Brighton 1–1 Arsenal
Brighton
1–1HT 0–1
Arsenal
Brighton played Arsenal in the Premier League on 4 January 2025 at American Express Stadium. The match finished 1–1.
Goals and cards
- 16'E. Nwaneri (assist by Mikel Merino)
- 45+1'Ethan Nwaneri — Yellow card
- 61'João Pedro
- 64'Joël Veltman — Yellow card
- 82'Yankuba Minteh — Yellow card
- 84'Mikel Merino — Yellow card
- 90'Riccardo Calafiori — Yellow card
Line-ups
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- B. Verbruggen
- J. Veltman
- J. van Hecke
- Igor Julio
- P. Estupiñán
- C. Baleba
- Y. Ayari
- B. Gruda
- M. O'Riley
- S. Adingra
- João Pedro
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Rutter
- Y. Minteh
- K. Mitoma
- A. Webster
- J. Enciso
- T. Lamptey
- S. March
- J. Steele
- J. Moder
- COACHES: F. Hürzeler
Arsenal 4-3-3
- David Raya
- T. Partey
- W. Saliba
- Gabriel Magalhães
- R. Calafiori
- D. Rice
- Jorginho
- Mikel Merino
- E. Nwaneri
- Gabriel Jesus
- L. Trossard
- SUBSTITUTES
- Gabriel Martinelli
- M. Ødegaard
- J. Kiwior
- N. Butler-Oyedeji
- O. Zinchenko
- Neto
- K. Tierney
- I. Kabia
- M. Lewis-Skelly
- COACHES: Mikel Arteta
Match statistics
| Brighton | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 11 | Total shots | 9 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Corners | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 45% | Possession | 55% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 427 | Total passes | 519 |
| 368 | Accurate passes | 456 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 1.52 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.88 |
| 0.87 | goals_prevented | 0.87 |