Brighton & Hove Albion
5 shots on target
3–0
Full time
Arsenal
2 shots on target
Brighton & Hove Albion
3–0
Arsenal
Premier League | Saturday, 19 September 2026 | Full time
Brighton & Hove Albion more threatening
Arsenal more threatening
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
40%
Possession
60%
17
Shots
11
5
On target
2
5
Corners
6
Premier League · Matchweek 5 · Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Brighton & Hove Albion host Arsenal on Saturday 19 September in the Premier League, matchweek 5. Brighton & Hove Albion have won two of their last four games. They have scored 13 and conceded 5 in those four games — 3.3 goals a game, 1.3 against, keeping two clean sheets.
Arsenal have won eight in a row. They have scored 15 and conceded 2 in those eight games — 1.9 goals a game, 0.3 against, keeping six clean sheets.
Pascal Groß has been Brighton & Hove Albion's most productive, with three goals and three assists. Bukayo Saka has been Arsenal's most productive, with three goals.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 3' Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu from Brighton and Hove Albion has a left-footed shot from outside the box that goes high and wide to the left. Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 5' Arsenal is flagged for offside as Kai Havertz is caught in an offside position. Kai Havertz
- 6' Foul committed by Charalampos Kostoulas of Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 6' Ezri Konsa from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ezri Konsa
- 7' Brighton and Hove Albion win a corner after David Raya concedes. David Raya
- 7' Attempt saved. Charalampos Kostoulas from Brighton and Hove Albion has his right-footed shot from the right side of the box saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya of Arsenal. David Raya
- 8' Kai Havertz from Arsenal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Kai Havertz
- 8' Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Yasin Ayari
- 8' Luka Vuskovic from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Luka Vuskovic
- 11' Bruno Guimarães from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bruno Guimarães
- 11' Bruno Guimarães from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bruno Guimarães
- 11' Foul committed by Chema Andrés of Brighton and Hove Albion. Chema Andrés
- 11' Foul committed by Diego Gómez of Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez
- 13' Foul by Gabriel Magalhães of Arsenal. Gabriel
- 13' Charalampos Kostoulas of Brighton and Hove Albion is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 16' Foul committed by Kai Havertz of Arsenal. Kai Havertz
- 16' Luka Vuskovic from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the defensive half. Luka Vuskovic
- 19' Jurriën Timber from Arsenal wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19' Chema Andrés of Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Chema Andrés
- 20' Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori's header from the center of the box is blocked. Bukayo Saka provided the assist with a cross. Riccardo Calafiori
- 22' Jurriën Timber from Arsenal commits a foul.
- 22' Olivier Boscagli of Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the defensive half. Olivier Boscagli
- 23' Jurriën Timber from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23' Maxim De Cuyper from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Maxim De Cuyper
- 27' Martin Ødegaard commits a foul for Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard
- 27' Maxim De Cuyper from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the defensive half. Maxim De Cuyper
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31'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion lead Arsenal 1-0. Pascal Groß scores with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the center of the goal, assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas. Charalampos Kostoulas2Kostoulas goals this season - 32' Bruno Guimarães from Arsenal wins a free kick on the left wing. Bruno Guimarães
- 32' Foul by Pascal Groß of Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß
- 33' Charalampos Kostoulas from Brighton and Hove Albion receives a yellow card. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 35' Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas from Brighton and Hove Albion takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the left. Diego Gómez provided the assist. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 40' Yasin Ayari from Brighton and Hove Albion misses a right-footed shot from a tough angle on the right, sending it close but to the right. Ferdi Kadioglu provided the assist. Yasin Ayari
- 40' Bukayo Saka from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bukayo Saka
- 40' Olivier Boscagli from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Olivier Boscagli
- 41' Arsenal is called offside as Bukayo Saka is caught in an offside position. Bukayo Saka
- 44' Brighton and Hove Albion win a corner after Gabriel Magalhães concedes. Gabriel
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45'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion lead Arsenal 2-0. Charalampos Kostoulas scores with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Diego Gómez after a fast break. Charalampos Kostoulas2Kostoulas goals this season - 45' Olivier Boscagli from Brighton and Hove Albion has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. Olivier Boscagli
- 45' Martin Ødegaard's left-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Riccardo Calafiori. Martin Ødegaard
- 45' Attempt saved. Bart Verbruggen from Brighton and Hove Albion saves a right-footed shot from Bukayo Saka of Arsenal, taken from the center of the box, in the top center of the goal. Bukayo Saka
- 45+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
- 45+1' Ferdi Kadioglu from Brighton and Hove Albion receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- First half ends with Brighton and Hove Albion leading Arsenal 2-0.
- Half time · Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Arsenal 0
- 46' The second half begins with the score at Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Arsenal 0.
- 48' Arsenal win a corner after Olivier Boscagli concedes. Olivier Boscagli
- 50' Kai Havertz from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Kai Havertz
- 50' Luka Vuskovic from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Luka Vuskovic
- 51' Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas of Brighton and Hove Albion has a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes to the left. Pascal Groß assisted him after a fast break. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 54' Arsenal win a corner after Olivier Boscagli concedes. Olivier Boscagli
- 55' Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa's header from very close range is blocked. Bukayo Saka provided the cross. Ezri Konsa
- 56' Brighton and Hove Albion win a corner after Kai Havertz concedes. Kai Havertz
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57'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion lead Arsenal 3-0. Chema Andrés scores with a header from close range into the bottom right corner, assisted by Pascal Groß's cross after a corner. Chema Andrés1Andrés goals this season - 60' Bruno Guimarães from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bruno Guimarães
- 60' Luka Vuskovic from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Luka Vuskovic
- 60' Substitution for Arsenal: Martín Zubimendi comes on for Jurriën Timber. Martín Zubimendi
- 60' Substitution for Arsenal: Mikel Merino comes on for Bruno Guimarães. Mikel Merino
- 63' Foul committed by Mikel Merino of Arsenal. Mikel Merino
- 63' Maxim De Cuyper from Brighton and Hove Albion is awarded a free kick on the left wing. Maxim De Cuyper
- 65' Gabriel Magalhães from Arsenal is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Gabriel
- 65' Martin Ødegaard of Arsenal commits a foul. Martin Ødegaard
- 65' Pascal Struijk from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pascal Struijk
- 65' Diego Gómez of Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Diego Gómez
- 67' Brighton and Hove Albion win a corner after Gabriel Magalhães concedes. Gabriel
- 68' Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk of Brighton and Hove Albion heads the ball from very close range but misses to the right. The chance was set up by Maxim De Cuyper's cross following a corner. Maxim De Cuyper
- 69' The match is delayed due to an injury to Pascal Struijk of Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Struijk
- 70' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 71' Arsenal win a corner after Ferdi Kadioglu concedes. Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 71' Pascal Struijk of Brighton and Hove Albion receives a yellow card. Pascal Struijk
- 72' Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner. Declan Rice
- 73' Viktor Gyökeres from Arsenal commits a handball. Viktor Gyökeres
- 73' Substitution for Arsenal: Eberechi Eze comes on for Christos Tzolis. Eberechi Eze
- 73' Substitution for Arsenal: Viktor Gyökeres comes on for Martin Ødegaard. Viktor Gyökeres
- 75' Arsenal win a corner after Pascal Struijk concedes. Pascal Struijk
- 75' Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezri Konsa. Ezri Konsa
- 76' Chema Andrés from Brighton and Hove Albion misses a right-footed shot from over 40 yards on the right wing, sending the ball to the left. Yasin Ayari assisted after a quick counterattack. Chema Andrés
- 76' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Costinha comes on for Ferdi Kadioglu. Costinha
- 76' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Georginio Rutter comes on for Charalampos Kostoulas. Georginio Rutter
- 76' Kai Havertz of Arsenal misses a header from very close range, sending the ball to the left. The attempt was assisted by Bukayo Saka, who provided a cross after a corner. Bukayo Saka
- 78' Foul committed by Viktor Gyökeres of Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres
- 78' Luka Vuskovic from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the defensive half. Luka Vuskovic
- 78' Attempt saved. Kai Havertz from Arsenal has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen of Brighton and Hove Albion. The shot was assisted by Viktor Gyökeres with a through ball. Kai Havertz
- 79' Brighton and Hove Albion win a corner after Gabriel Magalhães concedes. Gabriel
- 79' Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Pascal Groß
- 80' Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner. Maxim De Cuyper
- 80' Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper following a corner. Maxim De Cuyper
- 81' Substitution for Arsenal: Max Dowman comes on for Bukayo Saka. Max Dowman
- 85' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Malick Yalcouyé comes on for Chema Andrés. Malick Yalcouyé
- 85' The match is delayed due to an injury to Pascal Struijk of Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Struijk
- 86' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Michael Svoboda comes on for Pascal Struijk due to an injury. Michael Svoboda
- 86' Eberechi Eze of Arsenal wins a free kick on the left wing. Eberechi Eze
- 86' Costinha from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Costinha
- 86' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 86' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Matt O'Riley comes on for Diego Gómez. Diego Gómez
- 87' Foul by Ezri Konsa of Arsenal. Ezri Konsa
- 87' Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Georginio Rutter
- 88' Foul committed by Viktor Gyökeres of Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres
- 88' Luka Vuskovic from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the attacking half. Luka Vuskovic
- 90' Attempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé. Matt O'Riley
- 90' Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Viktor Gyökeres
- 90' Luka Vuskovic of Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Luka Vuskovic
- 90' Malick Yalcouyé from Brighton and Hove Albion hits the right post with a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right. Malick Yalcouyé
- 90+1' Arsenal win a corner after Luka Vuskovic concedes. Luka Vuskovic
- 90+1' Maxim De Cuyper of Brighton and Hove Albion receives a yellow card. Maxim De Cuyper
- 90+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2' Arsenal win a corner after Malick Yalcouyé concedes. Malick Yalcouyé
- 90+3' Attempt blocked. Martín Zubimendi's header from the right side of the six-yard box is blocked. Max Dowman provided the assist with a cross. Max Dowman
- 90+3' Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori. Declan Rice
- 90+5' Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães. Martín Zubimendi
- The second half ends with Brighton and Hove Albion winning 3-0 against Arsenal.
- The match ends with Brighton and Hove Albion winning 3-0 against Arsenal.
- 90+7' Declan Rice from Arsenal receives a yellow card. Declan Rice
- 90+7' Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal). Declan Rice
- 90+7' Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Malick Yalcouyé
Expected goals
Brighton & Hove Albion
Arsenal
1.52
Expected goals
1.37
what the chances were worth
1.87
On target
1.31
what the shots on target were worth
0.74
From open play
0.77
0.78
From set plays
0.60
The chances were worth 1.52 to 1.37: there was very little in it.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Brighton & Hove Albion
Arsenal
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Brighton & Hove Albion on the left, Arsenal on the right.
The game
40%
Ball possession
60%
77
Total attacks
60
36
Dangerous attacks
34
Attack
17
Shots total
11
5
Shots on target
2
9
Shots off target
4
3
Shots blocked
5
10
Shots inside the box
10
7
Shots outside the box
1
1
Hit the woodwork
0
3
Big chances created
2
2
Big chances missed
2
5
Corners
6
0
Offsides
2
Build-up
343
Passes
511
260
Accurate passes
433
76%
Pass accuracy
85%
15
Crosses
16
6
Accurate crosses
6
14
Dribble attempts
18
4
Successful dribbles
9
12
Throw-ins
25
9
Goal kicks
12
Defence
2
Saves
2
19
Tackles
13
11
Interceptions
6
51
Duels won
51
13
Fouls
11
4
Yellow cards
1
2
Injuries
0
5
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Brighton & Hove Albion
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Groß | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.19 | 2 | 32 | 83 | 45 | – | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8.09 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.02 | – | 25 | 71 | 46 | – | 2 | 3 | 40 | 6.99 |
| Yasin Ayari | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.17 | 1 | 21 | 90 | 32 | – | 1 | 2 | 29 | 6.42 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.04 | 2 | 24 | 67 | 42 | 1 | 3 | – | 78 | 7.36 |
| Luka Vuskovic | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 77 | 53 | – | 1 | 1 | 54 | 7.22 |
| Pascal Struijk | 86 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.19 | – | 50 | 88 | 59 | – | 1 | – | 63 | 7.20 |
| Diego Gómez | 86 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 31 | 65 | 47 | – | 1 | 1 | 50 | 6.93 |
| Chema Andrés | 85 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 0.44 | – | 34 | 76 | 43 | – | – | 2 | 71 | 7.60 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 76 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 18 | 74 | 38 | – | 1 | – | 22 | 7.68 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 76 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.04 | 1 | 23 | 91 | 38 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 7.09 |
| Georginio Rutter sub | 14 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.05 | – | 4 | 33 | 14 | 2 | – | – | 67 | 6.50 |
| Costinha sub | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 50 | 3 | – | – | – | 25 | 6.26 |
| Malick Yalcouyé sub | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 100 | 6.88 |
| Michael Svoboda sub | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 100 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 100 | – |
| Matt O'Riley sub | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | – | 1 | 100 | 5 | – | – | – | NaN | 6.43 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 40 | 60 | 6.98 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Merino sub | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 76 | 28 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 6.33 |
| Martín Zubimendi sub | 30 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.15 | – | 15 | 62 | 33 | – | 1 | 1 | 43 | 6.53 |
| Eberechi Eze sub | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 88 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 60 | 6.65 |
| Viktor Gyökeres sub | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 60 | 8 | – | – | – | 33 | 6.79 |
| Max Dowman sub | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 100 | 5 | – | – | – | 100 | 6.53 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Raya | 90 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 46 | 67 | 6.34 |
| Gabriel | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 64 | 89 | 6.48 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 67 | 97 | 6.28 |
| Kai Havertz | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 27 | 85 | 6.72 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 42 | 78 | 6.42 |
| Declan Rice | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 60 | 89 | 6.90 |
| Bukayo Saka | 81 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 21 | 76 | 6.80 |
| Martin Ødegaard | 73 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 44 | 90 | 6.01 |
| Christos Tzolis | 73 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 22 | 86 | 6.44 |
| Jurriën Timber | 60 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 25 | 88 | 6.16 |
| Bruno Guimarães | 60 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 39 | 84 | 6.48 |
Player cards
Pascal Groß had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Pascal Groß
Passing
Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Arsenal | 19 September 2026
27 successful
5 unsuccessful
2
key passes
2
chances created
1
big chances created
2/3
crosses
8
final third passes
32
passes
83%
accuracy
The report
Report · 19 Sept 2026
Brighton Stun Perfect Arsenal 3-0 in Matchweek 5 Upset
Brighton & Hove Albion produced a stunning 3-0 dismantling of Arsenal on Saturday, ending the Gunners' perfect Premier League start with a display tha…
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Brighton & Hove Albion
WLDW
| Played | 4 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–1–1 |
| Goals for · against | 13–5 |
Arsenal
WWWWW
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 8–0–0 |
| Goals for · against | 15–2 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Brighton & Hove Albion
|
Pascal Groß
3 goals · 3 assists
|
6 |
|
Maxim De Cuyper
1 goal · 2 assists
|
3 |
|
Charalampos Kostoulas
2 goals · 1 assist
|
3 |
Arsenal
|
Bukayo Saka
3 goals
|
3 |
|
Declan Rice
2 assists
|
2 |
|
Martin Ødegaard
2 goals
|
2 |