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Brighton vs Arsenal: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Arsenal at American Express Stadium on Saturday 19 September 2026, in the Premier League (round 5). Darren England is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Brighton 3-0 Arsenal. Goals: Pascal Gross 31' for Brighton; Charalambos Kostoulas 45' for Brighton; Chema Andrés 57' for Brighton. Attendance: 31,944.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 31' Goal: Pascal Gross (Brighton) 1-0
  • 33' Yellow card: Charalambos Kostoulas (Brighton)
  • 45' Goal: Charalambos Kostoulas (Brighton) 2-0
  • 45'+1' Yellow card: Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton)
  • 57' Goal: Chema Andrés (Brighton) 3-0
  • 71' Yellow card: Pascal Struijk (Brighton)
  • 90'+1' Yellow card: Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton)
  • 90'+7' Yellow card: Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Match stats (contains the result)
40.2%Possession59.8%
17Shots11
5Shots on target2
5Corners6
13Fouls11
0Offsides2
2Saves2
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Fabian Hürzeler

  1. 1 Bart Verbruggen GK
  2. 24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu DEF
  3. 44 Luka Vušković DEF
  4. 4 Pascal Struijk DEF
  5. 21 Olivier Boscagli DEF
  6. 14 Chema Andrés MID
  7. 26 Yasin Ayari MID
  8. 25 Diego Gómez FWD
  9. 13 Pascal Groß MID
  10. 29 Maxim De Cuyper DEF
  11. 19 Charalampos Kostoulas FWD

Bench

  • 20 Costinha DEF
  • 10 Georginio Rutter FWD
  • 35 Malick Junior Yalcouyé MID
  • 30 Michael Svoboda DEF
  • 33 Matthew O'Riley MID
  • 23 Jason Steele GK
  • 3 Jaouen Hadjam DEF
  • 15 Ibrahim Osman FWD
  • 12 Promise David FWD

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

Coach: Mikel Arteta

  1. 1 David Raya GK
  2. 12 Jurriën Timber DEF
  3. 15 Ezri Konsa DEF
  4. 6 Gabriel DEF
  5. 33 Riccardo Calafiori DEF
  6. 41 Declan Rice MID
  7. 39 Bruno Guimarães MID
  8. 7 Bukayo Saka FWD
  9. 8 Martin Ødegaard MID
  10. 17 Christos Tzolis FWD
  11. 29 Kai Havertz FWD

Bench

  • 36 Martín Zubimendi MID
  • 23 Mikel Merino MID
  • 10 Eberechi Eze MID
  • 14 Viktor Gyökeres FWD
  • 56 Max Dowman MID
  • 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga GK
  • 5 Piero Hincapié DEF
  • 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly MID
  • 20 Noni Madueke FWD
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 4 March 2026: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Arsenal
  • Saturday 27 December 2025: Arsenal 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Wednesday 29 October 2025: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Saturday 4 January 2025: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Arsenal
  • Saturday 31 August 2024: Arsenal 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion