Brighton vs Arsenal

26 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Jürgen Locadia 35’
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 7’

Match summary

Brighton and Arsenal shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Arsenal ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Alexandre Lacazette and Jürgen Locadia equalised in the 35th minute.

Brighton had the better of the chances, with 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Arsenal's 0.79 from 7.

Match stats

Brighton Arsenal
12 Shots 7
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.39 xG 0.79
1.39 Non-penalty xG 0.79
8 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Brighton Arsenal
Kick-off
7’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Alexandre Lacazette0-1 (Arsenal)
Jürgen Locadia1-1 (Brighton)
35’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Martín Montoya
  • Glenn Murray
Arsenal
  • Sead Kolasinac

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 0.79 7’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 0-1 7’ 35’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), 1-1 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 0.79 7’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 0-1 Aubameyang 7’ 35’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), 1-1 Locadia 35’
Brighton 1.39 xGArsenal 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Brighton attacking 
35’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), open play, 0.87 xG, goal 30’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 7’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 29’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 80’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 59’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 4’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Martín Montoya (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), open play, 0.87 xG, goal 30’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 7’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 29’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 80’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 59’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 4’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Martín Montoya (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Solly March (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
Mat Ryan GK900 0.000.000
Martín Montoya DEF901 0.010.073
Shane Duffy DEF900 0.000.000
Leon Balogun DEF900 0.000.000
Bernardo DEF900 0.000.021
Solly March MID902 0.050.172
Pascal Groß MID902 0.040.000
Davy Pröpper MID903 0.140.000
Dale Stephens MID900 0.000.152
Jürgen Locadia MID8812 0.980.011
Glenn Murray FWD812 0.160.000
Florin Andone Sub90 0.000.000
Anthony Knockaert Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 18% Bet365 odds 5.25
Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.90
Arsenal win 57% Bet365 odds 1.72

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

Form going into the game

Brighton WWLLL
Arsenal WDWLW

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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.