Brighton vs Arsenal

4 March 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Bukayo Saka 9’

Match summary

Arsenal won 1-0 away at Brighton. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Bukayo Saka put Arsenal ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Jurriën Timber.

Brighton can feel hard done by, creating 0.92 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Arsenal's 0.51 from 7.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%
11 Shots 7
3 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 3
119 Attacks 83
66 Dangerous attacks 35
470 Passes 322
82% Pass accuracy 70%
23 Tackles 16
14 Fouls 12
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Brighton Arsenal
Kick-off
9’
Bukayo SakaLeft foot shot0-1 (Arsenal)
11’
Cristhian MosqueraFoul
Half-time0-1
Yankuba MintehKaoru Mitoma
46’
Second half underway
Diego GómezFoul
52’
Georginio RutterShot on target
58’
59’
Kai HavertzViktor Gyökeres
60’
Leandro TrossardGabriel Martinelli
Mats WiefferShot on target
63’
64’
Riccardo CalafioriCristhian Mosquera
Danny WelbeckJack Hinshelwood
69’
H. HowellDiego Gómez
77’
Joël VeltmanMats Wieffer
77’
Yasin AyariCarlos Baleba
78’
80’
Christian NørgaardMartín Zubimendi
Olivier BoscagliArgument
80’
Ferdi KadıoğluOff the ball foul
81’
88’
Kai HavertzShot on target
Yasin AyariFoul
90+4’
Full-time0-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 0.51 9’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 0-1 9’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 0.51 9’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 0-1 Saka 9’
Brighton 0.92 xGArsenal 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Brighton attacking 
63’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 12’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 88’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 74’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 3’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 12’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 88’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 74’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 68’ Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Wieffer 77’
Hecke
Boscagli
Kadıoğlu
Baleba 78’
Groß
Gómez 77’
Hinshelwood 69’
Mitoma 46’
Rutter
Arsenal 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Raya
Hincapié
Magalhães
Mosquera 64’
Timber
Rice
Zubimendi 80’
Martinelli 60’
Eze
Saka
Gyökeres 59’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Mats Wieffer DEF801 0.300.000
Olivier Boscagli DEF900 0.000.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.082
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF900 0.000.000
Pascal Groß MID900 0.000.000
Carlos Baleba MID813 0.050.000
Diego Gómez MID800 0.000.031
Jack Hinshelwood MID723 0.170.011
Kaoru Mitoma MID492 0.310.000
Georginio Rutter FWD902 0.100.312
Yankuba Minteh Sub410 0.000.021
Danny Welbeck Sub180 0.000.000
Joël Veltman Sub100 0.000.000
Harry Howell Sub100 0.000.000
Yasin Ayari Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 19% Avg odds 5.03
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.84
Arsenal win 56% Avg odds 1.67

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

Form going into the game

Brighton DLLWW
Arsenal WDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Arsenal 2-1 Brighton, 27 Dec 25 Next meeting: Brighton 3-0 Arsenal, 19 Sep 26  All Brighton vs Arsenal meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.