Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal, 25 January 2015

Score3-2 to Arsenal
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionFA Cup 4th round
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance30,278

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal head to head

This was a repeat of Arsenal's 3-2 win in the 4th round of the FA Cup on 26 January 2013 - their only previous visit to the AMEX Stadium. This game was watched by a new attendance record at the AMEX Stadium. The previous record was 30,003 for the visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the League Championship on 4 May 2013. Kick-off: 4.00pm

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

3 Arsenal

Goals:

Chris O'Grady 50 G
Sam Baldock 75 G

Goals:

Theo Walcott 2 G
Mesut Özil 24 G
Tomáš Rosický 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Stockdale
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender Iñigo Calderón
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender/Centre back Gordon Greer
Defender/Midfielder Rohan Ince
Defender/Left back Joe Bennett
Midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey
Midfielder Danny Holla
Forward Sam Baldock
Forward Chris O'Grady

Starting lineup:

Wojciech Szczęsny Goalkeeper
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Mathieu Flamini Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický Midfielder
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Solly March for Bruno Saltor 63
Adrian Colunga for Jake Forster-Caskey 82

Substitutions:

Chuba Akpom for Olivier Giroud 70
Alexis Sánchez for Theo Walcott 70
Francis Coquelin for Mesut Özil 80

Cards:

Sam Baldock 73 Y
Danny Holla 79 Y
Gordon Greer 87 Y
Lewis Dunk 90 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Aaron Hughes
Defender/Midfielder Adam Chicksen
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder Glen Rea
Forward Adrian Colunga
Forward Craig Mackail-Smith

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Per Mertesacker
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Chuba Akpom

Comments:

Today's game and Arsenal's visit at the same stage in 2013 are Albion's only two defeats in their last 13 FA Cup matches at home. They have now lost all five of their FA Cup meetings with the Gunners and won only two of 13 encounters in all competitions.

Comments:

This was first Arsenal's first FA Cup tie outside of London since January 2013, which was also in the 4th round at Brighton & Hove Albion. Having missed much of the last year through injury, Theo Walcott scored for the first time since New Year's Day in 2014 in a 2-0 Premier League win against Cardiff City. Including last season's Final, Arsenal have conceded two goals in each of six of their last seven away games in the FA Cup.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Goals:

Chris O'Grady 50 G
Sam Baldock 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Stockdale
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender Iñigo Calderón
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender/Centre back Gordon Greer
Defender/Midfielder Rohan Ince
Defender/Left back Joe Bennett
Midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey
Midfielder Danny Holla
Forward Sam Baldock
Forward Chris O'Grady

Substitutions:

Solly March for Bruno Saltor 63
Adrian Colunga for Jake Forster-Caskey 82

Cards:

Sam Baldock 73 Y
Danny Holla 79 Y
Gordon Greer 87 Y
Lewis Dunk 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Aaron Hughes
Defender/Midfielder Adam Chicksen
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder Glen Rea
Forward Adrian Colunga
Forward Craig Mackail-Smith

Comments:

Today's game and Arsenal's visit at the same stage in 2013 are Albion's only two defeats in their last 13 FA Cup matches at home. They have now lost all five of their FA Cup meetings with the Gunners and won only two of 13 encounters in all competitions.

3 Arsenal

Goals:

Theo Walcott 2 G
Mesut Özil 24 G
Tomáš Rosický 59 G

Starting lineup:

Wojciech Szczęsny Goalkeeper
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Mathieu Flamini Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický Midfielder
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Chuba Akpom for Olivier Giroud 70
Alexis Sánchez for Theo Walcott 70
Francis Coquelin for Mesut Özil 80

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Per Mertesacker
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Chuba Akpom

Comments:

This was first Arsenal's first FA Cup tie outside of London since January 2013, which was also in the 4th round at Brighton & Hove Albion. Having missed much of the last year through injury, Theo Walcott scored for the first time since New Year's Day in 2014 in a 2-0 Premier League win against Cardiff City. Including last season's Final, Arsenal have conceded two goals in each of six of their last seven away games in the FA Cup.