Brighton 2–1 Arsenal
Brighton
2–1HT 2–1
Arsenal
Brighton played Arsenal in the Premier League on 4 March 2018 at American Express Community Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 7'L. Dunk (assist by S. Duffy)
- 26'G. Murray (assist by P. Groß)
- 28'Sead Kolašinac — Yellow card
- 40'Jack Wilshere — Yellow card
- 43'P. Aubameyang (assist by G. Xhaka)
- 54'Granit Xhaka — Yellow card
- 60'Dale Stephens — Yellow card
- 64'Ezequiel Schelotto — Yellow card
- 78'Glenn Murray — Yellow card
Line-ups
Brighton 4-4-1-1
- M. Ryan
- G. Bong
- S. Duffy
- E. Schelotto
- L. Dunk
- D. Stephens
- P. Groß
- D. Pröpper
- A. Knockaert
- G. Murray
- J. Izquierdo
- SUBSTITUTES
- Bruno Saltor
- S. March
- B. Kayal
- L. Ulloa
- C. Goldson
- J. Locadia
- T. Krul
- COACHES: C. Hughton
Arsenal 4-2-3-1
- P. Čech
- L. Koscielny
- S. Mustafi
- S. Kolašinac
- C. Chambers
- M. Özil
- H. Mkhitaryan
- J. Wilshere
- G. Xhaka
- A. Iwobi
- P. Aubameyang
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Welbeck
- Bellerín
- E. Nketiah
- D. Ospina
- R. Holding
- A. Maitland-Niles
- Mohamed Elneny
- COACHES: A. Wenger
Match statistics
| Brighton | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 7 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 13 | Total shots | 15 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 6 | Corners | 11 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 31% | Possession | 69% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 287 | Total passes | 614 |
| 208 | Accurate passes | 516 |
| 72% | Pass accuracy | 84% |