Premier League: Arsenal conquers Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2
FALMER. Arsenal beats Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2.
FALMER. Arsenal overcomes Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2. Brighton & Hove Albion was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the collaboration of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Jarred Gillett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.04 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 68% while Arsenal was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Arsenal was able to find the solution to win this match.
Brighton & Hove Albion shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards (Billy Gilmour, Solly March and Jeremy Sarmiento). Regarding the opposition, Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (Gabriel Magalhães, Thomas Partey and Bukayo Saka).
After this match, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 24 points like Chelsea to move up in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal will have 40 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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2'2'
Bukayo Saka
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39'39'
Martin Ødegaard
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45'45'
Gabriel Magalhães
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45'45'
Billy Gilmour
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45'45'
Thomas Partey
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47'47'
Eddie Nketiah
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54'54'
Bukayo Saka
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56'56'
Solly March
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60'60'
Evan Ferguson
Leandro Trossard
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60'60'
Kieran Tierney
Oleksandr Zinchenko
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60'60'
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Ben White
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61'61'
Jeremy Sarmiento
Adam Lallana
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65'65'
Kaoru Mitoma
Pascal Groß
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71'71'
Gabriel Martinelli
Martin Ødegaard
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74'74'
Mohamed Elneny
Thomas Partey
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76'76'
Julio Enciso
Solly March
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77'77'
Evan Ferguson
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81'81'
Jeremy Sarmiento
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87'87'
Rob Holding
Martin Ødegaard
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89'89'
Kaoru Mitoma (Goal Disallowed)
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89'89'
Kaoru Mitoma
Evan Ferguson
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Everton on the 3rd of January with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Everton (2 draws).
Arsenal will host Newcastle United on the 3rd of January with a 22-4 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion: Formation and Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roberto De Zerbi chose to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez , Tariq Lamptey , Lewis Dunk , Levi Colwill , Pervis Estupiñán , Billy Gilmour , Pascal Groß , Solly March , Adam Lallana , Kaoru Mitoma and Leandro Trossard .
Substitutes
Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: Leandro Trossard for Evan Ferguson (60′), Adam Lallana for Jeremy Sarmiento (61′) and Solly March for Julio Enciso (76′).
Top player: Evan Ferguson
The player who no doubt impressed Brighton & Hove Albion the most was Evan Ferguson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 6 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 60′.
Arsenal: Formation and Lineups
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale , Benjamin White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Martin Ødegaard , Thomas Partey , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Edward Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli .
Substitutes
Arsenal made 4 changes: Oleksandr Zinchenko for Kieran Tierney (60′), Ben White for Takehiro Tomiyasu (60′), Thomas Partey for Mohamed Elneny (74′) and Martin Ødegaard for Rob Holding (87′).
Top player: Martin Ødegaard
The player who no doubt impressed Arsenal the most was Martin Ødegaard.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brian Pempus
born and raised in India's Goa region. Football was a natural affection from infancy, even though most of the population considered cricket to be a religion. has an IT diploma, but when it came time to choose a job, her love of football easily won out. has worked with LOOTRS since February 2022 and has been connected to football teams like Sporting Club de Goa and FC Goa before focusing more on Indian football and other sports.
