Premier League Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 19 2026 · 15:00 The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
Brighton
3–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.31 – 1.63
Arsenal
  • P. Groß 31’
  • C. Kostoulas 45’
  • Chema Andrés 57’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Brighton cruise past Arsenal

Arsenal entered as favourites, but Brighton won 3–0 through goals from Groß, Kostoulas and Andrés. Brighton won despite the lower xG; Arsenal created the better chances (1.63 vs 1.31). On the chances created, Arsenal deserved more: 1.6 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Brighton ✓26%
Draw22%
Arsenal51%

Model vs reality

Brighton goals
3
Model 1.30 · xG 1.31
Arsenal goals
0
Model 1.89 · xG 1.63
Total goals
3
Model 3.19 · xG 2.94
Score 3–0
2%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 62%
Both scored
No
Model 62%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchP. GroßBrighton · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.5
  • RefereeDarren England
  • CoachesFabian Hurzeler · Mikel Arteta
  • VenueThe American Express Community Stadium
  • Table before kick-offBrighton 6th · Arsenal 1st
  • Weather at kick-off18°C · Overcast · wind 28 km/h

Timeline

  1. P. Groß 1–0Assist C. Kostoulas
    31’
  2. C. KostoulasYellow card · Time wasting
    33’
  3. C. Kostoulas 2–0Assist D. Gómez
    45’
  4. F. KadıoğluYellow card · Foul
    45+1’
  5. Half time · 2–0
  6. Chema Andrés 3–0Assist P. Groß
    57’
  7. ⇄ Martín ZubimendiFor J. Timber
    60’
  8. ⇄ Mikel MerinoFor Bruno Guimarães
    60’
  9. P. StruijkYellow card · Unallowed field entering
    71’
  10. ⇄ E. EzeFor C. Tzolis
    73’
  11. ⇄ V. GyökeresFor M. Ødegaard
    73’
  12. ⇄ CostinhaFor F. Kadıoğlu
    76’
  13. ⇄ G. RutterFor C. Kostoulas
    76’
  14. ⇄ M. DowmanFor B. Saka
    81’
  15. ⇄ M. YalcouyéFor Chema Andrés
    85’
  16. ⇄ M. SvobodaFor P. Struijk
    86’
  17. ⇄ M. O'RileyFor D. Gómez
    86’
  18. M. De CuyperYellow card
    90+1’
  19. D. RiceYellow card · Off the ball foul
    90+7’
  20. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Brighton17 shots · 10 in box, 7 outside
Arsenal11 shots · 10 in box, 1 outside
BrightonArsenal
40% Possession 60%
1.31 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
1.17 Expected points (xPts) 1.59
17 Shots 11
5 Shots on target 2
9 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 5
10 Shots inside the box 10
7 Shots outside the box 1
343 Passes 511
76% Pass accuracy 85%
5 Corners 6
2 Goalkeeper saves 2
13 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.51 Team rating 6.54

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1

17.9 B. Verbruggen(G)
217.5 O. Boscagli 47.3 P. Struijk ↓86’ 447.7 L. Vušković 246.6 F. Kadıoğlu ↓76’
138.5★ P. Groß A 148.0 Chema Andrés ↓85’
297.7 M. De Cuyper 266.7 Y. Ayari 257.5 D. Gómez A↓86’
197.3 C. Kostoulas A↓76’
  • 1B. Verbruggen (G)7.9
  • 21O. Boscagli7.5
  • 4P. Struijk↓86’7.3
  • 44L. Vušković7.7
  • 24F. Kadıoğlu↓76’6.6
  • 13P. Groß ★A8.5
  • 14Chema Andrés↓85’8.0
  • 29M. De Cuyper7.7
  • 26Y. Ayari6.7
  • 25D. GómezA↓86’7.5
  • 19C. KostoulasA↓76’7.3

Substitutes used

  • 30M. Svoboda↑86’6.9
  • 20Costinha↑76’6.9
  • 33M. O'Riley↑86’6.6
  • 35M. Yalcouyé↑85’7.0
  • 10G. Rutter↑76’6.9

Unused: J. Steele, J. Hadjam, P. David, I. Osman

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

16.9 David Raya(G)
336.3 R. Calafiori 66.9 Gabriel Magalhães 156.0 E. Konsa 126.2 J. Timber ↓60’
396.3 Bruno Guimarães ↓60’ 416.6 D. Rice
176.5 C. Tzolis ↓73’ 86.0 M. Ødegaard ↓73’ 77.2 B. Saka ↓81’
296.9 K. Havertz
  • 1David Raya (G)6.9
  • 33R. Calafiori6.3
  • 6Gabriel Magalhães6.9
  • 15E. Konsa6.0
  • 12J. Timber↓60’6.2
  • 39Bruno Guimarães↓60’6.3
  • 41D. Rice6.6
  • 17C. Tzolis↓73’6.5
  • 8M. Ødegaard↓73’6.0
  • 7B. Saka↓81’7.2
  • 29K. Havertz6.9

Substitutes used

  • 36Martín Zubimendi↑60’6.3
  • 56M. Dowman↑81’6.7
  • 23Mikel Merino↑60’6.5
  • 10E. Eze↑73’6.6
  • 14V. Gyökeres↑73’6.3

Unused: Kepa, P. Hincapié, M. Lewis-Skelly, C. Madueke

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Player stats

Top rated
P. GroßBrighton8.5
2nd
Chema AndrésBrighton8.0
3rd
B. VerbruggenBrighton7.9

Brighton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Verbruggen G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 55% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
O. Boscagli D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 68% 25 2 3 0/0 1/1 7.5
P. Struijk D 86 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 50 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.3
L. Vušković D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 35 2 1 0/0 4/3 7.7
F. Kadıoğlu M 76 0 0 1 (0) 1 91% 23 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
P. Groß M 90 1 1 1 (1) 2 78% 32 1 2 0/0 1/0 8.5
Chema Andrés M 85 1 0 2 (1) 0 79% 34 0 2 0/0 2/0 8.0
M. De Cuyper D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 67% 24 4 0 1/2 1/2 7.7
Y. Ayari M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 90% 21 1 2 0/3 0/0 6.7
D. Gómez M 86 0 1 0 (0) 2 68% 31 5 1 0/2 2/0 7.5
C. Kostoulas F 76 1 1 4 (2) 1 72% 18 1 0 0/3 1/1 7.3
M. Svoboda D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Costinha D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
M. O'Riley M 4 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
M. Yalcouyé M 5 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 1 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
G. Rutter F 14 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 2/3 0/1 6.9

Arsenal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
David Raya G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 67% 46 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
R. Calafiori D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 79% 42 3 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
Gabriel Magalhães D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 64 3 0 0/0 1/1 6.9
E. Konsa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 99% 67 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.0
J. Timber D 60 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 25 2 0 0/1 1/2 6.2
Bruno Guimarães M 60 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 39 0 1 1/2 0/4 6.3
D. Rice M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 60 2 2 2/3 1/0 6.6
C. Tzolis F 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 22 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Ødegaard M 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 44 0 0 0/2 2/0 6.0
B. Saka F 81 0 0 1 (1) 3 76% 21 1 0 3/5 0/1 7.2
K. Havertz M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 85% 27 0 1 1/1 1/2 6.9
Martín Zubimendi M 30 0 0 1 (0) 0 60% 15 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Dowman M 9 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Mikel Merino M 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 22 0 0 1/2 1/0 6.5
E. Eze M 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.6
V. Gyökeres F 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 5 0 0 0/0 3/1 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.