Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion, 17 December 2023

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeTim Robinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,257

View Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Arsenal won: 5 Drawn: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 5 Arsenal scored: 17 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 15 . Brighton and Hove Albion failed to win for the first time in their last four visits to the Emirates Stadium in all competitions.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 53 G
Kai Havertz 87 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Evan Ferguson Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 81
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 82
Reiss Nelson for Bukayo Saka 89
Emile Smith Rowe for Kai Havertz 89
Jakub Kiwior for Olexsandr Zinchenko 90+3

Substitutions:

Jack Hinshelwood for Joël Veltman 27
Facundo Buonanotte for Adam Lallana 60
Igor Julio for James Milner 60
João Pedro for Evan Ferguson 60
Danny Welbeck for Simon Adingra 79

Cards:

Ben White 38 Y

Cards:

Kaoru Mitoma 43 Y
Billy Gilmour 76 Y
Pascal Gross 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Reuell Walters
Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal now remained unbeaten in their last 13 home games in all competitions for the first time since December 2018 (won 11). . The Gunners had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 33 home games in the Premier League. . They had now scored in 23 of their last 22 games in all competitions.

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed to score for the first time in their last 33 games in the Premier League to end the club record of scoring in consecutive league games. . Albion had now equalled their club record of failing to keep a clean sheet in 21 league games. . Prior to this game, they had both both scored and conceded in a competition record of 20 consecutive games in the Premier League.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 53 G
Kai Havertz 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 81
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 82
Reiss Nelson for Bukayo Saka 89
Emile Smith Rowe for Kai Havertz 89
Jakub Kiwior for Olexsandr Zinchenko 90+3

Cards:

Ben White 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Reuell Walters
Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal now remained unbeaten in their last 13 home games in all competitions for the first time since December 2018 (won 11). . The Gunners had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 33 home games in the Premier League. . They had now scored in 23 of their last 22 games in all competitions.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Evan Ferguson Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Hinshelwood for Joël Veltman 27
Facundo Buonanotte for Adam Lallana 60
Igor Julio for James Milner 60
João Pedro for Evan Ferguson 60
Danny Welbeck for Simon Adingra 79

Cards:

Kaoru Mitoma 43 Y
Billy Gilmour 76 Y
Pascal Gross 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed to score for the first time in their last 33 games in the Premier League to end the club record of scoring in consecutive league games. . Albion had now equalled their club record of failing to keep a clean sheet in 21 league games. . Prior to this game, they had both both scored and conceded in a competition record of 20 consecutive games in the Premier League.