Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
49': Declan RiceDeclan Rice sees red as Arsenal draw with Brighton
Brighton held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Saturday after Declan Rice was controversially sent off in the second half.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 5': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 7': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 8': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 9': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 9': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 14': Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 17': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces James Milner because of an injury.
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
- 19': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 26': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 26': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
- 29': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
- 29': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 31': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 32': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 32': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 35': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Offside, Arsenal. Declan Rice is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 37': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a through ball following a fast break.
- 42': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 42': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 44': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 45'+3': Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 45'+3': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 46': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Hinshelwood.
- 47': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 48': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Second yellow card to Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt saved. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 55': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Dunk with a through ball.
- 58': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 59': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a headed pass.
- 64': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben White.
- 66': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 66': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 67': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
- 70': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 70': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Yankuba Minteh.
- 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Joël Veltman because of an injury.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 75': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
- 76': Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 77': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a cross.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
- 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Jurriën Timber because of an injury.
- 82': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben White.
- 82': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 84': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
- 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 88': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 90'+2': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben White.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julio Enciso following a corner.
- 90'+4': David Raya (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 90'+5': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 90'+6': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Statistics
 BHA |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 64.2 | Possession | 35.8 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 404 | Accurate Passes | 200 |
| 471 | Passes | 270 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 26 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 11 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,326
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,326
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +15 | 22 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK)  |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 12 | Jurriën Timber |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 29 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 41 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 9 | João Pedro |
| 20 | Carlos Baleba |
| 6 | James Milner |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 17 | Yankuba Minteh |
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