Brighton vs Arsenal

29 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Alexandre Lacazette 66’

Match summary

Arsenal took a 1-0 win at Brighton. It was goalless at half-time.

Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead in the 66th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Brighton's 0.80 from 13.

Match stats

Brighton Arsenal
13 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.80 xG 1.31
0.80 Non-penalty xG 1.31
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Brighton Arsenal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
66’
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Bukayo Saka0-1 (Arsenal)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Lewis Dunk
  • Alireza Jahanbakhsh

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 0.80 1.32 66’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 0-1 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 1.32 66’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 0-1 Lacazette 66’
Brighton 0.80 xGArsenal 1.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Brighton attacking 
50’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 46’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 16’ Dan Burn (Brighton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 47’ Bernardo (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 11’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 37’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 24’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Pablo Marí (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 46’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 16’ Dan Burn (Brighton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 47’ Bernardo (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 11’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 37’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Pablo Marí (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 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
Joël Veltman DEF900 0.000.082
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.121
Adam Webster DEF900 0.000.000
Dan Burn DEF901 0.110.000
Davy Pröpper MID683 0.120.000
Pascal Groß MID901 0.030.153
Yves Bissouma MID900 0.000.111
Bernardo MID904 0.320.172
Alireza Jahanbakhsh FWD752 0.170.000
Alexis Mac Allister FWD672 0.050.021
Neal Maupay Sub230 0.000.000
Solly March Sub220 0.000.000
Leandro Trossard Sub150 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 26% Avg odds 3.64
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Arsenal win 46% Avg odds 2.10

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

Form going into the game

Brighton LLDDD
Arsenal LLDLW

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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.