Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion, 05 December 2019

Score2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,164

View Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 5 Arsenal won: 1 Drawn: 2 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Arsenal scored: 6 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 6 This was Brighton and Hove Albion's first-ever win at Arsenal in all competitions (played nine, lost six), and they remained unbeaten in the last four meetings in the Premier League (won two).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Freddie Ljungberg

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 50 G

Goals:

Adam Webster 36 G
Neal Maupay 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Steven Alzate Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Davy Pröpper Midfielder
Dale Stephens Midfielder
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Aaron Connolly Forward
Neal Maupay Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Joe Willock 46
Kieran Tierney for Sead Kolašinac 72
Gabriel Martinelli for Alexandre Lacazette 77

Substitutions:

Martín Montoya for Aaron Connolly 76
Leandro Trossard for Pascal Gross 80
Shane Duffy for Steven Alzate 88

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 20 Y
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 45 Y
David Luiz 68 Y

Cards:

Pascal Gross 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Martín Montoya
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Glenn Murray

Comments:

League position: 10th In Freddie Ljungberg's first home game in caretaker charge, Arsenal had now completed a run of nine games without a win in all competitions for the first time since March 1977. The Gunners had now taken 19 points from their 15 games so far in this Premier League season; 12 points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. They had now won fewer than five of their opening 15 games of a league season for the first time since 1975-76 in League Division One (also four). David Luiz scored after 63 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Brighton and Hove Albion's first-ever win in an away game in the Premier League at one of the big six opponents (played 17, lost 15) and the first time they had scored more than one goal in any of those games. The Seagulls avoided equalling their club record of four consecutive defeats in the Premier League. Albion had now scored 31 goals in the Premier League in 2019; fewer than any other team who have been in the division throughout the year.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Freddie Ljungberg

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 50 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Joe Willock 46
Kieran Tierney for Sead Kolašinac 72
Gabriel Martinelli for Alexandre Lacazette 77

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 20 Y
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 45 Y
David Luiz 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Comments:

League position: 10th In Freddie Ljungberg's first home game in caretaker charge, Arsenal had now completed a run of nine games without a win in all competitions for the first time since March 1977. The Gunners had now taken 19 points from their 15 games so far in this Premier League season; 12 points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. They had now won fewer than five of their opening 15 games of a league season for the first time since 1975-76 in League Division One (also four). David Luiz scored after 63 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Adam Webster 36 G
Neal Maupay 80 G

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Steven Alzate Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Davy Pröpper Midfielder
Dale Stephens Midfielder
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Aaron Connolly Forward
Neal Maupay Forward

Substitutions:

Martín Montoya for Aaron Connolly 76
Leandro Trossard for Pascal Gross 80
Shane Duffy for Steven Alzate 88

Cards:

Pascal Gross 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Martín Montoya
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Glenn Murray

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Brighton and Hove Albion's first-ever win in an away game in the Premier League at one of the big six opponents (played 17, lost 15) and the first time they had scored more than one goal in any of those games. The Seagulls avoided equalling their club record of four consecutive defeats in the Premier League. Albion had now scored 31 goals in the Premier League in 2019; fewer than any other team who have been in the division throughout the year.