Arsenal 2-1 Brighton: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Arsenal

M. Ødegaard 14'

G. Rutter 52' (OG)

Brighton

D. Gómez 64'

Premier League 2025/2026

Regular Season - 18

December 27, 2025 3:00pm

Emirates Stadium, London

Key stats

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Arsenal 4-3-3

Brighton 3-4-2-1

Goalkeeper

David Raya

7.3

B. Verbruggen

6.6

Defenders

M. Lewis-Skelly

6.3

L. Dunk

6.6

P. Hincapié

6.3

J. van Hecke

7.7

W. Saliba

6.9

D. Coppola

5.9

D. Rice

6.9

Midfielders

Mikel Merino

6.7

M. De Cuyper

6.5

Martín Zubimendi

6.9

J. Hinshelwood

6.2

M. Ødegaard

8.3

Y. Ayari

6.9

F. Kadioglu

6.9

Forwards

L. Trossard

7.5

D. Gómez

7.3

V. Gyökeres

6.2

B. Gruda

6.0

B. Saka

7.7

G. Rutter

5.5

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Highest rating

8.3

M. Ødegaard

7.7

J. van Hecke

Match Summary

On December 27, 2025 during the 2025/2026 Premier League match, Arsenal faced off against Brighton at Emirates Stadium, London. The game concluded with Arsenal securing a victory. With 53% possession, Arsenal versus Brighton's 47% and shots on goal at 6 to 3. Arsenal had 85% successful passes (of 437 passes) over Brighton which had 82% successful passes (of 386 passes). The outstanding efforts by M. Ødegaard and J. van Hecke played a key role.

Lineup

4-3-3

3-4-2-1

Raya

7.3

Played:
93Min

Saves:
2 of 3

Accurate passes:
22/34

Key passes:
1

Rice

6.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
42/47

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
0/2

Saliba

6.9

Played:
93Min

Accurate passes:
52/57

Won duels:
4/4

Hincapié

6.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
55/60

Won duels:
5/9

Lewis-Skelly

6.3

Played:
71Min

Accurate passes:
36/41

Won duels:
2/6

Ødegaard

8.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
47/54

Key passes:
5

Won duels:
4/5

Dribbles:
1/1

Zubimendi

6.9

Played:
93Min

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
38/41

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Merino

6.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
21/26

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/14

Saka

7.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
20/24

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
5/8

Dribbles:
3/5

Gyökeres

6.2

Played:
71Min

Accurate passes:
4/7

Won duels:
2/7

Dribbles:
0/1

Trossard

7.5

Played:
82Min

Accurate passes:
19/24

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
6/10

Dribbles:
2/3

Rutter

5.5

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
16/16

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
1/10

Dribbles:
0/2

Gómez

7.3

Played:
87Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
19/24

Won duels:
6/7

Gruda

6.0

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
9/12

Won duels:
3/8

Dribbles:
0/1

Cuyper

6.5

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
11/12

Won duels:
1/3

Hinshelwood

6.2

Played:
75Min

Accurate passes:
21/25

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Ayari

6.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
25/31

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
2/3

Kadioglu

6.9

Played:
93Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
23/27

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Dunk

6.6

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
47/54

Won duels:
4/6

Hecke

7.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
5

Accurate passes:
46/55

Won duels:
8/11

Coppola

5.9

Played:
87Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
44/51

Won duels:
2/7

Verbruggen

6.6

Played:
93Min

Saves:
5 of 7

Accurate passes:
29/42

Won duels:
1/2

Substitutes

Coach

Mikel Arteta

Magalhães

6.5

Played:
22Min

Accurate passes:
4/8

Won duels:
1/1

Jesus

6.2

Played:
22Min

Accurate passes:
7/9

Won duels:
0/2

Kepa

Salmon

Nørgaard

Madueke

Nwaneri

Eze

Martinelli

6.3

Played:
11Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
1/3

Coach

Fabian Hurzeler

Minteh

7.2

Played:
48Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
5/11

Won duels:
3/4

Wieffer

6.7

Played:
48Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
16/21

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/6

Steele

Boscagli

Veltman

Watson

Played:
6Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Kostoulas

Played:
6Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Milner

Welbeck

6.7

Played:
18Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
1/1

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Arsenal vs Brighton

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline