Arsenal vs Brighton

17 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gabriel Jesus 53’
  • Kai Havertz 87’

Match summary

Arsenal beat Brighton 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Gabriel Jesus put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 53rd minute and Kai Havertz made it 2-0 in the 87th minute, set up by Eddie Nketiah.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.77 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Brighton's 0.66 from 6.

Match stats

Arsenal Brighton
26 Shots 6
9 Shots on Target 1
10 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.77 xG 0.66
2.77 Non-penalty xG 0.66
19 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Arsenal Brighton
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Gabriel Jesus1-0 (Arsenal)
53’
Kai Havertz
Assist: Eddie Nketiah2-0 (Arsenal)
87’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Ben White
Brighton
  • Pascal Groß
  • Billy Gilmour
  • Kaoru Mitoma

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.77 0.66 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), 1-0 53’ 87’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), 2-0 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.77 0.66 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), 1-0 Jesus 53’ 87’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), 2-0 Havertz 87’
Arsenal 2.77 xGBrighton 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Arsenal attacking 
82’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 32’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 75’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 87’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 84’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 1’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 74’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+3’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 65’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 39’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 32’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 75’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 87’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 84’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 1’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 74’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+3’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 65’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 39’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ 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
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF901 0.040.051
Gabriel DEF901 0.050.000
William Saliba DEF900 0.000.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF900 0.000.222
Kai Havertz MID9014 0.870.000
Martin Odegaard MID905 0.290.194
Declan Rice MID902 0.200.000
Bukayo Saka FWD904 0.290.573
Gabriel Jesus FWD8514 0.390.042
Gabriel Martinelli FWD864 0.540.515
Eddie Nketiah Sub510 0.000.301
Leandro Trossard Sub40 0.000.111
Jakub Kiwior Sub10 0.000.000
Emile Smith-Rowe Sub11 0.110.000
Reiss Nelson Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 65% Avg odds 1.48
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.76
Brighton win 15% Avg odds 6.66

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

Form going into the game

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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.