Brighton & Hove Albion tops Arsenal 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion was eventually too good for Arsenal.

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David Brown
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Brighton & Hove Albion tops Arsenal 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

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FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion was finally too good for Arsenal with the goal of Pascal Groß (31′), Charalampos Kostoulas (45′) and Chema Andrés (57′). Arsenal lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 31,944 spectators.​ The referee was Darren England with the support of Scott Ledger and Alistair Nelson. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

3 - 0

Team 1

Arsenal

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 17 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 77 Attack 60
  • 36 Dangerous attack 34
  • 55 Ball safe 71
  • 12 Free Kicks 13
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal had a superior ball possession 60% while Brighton & Hove Albion was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brighton & Hove Albion won the match​.

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 17 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 10 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards (Maxim De Cuyper, Pascal Struijk, Ferdi Kadıoğlu and Charalampos Kostoulas). Talking about the opposition, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Declan Rice).

Match Timeline

Pascal Groß(goal)Charalampos Kostoulas
31'
Charalampos Kostoulas- Yellow
33'
Charalampos Kostoulas(goal)Diego Gómez
45'
Ferdi Kadıoğlu- Yellow
45'
Chema Andrés(goal)Pascal Groß
57'
60'
Mikel Merino- sub ->Bruno Guimarães
60'
Martín Zubimendi- sub ->Jurriën Timber 
Pascal Struijk- Yellow
71'
73'
Eberechi Eze- sub ->Christos Tzolis
73'
Viktor Gyökeres- sub ->Martin Ødegaard 
Costinha- sub ->Ferdi Kadıoğlu
76'
Georginio Rutter- sub ->Charalampos Kostoulas
76'
81'
Max Dowman- sub ->Bukayo Saka
Malick Yalcouyé- sub ->Chema Andrés
85'
Matt O'Riley- sub ->Diego Gómez
86'
Michael Svoboda- sub ->Pascal Struijk
86'
Maxim De Cuyper- Yellow
90'
90'
Declan Rice- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
12
4
Arsenal
12
5
Brighton & Hove Albion
10
5
Brentford
9
5
Everton
9
5
Leeds United
8
4
Hull City
8
5
Newcastle United
8
5
Chelsea
7
5
Liverpool
6
4
Ipswich Town
6
5
Nottingham Forest
5
5
Manchester United
4
4
Sunderland
4
4
Aston Villa
4
5
AFC Bournemouth
3
4
Crystal Palace
3
4
Coventry City
3
5
Tottenham Hotspur
2
5
Fulham
1
4

After playing this match, Brighton & Hove Albion has 10 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal stays with 12 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Sunderland on the 10th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Arsenal will host Leeds United on the 10th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
7.0
D
Lewis Dunk  5.England
D
Olivier Boscagli 21.France
7.0
D
Ferdi Kadıoğlu 24.Turkey
7.1
76' 45'
D
Luka Vuskovic 44.Croatia
7.1
D
Pascal Struijk 4.Belgium
7.2
86' 71'
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
8.1
Goals31'
M
Diego Gómez 25.Paraguay
7.0
86'
M
Yasin Ayari 26.Sweden
6.4
M
Maxim De Cuyper 29.Belgium
7.1
90'
M
Chema Andrés 14.Spain
7.6
85' Goals57'
F
Charalampos Kostoulas 19.Greece
7.8
76' 33' Goals45'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
Jaouen Hadjam 3.Algeria
D
Costinha 20.Portugal
6.3
76'
D
Michael Svoboda 30.Austria
86'
M
Malick Yalcouyé 35.Mali
6.8
85'
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
6.4
86'
F
Georginio Rutter 10.France
6.7
76'
F
Promise David 12.Canada
F
Ibrahim Osman 15.Ghana

Brighton & Hove Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Fabian Hürzeler decided to play with the following team: Bart Verbruggen (7.0), Ferdi Kadıoğlu (7.1), Luka Vuskovic (7.1), Lewis Dunk, Pascal Struijk (7.2), Olivier Boscagli (7.0), Chema Andrés (7.6), Pascal Groß (8.1), Diego Gómez (7.0), Yasin Ayari (6.4), Maxim De Cuyper (7.1) and Charalampos Kostoulas (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Malick Yalcouyé (6.8), Jaouen Hadjam, Georginio Rutter (6.7), Promise David, Ibrahim Osman, Costinha (6.3), Jason Steele, Michael Svoboda and Matt O’Riley (6.4).

Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Michael Svoboda (injured).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Ferdi Kadıoğlu for Costinha (76′), Charalampos Kostoulas for Georginio Rutter (76′), Chema Andrés for Malick Yalcouyé (85′), Diego Gómez for Matt O’Riley (86′) and Pascal Struijk for Michael Svoboda (86′).

Player of the match: Pascal Groß​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
David Raya 1.Spain
6.5
D
Gabriel 6.Brazil
6.5
D
Jurriën Timber  12.Netherlands
6.2
60'
D
Ezri Konsa 15.England
6.3
D
Riccardo Calafiori 33.Italy
6.3
D
Ben White 4.England
M
Bukayo Saka 7.England
6.8
81'
M
Martin Ødegaard  8.Norway
6.1
73'
M
Christos Tzolis 17.Greece
6.4
73'
M
Declan Rice 41.England
6.7
90'
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
6.5
60'
F
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
6.7
Substitutes
G
Kepa Arrizabalaga 13.Spain
D
Myles Lewis-Skelly 49.England
D
Piero Hincapié 5.Ecuador
M
Eberechi Eze 10.England
6.7
73'
M
Mikel Merino 23.Spain
6.3
60'
M
Martín Zubimendi 36.Spain
6.8
60'
M
Max Dowman 56.England
6.6
81'
F
Viktor Gyökeres 14.Sweden
6.7
73'
F
Noni Madueke 20.England

Also Arsenal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya (6.5), Jurriën Timber (6.2), Ben White, Ezri Konsa (6.3), Gabriel (6.5), Riccardo Calafiori (6.3), Declan Rice (6.7), Bruno Guimarães (6.5), Bukayo Saka (6.8), Martin Ødegaard (6.1), Christos Tzolis (6.4) and Kai Havertz (6.7).

They had on the bench: Myles Lewis-Skelly, Piero Hincapié, Eberechi Eze (6.7), Kepa Arrizabalaga, Viktor Gyökeres (6.7), Noni Madueke, Mikel Merino (6.3), Martín Zubimendi (6.8) and Max Dowman (6.6).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Bruno Guimarães for Mikel Merino (60′), Jurriën Timber  for Martín Zubimendi (60′), Christos Tzolis for Eberechi Eze (73′), Martin Ødegaard  for Viktor Gyökeres (73′) and Bukayo Saka for Max Dowman (81′).

Player of the match: Bukayo Saka​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.

His rating is 6.8 with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​