökeres, Leandro Trossard.
    Brighton & Hove Albion (3-4-2-1): Bart Verbruggen - Diego Coppola, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk - Ferdi Kadioglu, Yasin Ayari, Jack Hinshelwood, Maxim De Cuyper - Brajan Gruda, Diego Gomez - Georginio Rutter.

  • Unavailable players for Arsenal: Riccardo Calafiori (injury), Ben White (injury), Cristhian Mosquera (injury), Max Dowman (injury), Kai Havertz (injury). Unavailable players for Brighton & Hove Albion: Carlos Baleba (international duty), Kaoru Mitoma (injury), Adam Webster (injury), Solly March (injury), Stefanos Tzimas (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Arsenal 9 win(s), Brighton & Hove Albion 6 win(s), and 5 draw(s).

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Emirates StadiumLondon, England
Capacity60,383
Attendance60,209
100%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
7°C

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Emirates StadiumLondon, England
Capacity60,383
Attendance60,209
100%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
7°C

About the match

Who will win?