Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2026-27

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

3 – 0

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Arsenal FC

Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Amex Stadium 31,944 HT 45' · FT 45'

Pascal Gross 31' 1–0

Charalampos Kostoulas 45' 2–0

Chema Andres 57' 3–0

Charalampos Kostoulas 33' Y

Ferdi Kadioglu 45' Y

Pascal Struijk 71' Y

Maxim De Cuyper 90' Y

Y 90' Declan Rice

Overview

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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Arsenal FC 8 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Assistant 1 Scott Ledger
Assistant 2

7 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Arsenal FC 2026-03-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2025-12-27 Arsenal FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2025-01-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Arsenal FC 2024-08-31 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Arsenal FC	H	3–0	W
13 Sep	Coventry City FC	A	5–0	W
05 Sep	Leeds United FC	H	1–1	D
30 Aug	Chelsea FC	A	3–4	L
23 Aug	Aston Villa FC	H	4–0	W
24 May	Manchester United FC	H	0–3	L

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	0–3	L
12 Sep	Sunderland AFC	A	2–0	W
09 Sep	SSC Napoli	A	1–0	W
06 Sep	Chelsea FC	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	Aston Villa FC	A	1–0	W
21 Aug	Coventry City FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Arsenal FC
#3	Position	#2
16	Points	21
8	Played	8
5 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 1
23	Scored	13
7	Conceded	5
+16	GD	+8
2.00	PPG	2.63
63%	Win %	88%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

63% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

63% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (16 pts). Arsenal FC are 2nd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Arsenal FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

3/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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

Arsenal FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Amex Stadium as Brighton & Hove Albion FC face off against Arsenal FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brighton & Hove Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Kai Havertz, a Germany , has 45 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Arsenal FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Arsenal FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
31' What composure from Pascal Gross! The Germany international strokes it home. 1-0.
33' Charalampos Kostoulas was booked on 33.
38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 343 games and scored 473 goals.
43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
45' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a card on 45.
45' Charalampos Kostoulas adds to his 3 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Arsenal FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' Magnificent from Chema Andres! That is 3 goals in 556 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
60' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Bruno Guimaraes is replaced by Mikel Merino on 60 minute.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
71' It’s gonna be a card for Pascal Struijk.
73' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Martin Odegaard by Viktor Gyokeres on 73 minute.
76' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Charalampos Kostoulas is replaced by Georginio Rutter on 76 minute.
81' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Bukayo Saka by Max Dowman on 81 minute.
85' Malick Yalcouye is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chema Andres at the 85 minute mark.
86' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Matt O'Riley on, Diego Gomez off on 86 minutes.
90' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Arsenal FC.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

24
Ferdi Kadioglu ↓ Costinha 76'
13
Pascal Gross
4
Pascal Struijk ↓ Michael Svoboda 86'
21
Olivier Boscagli
1
Bart Verbruggen
29
Maxim De Cuyper
26
Yasin Ayari
25
Diego Gomez ↓ Matt O'Riley 86'
44
Luka Vuskovic
19
Charalampos Kostoulas ↓ Georginio Rutter 76'
14
Chema Andres ↓ Malick Yalcouye 85'

Bench

23
Jason Steele
33
Matt O'Riley ↑ 86'
10
Georginio Rutter ↑ 76'
3
Jaouen Hadjam
30
Michael Svoboda ↑ 86'
20
Costinha ↑ 76'
15
Ibrahim Osman
35
Malick Yalcouye ↑ 85'
12
Promise Akinpelu

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

39
Bruno Guimaraes ↓ Mikel Merino 60'
41
Declan Rice
15
Ezri Konsa
1
David Raya
8
Martin Odegaard ↓ Viktor Gyokeres 73'
6
Gabriel Magalhaes
29
Kai Havertz
7
Bukayo Saka ↓ Max Dowman 81'
33
Riccardo Calafiori
12
Jurrien Timber ↓ Martin Zubimendi 60'
17
Christos Tzolis ↓ Eberechi Eze 73'

Bench

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

2026-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Arsenal FC W 2026-09-13 Coventry City FC 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-09-05 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2026-08-30 Chelsea FC 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-08-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Aston Villa FC W 2026-05-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Manchester United FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2026-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Arsenal FC L 2026-09-12 Sunderland AFC 0–2 Arsenal FC W 2026-09-09 SSC Napoli 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2026-09-06 Arsenal FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2026-08-31 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2026-08-21 Arsenal FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.48 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Arsenal FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC46% Draw28% Arsenal FC26%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Arsenal FC

54%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Arsenal FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC33% Draw49% Arsenal FC18%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

11.7%

0 – 0

10.7%

2 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Arsenal FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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