Goals

Brighton & Hove Albion:

Arsenal: Bukayo Saka (9')

Competition: English Premier League

Kickoff: 19:30+UTC

Venue: American Express Stadium - Falmer England

Brighton & Hove Albion form [old → recent]: ❌️❌️❌️✅️✅️

Arsenal form [old → recent]: ➖️✅️➖️✅️✅️

Head to head [recent → old]: (BHA-ARS): 1-2, 0-2, 1-1, 1-1, 0-3

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1:

Bart Verbruggen(1) - Olivier Boscagli(21)🟨 - Jan Paul van Hecke(6) - Ferdi Kadioglu(24)🟨 - Mats Wieffer(27) ⇆ Joël Veltman(34) - Jack Hinshelwood(13) ⇆ Danny Welbeck(18) - Pascal Groß(30) - Carlos Baleba(17) ⇆ Yasin Ayari(26)🟨 - Georginio Rutter(10) - Kaoru Mitoma(22) ⇆ Yankuba Minteh(11) - Diego Gómez(25)🟨 ⇆ Harry Howell(53)

Bench: Matt O'Riley - James Milner - Jason Steele - Maxim De Cuyper - Danny Welbeck - Yankuba Minteh - Harry Howell - Joël Veltman - Yasin Ayari

Arsenal 4-2-3-1:

David Raya(1) - Gabriel Magalhães(6) - Cristhian Mosquera(3)🟨 ⇆ Riccardo Calafiori(33) - Piero Hincapié(5) - Jurriën Timber(12) - Eberechi Eze(10) - Declan Rice(41) - Martín Zubimendi(36) ⇆ Christian Nørgaard(16) - Viktor Gyökeres(14) ⇆ Kai Havertz(29) - Gabriel Martinelli(11) ⇆ Leandro Trossard(19) - Bukayo Saka(7)⚽️

Bench: Kepa Arrizabalaga - Noni Madueke - Myles Lewis-Skelly - Gabriel Jesus - Max Dowman - Kai Havertz - Riccardo Calafiori - Leandro Trossard - Christian Nørgaard

Match Stats

Possession: 60%🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🔴🔴🔴🔴40%

Shots On Goal: 3 - 2

Shots Attempted: 11 - 7

Fouls: 14 - 12

Yellow Cards: 4 - 1

Red Cards: 0 - 0

Corners: 4 - 3

Saves: 1 - 2

Match Events

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

1' - Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

1' - Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

3' - Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

3' - Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.

7' - Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).

7' - Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

9' - ⚽️ Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.

11' - Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).

11' - Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

11' - 🟨 Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

11' - Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

12' - Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.

17' - Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).

17' - Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18' - Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

20' - Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).

20' - Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

22' - Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.

22' - Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

22' - Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

25' - Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).

25' - Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26' - Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).

26' - Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

28' - Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

28' - Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.

30' - Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30' - Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).

31' - Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).

31' - Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

32' - Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).

32' - Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32' - Delay in match because of an injury Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).

34' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.

35' - Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a cross.

37' - David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37' - Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).

38' - Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38' - Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).

39' - Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

39' - Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

39' - Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).

44' - Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44' - Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

45' - Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

45'+2' - Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood is caught offside.

45'+4' - Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).

45'+4' - Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'+4' - First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.

45' - Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.

45' - 🔄 Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Kaoru Mitoma.

48' - Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

48' - Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).

49' - Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).

49' - Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

50' - Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.

52' - Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.

52' - Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

52' - 🟨 Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

53' - Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

56' - Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.

57' - Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.

58' - Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Diego Gómez with a headed pass.

58' - Delay in match because of an injury David Raya (Arsenal).

59' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.

60' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.

60' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.

61' - Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Leandro Trossard.

63' - Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal).

63' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.

64' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Cristhian Mosquera.

66' - Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.

67' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.

68' - Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.

69' - Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.

69' - Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke.

69' - 🔄 Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

71' - Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

71' - Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).

73' - Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

73' - Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.

74' - Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber following a set piece situation.

77' - 🔄 Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer.

77' - 🔄 Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry Howell replaces Diego Gómez.

78' - 🔄 Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Carlos Baleba.

79' - Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh is caught offside.

80' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Martín Zubimendi.

80' - 🟨 Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

82' - 🟨 Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

84' - Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry Howell is caught offside.

86' - Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

86' - Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

88' - Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a through ball.

88' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.

90' - Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

90'+1' - Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).

90'+1' - Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+4' - Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

90'+4' - Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+4' - 🟨 Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+6' - Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).

90'+6' - Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+8' - Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.

Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 1.

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Brighton 0 - [1] Arsenal - Bukayo Saka 9'

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Who was the more effective striker for Arsenal: Gyökeres or Podolski?

They remind me of each-other. Both could be a good "fox in the box", but neither was any good at holding the ball up. But, Podolski wasn't quite good enough for an Arsenal team that was trying to break into the top 2.

This team is looking more and more mentally tired.

Please, please no squeaky bum time! And definitely no defensive fuck-ups that see Brighton equalize or win!! Please lads.

Ooh, that's an interesting question. I feel like Gyokeres' hold-up play is okay (not great, but not bad). Better than Podolski's. And Viktor is better at getting into dangerous areas inside the area. But Lukas had that cannon of a foot on him and could blast the odd rocket in from outside the area.

That's the thing that worries me the most. Not the injuries. We have a very deep squad now with tons of quality. But the mental buckling... That's what worries me. There's great mental strength and desire in the squad. But there's also a thick thread of anxiety, and maybe a bit of lack of belief.

I might go back to bed after that I think

We got our wish

That was a very hard game, won and out of the way.

And Forest held Man City to a draw too!

I think Gyokeres' hold up play is about typical for a winger but pretty poor for a striker. He's physically strong enough to battle defenders, but even when he wins possession he's rarely able to make a good pass after that.

To me, the issue is that, despite the big squad, there are a few positions where the team can't really be rotated. While Odegard is out, Eze has to start. With both Merino and Odegaard out and Nwaneri out on loan, it's hard to find a way to rest Rice and Zubimendi. With Ben White out, Timber doesn't get a rest.

It may actually have been a good thing that earlier this season Saliba and Gabriel were injured, because it forced Arteta into using Mosquera and Hincapie, who are now fully trusted and used often. So, I'm less worried about the defenders. It's more central midfield where things look troubled.

A 7 point gap, with a 6-pointer against City on the horizon.

Also, 10 days before Arsenal plays another Premier League game. That's excellent.

Hey, it was only about 85 minutes, plus 7 minutes extra between the goal and the final whistle, most of that was pretty squeaky, IMO.

Yeah that’s a genuine bonus

I hope the team looks at this and gets a much needed lift out of it. I agree with the mentality and belief concerns, I think that’s partly what’s making us default into trying to control a game rather than kill it off.

We’re not backing ourselves. Even tonight, you saw Brighton back themselves and have a go. There was one pass downfield along the sideline from a Brighton player late in the game, straight along the line for 40 metres, over their head and landed on a 20c piece. That’s the shit we’re up against.