Brighton vs Arsenal

4 January 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • João Pedro 61’ (pen)
  • Ethan Nwaneri 16’

Match summary

Brighton and Arsenal shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Ethan Nwaneri put Arsenal ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Mikel Merino and João Pedro equalised from the penalty spot in the 61st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Arsenal 1.81 from 9.

Match stats

Brighton Arsenal
11 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.77 xG 1.81
1.00 Non-penalty xG 1.81
4 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Brighton Arsenal
Kick-off
16’
Ethan Nwaneri
Assist: Mikel Merino0-1 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-1
João Pedro
Penalty1-1 (Brighton)
61’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Joël Veltman
  • Yankuba Minteh
Arsenal
  • Riccardo Calafiori
  • Mikel Merino
  • Ethan Nwaneri

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 1.81 16’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), 0-1 16’ 61’ João Pedro (Brighton), 1-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 1.81 16’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), 0-1 Nwaneri 16’ 61’ João Pedro (Brighton), 1-1 Pedro 61’
Brighton 1.77 xGArsenal 1.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Brighton attacking 
61’ João Pedro (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 40’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 34’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 58’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), set piece, 0.43 xG, off target 10’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 16’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 77’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 89’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 21’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 19’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Adam Webster (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 61’ João Pedro (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 40’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 34’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 58’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), set piece, 0.43 xG, off target 10’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 16’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 77’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 89’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 21’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 19’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Adam Webster (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Joël Veltman DEF900 0.000.231
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.021
Igor Julio DEF700 0.000.000
Estupiñán DEF901 0.020.000
Carlos Baleba MID901 0.030.000
Yasin Ayari MID901 0.050.031
Brajan Gruda MID501 0.110.000
Matt O'Riley MID501 0.020.451
Simon Adingra MID663 0.540.111
João Pedro FWD9011 0.760.000
Georginio Rutter Sub400 0.000.000
Yankuba Minteh Sub401 0.230.011
Kaoru Mitoma Sub240 0.000.000
Adam Webster Sub201 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 20% Avg odds 4.74
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.59
Arsenal win 53% Avg odds 1.81

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

Form going into the game

Brighton DLDDD
Arsenal DDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Arsenal 1-1 Brighton, 31 Aug 24 Next meeting: Arsenal 2-1 Brighton, 27 Dec 25  All Brighton vs Arsenal meetings

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.