Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal, 29 December 2020

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 3 Drawn: 2 Arsenal won: 2 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 8 Arsenal scored: 8 This was Arsenal's first win in the last six meetings (all Premier League, lost three).

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Davy Pröpper

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Pablo Marí Defender
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Neal Maupay for Alexis Mac Allister 67
Solly March for Davy Pröpper 68
Leandro Trossard for Alireza Jahanbakhsh 75

Substitutions:

Alexandre Lacazette for Gabriel Martinelli 66
Dani Ceballos for Bukayo Saka 81
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Emile Smith Rowe 89

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 59 Y
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 65 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Jayson Molumby
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Aaron Connolly
Forward Neal Maupay
Forward Danny Welbeck
Forward Andi Zeqiri

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Alexandre Lacazette
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 17th Brighton and Hove Albion had now equaled their club record of 12 consecutive home league games without a win; previously in League Division 2 in February 1998. Of the teams in the Premier League throughout 2020, Albion won the fewest games (five). This was Graham Potter's 100th league game as a manager in the Premier League and Football League (won 29, lost 39).

Comments:

League position: 13th Arsenal took 52 points from their 34 games in the Premier League in 2020 (won 15, lost 12). Alexandre Lacazette scored 21 seconds after coming on as a substitute; the quickest goal by a sub in the Premier League since Bernardo Silva for Manchester City against Brighton and Hove Albion on 31 August 2019 (17 seconds). The Gunners had now scored four goals in their last seven away games in the Premier League.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Davy Pröpper

Substitutions:

Neal Maupay for Alexis Mac Allister 67
Solly March for Davy Pröpper 68
Leandro Trossard for Alireza Jahanbakhsh 75

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 59 Y
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Jayson Molumby
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Aaron Connolly
Forward Neal Maupay
Forward Danny Welbeck
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 17th Brighton and Hove Albion had now equaled their club record of 12 consecutive home league games without a win; previously in League Division 2 in February 1998. Of the teams in the Premier League throughout 2020, Albion won the fewest games (five). This was Graham Potter's 100th league game as a manager in the Premier League and Football League (won 29, lost 39).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 66 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Pablo Marí Defender
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Alexandre Lacazette for Gabriel Martinelli 66
Dani Ceballos for Bukayo Saka 81
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Emile Smith Rowe 89

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Alexandre Lacazette
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 13th Arsenal took 52 points from their 34 games in the Premier League in 2020 (won 15, lost 12). Alexandre Lacazette scored 21 seconds after coming on as a substitute; the quickest goal by a sub in the Premier League since Bernardo Silva for Manchester City against Brighton and Hove Albion on 31 August 2019 (17 seconds). The Gunners had now scored four goals in their last seven away games in the Premier League.