Updated 27 December 2025, after full time.
Arsenal 2-1 Brighton in the Premier League at Emirates Stadium, London on 27 December 2025. Scorers: Martin Ødegaard for Arsenal; Diego Gómez for Brighton. In their last 6 meetings, Arsenal have won 3, Brighton 1, with 2 draws.
Arsenal 2-1 Brighton was the final score in the Premier League on Saturday 27 December 2025 at Emirates Stadium. Scorers: Martin Ødegaard for Arsenal; Diego Gómez for Brighton. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Arsenal vs Brighton was played at Emirates Stadium in London on Saturday 27 December 2025, the home ground of Arsenal, which holds 60,704 people. It finished Arsenal 2-1 Brighton in the Premier League, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Arsenal have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 1, with results reading W W W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win at home to Hull in the Premier League on 7 November.
Brighton have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 10 and conceding 2, with results reading W W L W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win at home to Brentford in the Premier League on 8 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Arsenal have won 3, Brighton have won 1 and 2 were drawn, with Arsenal scoring 8 goals to Brighton's 5. The most recent was Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Arsenal on 19 September 2026 in the Premier League.
Declan Rice leads Arsenal with 5 assists across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Arsenal player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Arsenal player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Pascal Groß leads Brighton with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Brighton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Brighton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
John Brooks refereed Arsenal vs Brighton, averaging 21.0 fouls and 5.6 yellow cards per game across 7 games this season. That is 0.14 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2026 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal | 3-0 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal | 0-1 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Carabao Cup | Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-0 |
| 4 Jan 2025 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal | 1-1 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Premier League | Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-1 |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal | 0-3 |
| Stat | Arsenal | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Shots | 24 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 3 |
| Corners | 7 | 2 |
| Fouls | 7 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Tackles | 14 | 16 |
| Passes | 450 | 407 |
Arsenal: M. Ødegaard 14', G. Rutter (own goal) 52'. Brighton: D. Gómez 64'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 8 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.5 | 1 of 20 |
| Shots | 13.8 | 10 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 4.8 | 7 of 20 |
| Fouls | 9.8 | 18 of 20 |
| Tackles | 12.6 | 19 of 20 |
| Passes | 513 | 6 of 20 |
| Corners | 5.6 | 5 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.6 | 1 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.7 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5.2 | 4 of 20 |
| Fouls | 12.2 | 7 of 20 |
| Tackles | 14.9 | 15 of 20 |
| Passes | 517.8 | 5 of 20 |
| Corners | 5.1 | 8 of 20 |