Arsenal vs Brighton

23 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Nicolas Pepe 49’, 60’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-0 at home to Brighton. It was goalless at half-time.

Nicolas Pepe put Arsenal ahead in the 49th minute, set up by Calum Chambers and Pepe made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, set up by Martin Odegaard.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 0.77 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Brighton's 0.19 from 5.

Match stats

Arsenal Brighton
16 Shots 5
5 Shots on Target 1
11 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.77 xG 0.19
0.77 Non-penalty xG 0.19
13 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Arsenal Brighton
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Nicolas Pepe
Assist: Calum Chambers1-0 (Arsenal)
49’
Nicolas Pepe
Assist: Martin Odegaard2-0 (Arsenal)
60’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.19 49’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-0 49’ 60’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 2-0 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.19 49’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-0 Pepe 49’ 60’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 2-0 Pepe 60’
Arsenal 0.77 xGBrighton 0.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Arsenal attacking 
24’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 68’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 35’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 60’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 51’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 24’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 68’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 35’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 60’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 51’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Calum Chambers DEF9010 0.000.082
Gabriel DEF901 0.010.000
Rob Holding DEF900 0.000.000
Kieran Tierney DEF900 0.000.000
Thomas Partey MID904 0.200.000
Granit Xhaka MID903 0.070.133
Nicolas Pepe MID9024 0.190.000
Martin Odegaard MID8612 0.050.283
Emile Smith-Rowe MID740 0.000.174
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD792 0.260.083
Bukayo Saka Sub160 0.000.000
Alexandre Lacazette Sub110 0.000.000
Gabriel Martinelli Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 58% Avg odds 1.67
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.19
Brighton win 19% Avg odds 4.93

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal LWWWW
Brighton LWLDW

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.