Arsenal vs Brighton

Premier League 27 Dec 2025, 15:00
Arsenal
Arsenal
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Brighton
Brighton
🏟 Emirates Stadium Round 18

Match report

Arsenal edged past Brighton 2-1 in the Premier League on 27 December 2025.

Arsenal had 24 shots to Brighton's 8.

The match was played at Emirates Stadium.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 24 - 8 On target 6 - 3 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 7 - 13 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Martin Ødegaard
Arsenal · 1 goal
8 Diego Gómez 1 goal
8 Bukayo Saka 1 assist
8 Leandro Trossard captained the side
8 Jan Paul van Hecke captained the side
First half vs second half
Brighton came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 15–0 9–8
Shots On Goal 5–0 1–3
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 2–1 5–1
Attacks 46–40 44–43
Match statistics
7 Corners 2
3 Substitution 5
90 Attacks 83
70 Dangerous Attacks 28
6 On Target 3
18 Off Target 5
24 Shots Total 8
6 Shots On Goal 3
8 Shots Off Goal 3
10 Shots Blocked 2
21 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 1
7 Fouls 13
7 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
53% Ball Possession 47%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 5
444 Passes Total 392
375 Passes Accurate 319
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arsenal · 4-3-3
1 D. Raya
41 D. Rice 2 W. Saliba 5 P. Hincapié 49 M. Lewis-Skelly
8 M. Ødegaard 36 M. Zubimendi 23 M. Merino
7 B. Saka 14 V. Gyökeres 19 L. Trossard
Brighton · 3-4-2-1
1 B. Verbruggen
42 D. Coppola 6 J. Hecke 5 L. Dunk
24 F. Kadıoğlu 26 Y. Ayari 13 J. Hinshelwood 29 M. Cuyper
8 B. Gruda 25 D. Gómez
10 G. Rutter
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 6 Gabriel Magalhães
  • 9 Gabriel Jesus
  • 11 Gabriel Martinelli
  • 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga
  • 89 Marli Salmon
  • 16 Christian Nørgaard
  • 20 Noni Madueke
  • 22 Ethan Nwaneri
  • 10 Eberechi Eze
Brighton
Coach
Fabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
  • 11 Yankuba Minteh
  • 27 Mats Wieffer
  • 18 Danny Welbeck
  • 14 Tom Watson
  • 19 Charalampos Kostoulas
  • 23 Jason Steele
  • 21 Olivier Boscagli
  • 34 Joël Veltman
  • 20 James Milner
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Y. Minteh ↓ B. Gruda Brighton
  • 46' ↑ M. Wieffer ↓ M. De Cuyper Brighton
  • 71' ↑ Gabriel Jesus ↓ V. Gyökeres Arsenal
  • 71' ↑ Gabriel ↓ M. Lewis-Skelly Arsenal
  • 75' ↑ D. Welbeck ↓ J. Hinshelwood Brighton
  • 82' ↑ G. Martinelli ↓ L. Trossard Arsenal
  • 87' ↑ T. Watson ↓ D. Coppola Brighton
  • 87' ↑ C. Kostoulas ↓ D. Gomez Brighton
Cards
  • 45+1' B. Verbruggen Brighton
  • 50' L. Dunk Brighton
  • 56' D. Coppola Brighton
  • 69' M. Lewis-Skelly Arsenal
  • 90' P. Hincapie Arsenal
Head-to-head
Arsenal 7 3 draws 2 Brighton
2026-03-04 Brighton vs Arsenal 0 - 1
2025-12-27 Arsenal vs Brighton 2 - 1
2025-10-29 Arsenal vs Brighton 2 - 0
2025-01-04 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal 1 - 1
2024-08-31 Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 1
2024-04-06 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal 0 - 3
Recent form
Arsenal D D D D L
Brighton D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Arsenal vs Brighton?
Arsenal won 2-1 against Brighton on 27 December 2025.
Who won Arsenal vs Brighton?
Arsenal won the match 2-1.
Where was Arsenal vs Brighton played?
The match was played at Emirates Stadium.