Arsenal vs Brighton

5 May 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 9’ (pen)
  • Glenn Murray 61’ (pen)

Match summary

Arsenal and Brighton shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Arsenal ahead from the penalty spot in the 9th minute and Glenn Murray equalised from the penalty spot in the 61st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Arsenal created 2.36 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots, Brighton 2.08 from 11.

Match stats

Arsenal Brighton
20 Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 5
16 Corners 3
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.36 xG 1.91
1.60 Non-penalty xG 1.14
14 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Arsenal Brighton
Kick-off
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Penalty1-0 (Arsenal)
9’
Half-time1-0
61’
Glenn Murray
Penalty1-1 (Brighton)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Stephan Lichtsteiner
  • Shkodran Mustafi
  • Sokratis
  • Granit Xhaka
  • Matteo Guendouzi
Brighton
  • Lewis Dunk
  • Pascal Groß

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.36 2.08 9’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-0 9’ 61’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 1-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.36 2.08 9’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-0 Aubameyang 9’ 61’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 1-1 Murray 61’
Arsenal 2.36 xGBrighton 2.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Arsenal attacking 
9’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 61’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 74’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 85’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 85’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 75’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 26’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 36’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 19’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 76’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 26’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+4’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Bernardo (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 61’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 74’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 85’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 85’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 75’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 26’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 36’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 19’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 76’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Bernardo (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), 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
Stephan Lichtsteiner DEF790 0.000.000
Shkodran Mustafi DEF902 0.140.011
Sokratis DEF900 0.000.000
Nacho Monreal DEF900 0.000.000
Lucas Torreira MID902 0.030.000
Henrikh Mkhitaryan MID792 0.080.252
Granit Xhaka MID792 0.100.233
Mesut Özil MID900 0.000.163
Alexandre Lacazette FWD907 0.530.021
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD9015 1.470.031
Sead Kolasinac Sub110 0.000.000
Matteo Guendouzi Sub110 0.000.000
Alex Iwobi Sub110 0.000.061

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 70% Bet365 odds 1.40
Draw 19% Bet365 odds 5.00
Brighton win 11% Bet365 odds 9.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal LWLLL
Brighton LLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

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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.