Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal, 31 December 2022

Score4-2 to Arsenal
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance31,647

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 4 Drawn: 3 Arsenal: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 12 Arsenal scored: 15 . This was the final game to be played in the Premier League in 2022.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 65 G
Evan Ferguson 77 G

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 2 G
Martin Odegaard 39 G
Eddie Nketiah 47 G
Gabriel Martinelli 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Pervis Estupiñán
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Eddie Nketiah Forward

Substitutions:

Evan Ferguson for Leandro Trossard 60
Jeremy Sarmiento for Adam Lallana 61
Julio Enciso for Solly March 76

Substitutions:

Kieran Tierney for Olexsandr Zinchenko 60
Takehiro Tomiyasu for Ben White 60
Mohamed El Neny for Thomas Partey 74
Rob Holding for Martin Odegaard 87

Cards:

Billy Gilmour 45 Y
Solly March 57 Y
Jeremy Sarmiento 82 Y

Cards:

Gabriel 45 Y
Thomas Partey 45 Y
Bukayo Saka 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Ed Turns
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Andy Moran
Midfielder/Forward Jeremy Sarmiento

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder/Forward Marquinhos

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion conceded four or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since Manchester City’s 4-1 win at the AMEX Stadium on 23 October 2021. . Aged 18 years and 73 days, Evan Ferguson became Albion's youngest-ever scorer in the Premier League; previously Aaron Connolly versus Tottenham Hotspur on 5 October 2019 (19 years and 250 days). . The Seagulls had now scored 400 goals in 374 games in the top division (conceded 526). . Kaoru Mitoma scored in the 89th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal ended 2022 seven points clear at the top of the Premier League. None of the previous leaders with an advantage of seven or more points at the turn of the year in a season in the division had failed to go on and clinch that season's title. . The Gunners won 25 of their 35 games in the Premier League in 2022; more than any other team in the division in this year. . They had now been leading at half-time in ten of their 16 games so far in ths Premier League season; the most in the division.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 65 G
Evan Ferguson 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Pervis Estupiñán
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma

Substitutions:

Evan Ferguson for Leandro Trossard 60
Jeremy Sarmiento for Adam Lallana 61
Julio Enciso for Solly March 76

Cards:

Billy Gilmour 45 Y
Solly March 57 Y
Jeremy Sarmiento 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Ed Turns
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Andy Moran
Midfielder/Forward Jeremy Sarmiento

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion conceded four or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since Manchester City’s 4-1 win at the AMEX Stadium on 23 October 2021. . Aged 18 years and 73 days, Evan Ferguson became Albion's youngest-ever scorer in the Premier League; previously Aaron Connolly versus Tottenham Hotspur on 5 October 2019 (19 years and 250 days). . The Seagulls had now scored 400 goals in 374 games in the top division (conceded 526). . Kaoru Mitoma scored in the 89th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 2 G
Martin Odegaard 39 G
Eddie Nketiah 47 G
Gabriel Martinelli 71 G

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Eddie Nketiah Forward

Substitutions:

Kieran Tierney for Olexsandr Zinchenko 60
Takehiro Tomiyasu for Ben White 60
Mohamed El Neny for Thomas Partey 74
Rob Holding for Martin Odegaard 87

Cards:

Gabriel 45 Y
Thomas Partey 45 Y
Bukayo Saka 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder/Forward Marquinhos

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal ended 2022 seven points clear at the top of the Premier League. None of the previous leaders with an advantage of seven or more points at the turn of the year in a season in the division had failed to go on and clinch that season's title. . The Gunners won 25 of their 35 games in the Premier League in 2022; more than any other team in the division in this year. . They had now been leading at half-time in ten of their 16 games so far in ths Premier League season; the most in the division.