Arsenal FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Arsenal FC

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 11:30 UTC Emirates Stadium 60,326 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kai Havertz 38' 1–0

1–1 58' Joao Pedro

Declan Rice 42' Y

Thomas Partey 45' Y

Declan Rice 49' YR

Jurrien Timber 70' Y

Y 70' Yankubah Minteh

Overview

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Arsenal FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal FC 10 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Kavanagh
Assistant 1 Lee Betts
Assistant 2 Richard West

9 games this season 🟨 5.6/game ⚽ 16.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Arsenal FC 17 games · Avg 2.4 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-31 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-04-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Arsenal FC 2023-12-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-05-14 Arsenal FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-12-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–4 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–1	D
24 Aug	Aston Villa FC	A	2–0	W
17 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	2–0	W
19 May	Everton FC	H	2–1	W
12 May	Manchester United FC	A	1–0	W
04 May	AFC Bournemouth	H	3–0	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Arsenal FC	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	Manchester United FC	H	2–1	W
17 Aug	Everton FC	A	3–0	W
19 May	Manchester United FC	H	0–2	L
15 May	Chelsea FC	H	1–2	L
11 May	Newcastle United FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Arsenal FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#1	Position	#2
27	Points	22
10	Played	10
9 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 2
15	Scored	26
5	Conceded	7
+10	GD	+19
2.70	PPG	2.20
90%	Win %	70%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

4/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC

Martin Odegaard	3 G
Kai Havertz	3 G
Bukayo Saka	3 G
Bruno Guimaraes	2 G

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Arsenal FC have kicked off against Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Arsenal FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The 22-year-old Carlos Baleba has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikel Arteta might look to freshen things up shortly.
17' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. James Milner is replaced by Yasin Ayari on 17 minute.
22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Arsenal FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
27' A quiet spell here at Emirates Stadium. Brighton & Hove Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
32' Danny Welbeck, a England forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 346 games and scored 477 goals.
38' Kai Havertz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 8 goals this season for the .
42' It’s gonna be a card for Declan Rice.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Thomas Partey.
49' A moment of madness from Declan Rice on 49 minutes earns him a card. Arsenal FC will be frustrated.
54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' Joao Pedro adds to his 9 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
59' The whistle greets Leandro Trossard as he departs to be replaced by Riccardo Calafiori.
64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
69' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' It’s gonna be a card for Jurrien Timber.
72' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Georginio Rutter on, Yankubah Minteh off on 72 minutes.
73' Martinelli gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Martin Odegaard and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
80' The whistle greets Jurrien Timber as he departs to be replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
85' Simon Adingra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kaoru Mitoma on 85 minute.
86' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Danny Welbeck trudges off to be replaced by Julio Enciso on 86 minutes.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

41
Declan Rice
22
David Raya
8
Martin Odegaard ↓ Martinelli 73'
2
William Saliba
6
Gabriel Magalhaes
29
Kai Havertz
5
Thomas Partey
19
Leandro Trossard ↓ Riccardo Calafiori 59'
4
Ben White
7
Bukayo Saka
12
Jurrien Timber ↓ Oleksandr Zinchenko 80'

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Julio Enciso 86'
6
James Milner ↓ Yasin Ayari 17'
5
Lewis Dunk
34
Joel Veltman ↓ Pervis Estupinan 72'
29
Jan Paul van Hecke
9
Joao Pedro
1
Bart Verbruggen
22
Kaoru Mitoma ↓ Simon Adingra 85'
20
Carlos Baleba
41
Jack Hinshelwood
17
Yankubah Minteh ↓ Georginio Rutter 72'

Bench

4
Adam Webster
23
Jason Steele
14
Georginio Rutter ↑ 72'
30
Pervis Estupinan ↑ 72'
3
Igor Julio
2
Tariq Lamptey
26
Yasin Ayari ↑ 17'
10
Julio Enciso ↑ 86'
24
Simon Adingra ↑ 85'

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kai Havertz	3
Nicolas Pepe	3
Martin Odegaard	2
Martinelli	2
Joao Pedro	2
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	2
Neal Maupay	2
Bukayo Saka	2

Head to Head

Arsenal FC Form

2024-08-31 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-08-24 Aston Villa FC 0–2 Arsenal FC W 2024-08-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2024-05-19 Arsenal FC 2–1 Everton FC W 2024-05-12 Manchester United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2024-05-04 Arsenal FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2024-08-31 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-08-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester United FC W 2024-08-17 Everton FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2024-05-11 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.24 Arsenal FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Arsenal FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Arsenal FC44% Draw29% Brighton & Hove Albion FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

56%

Arsenal FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Arsenal FC27% Draw51% Brighton & Hove Albion FC22%

Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.3%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.3%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap	Arsenal FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.