Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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Arsenal FC

Sat 31 Dec 2022 · 17:30 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Billy Gilmour 45' Y

Y 45' Gabriel Magalhaes

Y 45' Thomas Partey

Y 54' Bukayo Saka

Solomon March 57' Y

Jeremy Sarmiento 82' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
Referee Anthony Taylor
Referee Gary Beswick
Referee Adam Nunn

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–4 Arsenal FC 2022-04-09 Arsenal FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC 2021-05-23 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-12-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	Arsenal FC	H	2–4	L
26 Dec	Southampton FC	A	3–1	W
13 Nov	Aston Villa FC	H	1–2	L
05 Nov	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	3–2	W
29 Oct	Chelsea FC	H	4–1	W
22 Oct	Manchester City FC	A	1–3	L

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	4–2	W
26 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–1	W
12 Nov	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
06 Nov	Chelsea FC	A	1–0	W
03 Nov	FC Zurich	H	1–0	W
30 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	5–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Arsenal FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

4/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Arsenal FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Brighton & Hove Albion FC host Arsenal FC — let the battle begin!
2' Brilliant from the ! Bukayo Saka makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 2.
7' Solomon March has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 346 appearances.
12' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
17' Lewis Dunk is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brighton & Hove Albion FC so far.
22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Brighton & Hove Albion FC winning 100% of all matches.
27' Brighton & Hove Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
37' Brighton & Hove Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Pascal Gross scoring 1 goals.
39' GOAL! Martin Odegaard fires home to make it 0-2!
44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Billy Gilmour gets a Yellow card.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Eddie Nketiah makes it 0-3.
52' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Bukayo Saka argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
57' The referee has no hesitation. Solomon March is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Yellow card on 57.
60' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Sarmiento. He replaces Adam Lallana on 60 minute.
65' Kaoru Mitoma makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are in front.
70' It’s high time Roberto De Zerbi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
71' A goal from the Brazil international Martinelli! He fires home on 71 to make it 1-4!
74' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Thomas Partey is replaced by Mohamed El Neny on 74 minute.
76' Julio Enciso gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Solomon March and will look to change the dynamic.
77' The deadlock is broken! Evan Ferguson gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jeremy Sarmiento on 82 minutes.
87' Oleksandr Zinchenko is a natural left-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Arsenal FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
14
Eddie Nketiah
1
Aaron Ramsdale
35
Oleksandr Zinchenko ↓ Kieran Tierney 60'
8
Martin Odegaard
12
William Saliba
6
Gabriel Magalhaes
5
Thomas Partey ↓ Mohamed El Neny 74'
4
Ben White ↓ Takehiro Tomiyasu 60'
7
Bukayo Saka
11
Martinelli

Bench

Coach Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nicolas Pepe	3
Kai Havertz	3
Neal Maupay	2
Bukayo Saka	2
Alexandre Lacazette	2
Martin Odegaard	2
Martinelli	2
Joao Pedro	2

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2022-12-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–4 Arsenal FC L 2022-12-26 Southampton FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-11-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L 2022-11-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-10-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Chelsea FC W 2022-10-22 Manchester City FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2022-12-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–4 Arsenal FC W 2022-12-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2022-11-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Arsenal FC W 2022-11-06 Chelsea FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2022-11-03 Arsenal FC 1–0 FC Zurich W 2022-10-30 Arsenal FC 5–0 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Arsenal FC xG

I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Arsenal FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC29% Draw28% Arsenal FC43%

Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Arsenal FC

71%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Arsenal FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC22% Draw47% Arsenal FC31%

Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

12.9%

0 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 0

8.6%

0 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Arsenal FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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