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

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Premier League · 2024-25

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

1 – 1

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Arsenal FC

Sat 4 Jan 2025 · 17:30 UTC Amex Stadium 31,714 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Ethan Nwaneri

Joao Pedro pen 61' 1–1

Y 45' Ethan Nwaneri

Joel Veltman 64' Y

Yankubah Minteh 81' Y

Y 84' Mikel Merino

Y 90' Riccardo Calafiori

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Adam Nunn

9 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.0 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Arsenal FC 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

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Arsenal FC	H	1–1	D
30 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	2–2	D
27 Dec	Brentford FC	H	0–0	D
21 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	1–1	D
15 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–3	L
08 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–1	D
01 Jan	Brentford FC	A	3–1	W
27 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–0	W
21 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	5–1	W
14 Dec	Everton FC	H	0–0	D
11 Dec	AS Monaco FC	H	3–0	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' KICK OFF: Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets underway.
5' Adam Webster, a England centre-back, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' Arsenal 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.
16' Against the run of play, Ethan Nwaneri has scored! This game has turned on its head.
21' Thomas Partey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
26' 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.
31' Arsenal FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
41' Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently sit 10 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' Arsenal FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Ethan Nwaneri is replaced by Martinelli.
51' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' Joao Pedro doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
62' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Simon Adingra departs to be replaced by Kaoru Mitoma.
64' Joel Veltman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
64' The Arsenal FC bench stirs into life. Jorginho is withdrawn and Martin Odegaard gets his opportunity.
67' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Igor departs to be replaced by Adam Webster.
72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
77' Italy international Jorginho has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
81' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Yankubah Minteh gets a card.
84' Mikel Merino catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Arsenal FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' Riccardo Calafiori was booked on 90.
It finishes all square. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Arsenal FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-01-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2024-12-30 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2024-12-21 West Ham United FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D

Arsenal FC Form

2025-01-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2025-01-01 Brentford FC 1–3 Arsenal FC W 2024-12-27 Arsenal FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–5 Arsenal FC W 2024-12-14 Arsenal FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2024-12-11 Arsenal FC 3–0 AS Monaco FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Arsenal FC xG

I would bet for: Arsenal FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC31% Draw31% Arsenal FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Arsenal FC

69%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Arsenal FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC21% Draw51% Arsenal FC28%

Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.4%

0 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

0 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Arsenal FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	22%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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