Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal, 04 March 2018

Score2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance30,620

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 1.30pm Referee Kevin Friend was originally due to take charge of this game but was later replaced by Stuart Attwell. This was Brighton and Hove Albion's third win in 17 meetings in all competitions (lost 12) and the first since September 1982.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Lewis Dunk 7 G
Glenn Murray 26 G

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 43 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Ezequiel Schelotto
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Glenn Murray

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder
Jack Wilshere Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Bruno Saltor for Ezequiel Schelotto 69
Solly March for Anthony Knockaert 77
Beram Kayal for Pascal Gross 87

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Alex Iwobi 74
Eddie Nketiah for Calum Chambers 83
Héctor Bellerín for Henrikh Mkhitaryan 83

Cards:

Dale Stephens 60 Y
Ezequiel Schelotto 64 Y
Glenn Murray 78 Y

Cards:

Sead Kolašinac 28 Y
Jack Wilshere 40 Y
Granit Xhaka 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender Connor Goldson
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Forward Jürgen Locadia
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Rob Holding
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Eddie Nketiah
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 10th Brighton and Hove Albion had lost all of their previous seven games in the Premier League against the current top six teams, by an aggregate of 18 goals to one. The Seagulls had now won three consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since September 1982. Glenn Murray had now scored six goals in the Premier League in 2018; only Mohamed Salah (seven) and Sergio Agüero (nine) had scored more.

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now lost four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since October 2002. The Gunners had now lost their first four away league games of a year for the first time since 1925. With their 200th defeat in the Premier League (played 991), their total of 45 points after 29 games so far in this Premier League season was their lowest total at this stage since 1994-95 (37 points).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Goals:

Lewis Dunk 7 G
Glenn Murray 26 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Ezequiel Schelotto
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Glenn Murray

Substitutions:

Bruno Saltor for Ezequiel Schelotto 69
Solly March for Anthony Knockaert 77
Beram Kayal for Pascal Gross 87

Cards:

Dale Stephens 60 Y
Ezequiel Schelotto 64 Y
Glenn Murray 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender Connor Goldson
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Forward Jürgen Locadia
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 10th Brighton and Hove Albion had lost all of their previous seven games in the Premier League against the current top six teams, by an aggregate of 18 goals to one. The Seagulls had now won three consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since September 1982. Glenn Murray had now scored six goals in the Premier League in 2018; only Mohamed Salah (seven) and Sergio Agüero (nine) had scored more.

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 43 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder
Jack Wilshere Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Alex Iwobi 74
Eddie Nketiah for Calum Chambers 83
Héctor Bellerín for Henrikh Mkhitaryan 83

Cards:

Sead Kolašinac 28 Y
Jack Wilshere 40 Y
Granit Xhaka 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Rob Holding
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Eddie Nketiah
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now lost four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since October 2002. The Gunners had now lost their first four away league games of a year for the first time since 1925. With their 200th defeat in the Premier League (played 991), their total of 45 points after 29 games so far in this Premier League season was their lowest total at this stage since 1994-95 (37 points).