Brighton vs Arsenal

31 December 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Kaoru Mitoma 65’
  • Evan Ferguson 77’
  • Bukayo Saka 2’
  • Martin Odegaard 39’
  • Eddie Nketiah 47’
  • Gabriel Martinelli 71’

Match summary

Arsenal won 4-2 away at Brighton. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Bukayo Saka put Arsenal ahead in the 2nd minute and Martin Odegaard made it 0-2 from a corner in the 39th minute. In the second half, Eddie Nketiah made it 0-3 in the 47th minute, Kaoru Mitoma pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 65th minute, set up by Pascal Groß, Gabriel Martinelli made it 1-4 in the 71st minute, set up by Martin Odegaard, and Evan Ferguson made it 2-4 in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 3.31 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Brighton's 1.16 from 9.

Match stats

Brighton Arsenal
9 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 7
7 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 3.22
1.16 Non-penalty xG 3.22
9 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Brighton Arsenal
Kick-off
2’
Bukayo Saka0-1 (Arsenal)
39’
Martin Odegaard0-2 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-2
47’
Eddie Nketiah0-3 (Arsenal)
Kaoru Mitoma
Assist: Pascal Groß1-3 (Brighton)
65’
71’
Gabriel Martinelli
Assist: Martin Odegaard1-4 (Arsenal)
Evan Ferguson2-4 (Brighton)
77’
Full-time2-4

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Billy Gilmour
  • Solly March
  • Jeremy Sarmiento
Arsenal
  • Gabriel
  • Thomas Partey
  • Bukayo Saka

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 3.31 2’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 0-1 2’ 39’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 0-2 39’ 47’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 0-3 47’ 65’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), 1-3 65’ 71’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 1-4 71’ 77’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 2-4 77’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 3.31 2’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 0-1 Saka 2’ 39’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 0-2 Odegaard 39’ 47’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 0-3 Nketiah 47’ 65’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), 1-3 Mitoma 65’ 71’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 1-4 Martinelli 71’ 77’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 2-4 Ferguson 77’
Brighton 1.16 xGArsenal 3.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Brighton attacking 
47’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 2’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 71’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 77’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 4’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 57’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.41 xG, saved 65’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 7’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 30’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 6’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ William Saliba (Arsenal), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 25’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 71’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 2’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 77’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 4’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 57’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.41 xG, saved 65’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 7’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 6’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 30’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ William Saliba (Arsenal), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 25’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Tariq Lamptey DEF900 0.000.061
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.010.000
Levi Colwill DEF900 0.000.000
Estupiñán DEF900 0.000.000
Pascal Groß MID9011 0.070.393
Billy Gilmour MID900 0.000.000
Solly March MID791 0.020.081
Adam Lallana MID640 0.000.071
Kaoru Mitoma MID9011 0.330.000
Leandro Trossard FWD632 0.120.000
Evan Ferguson Sub2712 0.520.000
Jeremy Sarmiento Sub261 0.080.000
Julio Enciso Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 23% Avg odds 4.29
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.67
Arsenal win 51% Avg odds 1.88

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.