Match Report
10 points for Brighton & Hove Albion (3rd), 12 for Arsenal (2nd): a 2-point gap. Per game in the league, Brighton & Hove Albion were scoring 3.2 and conceding 1, Arsenal 1.6 and 0.8, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Seven consecutive wins preceded this game for Arsenal, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The sides have met 22 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, 5 draws and 11 for Arsenal, at 2.68 goals per meeting. Only 32% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at The American Express Community Stadium (capacity 31,876). D. England took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brighton & Hove Albion led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Brighton & Hove Albion: Pascal Groß (31'), Charalampos Kostoulas (45'), Chema Andrés (57')
Key stats
Possession: Brighton & Hove Albion 40% · Arsenal 60% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 5-6