Brighton 3-0 Arsenal: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 5

Brighton

3 : 0

Arsenal

P. Gross31'
C. Kostoulas45'
C. Andres57'

Brighton4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Arsenal Arsenal crest

Assistant

Andrew Crofts

Assistant

Gabriel Heinze

Assistant

Andrew Crofts

Substitutions

76'
246.6
F. Kadioglu
206.9
Costinha
76'
197.3A
C. Kostoulas
106.9
G. Rutter
85'
148.0
C. Andres
357.0
M. Yalcouye
86'
47.3
P. Struijk
306.9
M. Svoboda
86'
257.5A
D. Gomez
336.6
M. O'Riley

Unused

Assistant

Gabriel Heinze

Substitutions

60'
126.2
J. Timber
366.3
M. Zubimendi
60'
396.3
Bruno Guimaraes
236.5
M. Merino
73'
176.5
C. Tzolis
106.6
E. Eze
73'
86.0
M. Odegaard
146.3
V. Gyokeres
81'
77.2
B. Saka
566.7
M. Dowman

Unused

Home

F. Azeez
Abdominal strain
Out
E. Ferguson
Ankle Injury
Out
J. Hinshelwood
Ankle Injury
Out
Y. Minteh
Injury
Out
K. Mitoma
Hamstring Injury
Out
S. Tzimas
Knee Injury
Out
M. Wieffer
Knee Injury
Out
Z. Yohanna
Lacking Match Fitness
Out

Away

C. Mosquera
Muscle Injury
Out
W. Saliba
Back Injury
Out
B. White
Groin Injury
Out

Player of the match

Pascal Groß

Midfielder · Brighton

8.5

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes32

Key passes2

Pass accuracy78%

Defending

Tackles1

Interceptions2

Duels won1 · 25%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Bart VerbruggenG	2	0	1,08	+1,08	22/40	9/25
David RayaG	2	3	2,04	-0,96	31/46	12/25

Live stats

Possession & Passing

40%Possession60%

343Total passes511

76%Pass accuracy85%

5Corners6

Attack

17Shots11

5On target2

9Off target4

3Blocked shots5

Box & Quality

10Shots in box10

7Shots out box1

1.3xG1.6

-1.0Goals prevented-1.0

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves2

0Offsides2

13Fouls11

4Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,33xG0,39

8Shots3

3On target1

1Big chances1

11Touches in box15

44%Possession56%

2Corners0

Second half

1,00xG1,19

9Shots8

2On target1

3Big chances1

17Touches in box15

35%Possession65%

3Corners6

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Brighton

1.3417840%

55% open play45% set piece

Arsenal

1.5811760%

69% open play31% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

28 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Brighton1,34 xG · 3 scored

Arsenal1,58 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Brighton34

Open play 24Set piece 6Rebound 3Defensive 1

Arsenal21

Open play 12Set piece 6Rebound 3

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Brighton46% pressure

Arsenal54% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-0

100%Draw 0%0%

1.34xG1.58

17Shots11

8On target7

Momentum

90' Off target Declan Rice 0.02 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

17 v 11

Brighton shoot right, Arsenal left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BRIBrightonARSArsenalgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

BrightonArsenalgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

BrightonDefensive line 42%

ArsenalDefensive line 37%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

BrightonUntil 76'

Most-connected pair: Struijk and Verbruggen, 11 passes between them.

ArsenalUntil 60'

Most-connected pair: Konsa and Raya, 22 passes between them.

Running

Fastest on the pitch

Malick Yalcouyé

32.0 km/h

Distance covered and sprints, per player.

Brighton118.4 km

DistanceSprints

Pascal Groß12.6 km3×
Yasin Ayari11.8 km9×
Maxim De Cuyper11.6 km9×
Chema Andrés11.0 km6×
Luka Vušković10.5 km9×

Arsenal119.5 km

DistanceSprints

Kai Havertz11.9 km8×
Declan Rice11.4 km11×
Riccardo Calafiori11.2 km12×
Gabriel Magalhães10.7 km2×
Ezri Konsa10.6 km4×

Tactical battle

47control53

Bukayo Saka

9 touches in box

In possession

45,1%Field tilt54,9%

10Passes into box14

22Progressive passes24

4Carries into final third7

10Chances created9

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

9,73Press intensity (PPDA)12,57

16High turnovers12

16Regains within 5s19

25,2sBall recovery time15,1s

21Interceptions11

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

74Carries117

888mCarry distance1369m

10Progressive carries14

411mProgressive carry distance603m

3Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won8

13Take-ons attempted19

388mProgressive pass distance468m

1Through balls2

9Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,68Expected threat (xT)0,74

2,84Action value (VAEP)-0,13

34Shot-creating actions21

6Goal-creating actions0

9Box entries13

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,9Passes per attack3,9

8,2sAttack duration12,1s

3,15 m/sAttack directness1,82 m/s

1Build-up attacks3

12Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

28Touches in box29

67Final third entries51

4Big chances2

1,86xG on target1,32

3Big chances missed2

Passing

6/16 (38%)Crosses6/16 (38%)

23/56 (41%)Long balls27/53 (51%)

12Throw-ins24

10Free kicks13

9Goal kicks12

Duels

49Total51

28/62 (45%)Ground34/62 (55%)

19/33 (58%)Aerial15/33 (45%)

4/13 (31%)Dribbles8/17 (47%)

4Dispossessed7

Defending

46Recoveries42

11Interceptions6

16Tackles13

63%Tackles won69%

18Clearances14

1Big chances scored0

0Big saves1

0Errors led to shot3

1Fouled in final third0

96.6 kmDistance covered97.2 km

77Sprints79

8,22Average rating6,53

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

BrightonThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

ArsenalThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal83%

83%2+ goals67%

67%3+ goals17%

They concede

33%1+ goal50%

17%2+ goals17%

17%3+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 5-0 (A)·worst 3-4 (A)

best 3-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

BrightonshootallowArsenal

9.4%Six-yard box7.6%

58.9%-1.5Penalty area-2.857.6%

24.2%Edge of the box25.8%

7.4%Long range+2.48.9%

499 shots taken · 314 faced

ArsenalshootallowBrighton

11.6%+3.2Six-yard box8.1%

63.7%+3.3Penalty area+3.063.4%

21.7%-3.0Edge of the box-2.821.9%

3.1%-3.4Long range6.5%

554 shots taken · 443 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0 at Amex Stadium in the Premier League. Brighton led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: P. Gross (31'), C. Kostoulas (45'), C. Andres (57') for Brighton. In their last 23 meetings, Brighton have won 7, Arsenal 11, with 5 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.