Brighton 0-1 Arsenal — Premier League, 4 Mar 2026
Arsenal beat Brighton 1-0 in the Premier League on 4 March 2026 at Amex Stadium, Brighton. Bukayo Saka scored for Arsenal. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 0 and Arsenal 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Brighton
- 7.7Pascal GroßM
- 7.3Mats WiefferD
- 7.3Jan van HeckeD
- 7.2Georginio RutterF
- 7.2Olivier BoscagliD
- 7.2Yankuba MintehF
- 6.9Joël VeltmanD
- 6.6Kaoru MitomaM
- 6.5Carlos BalebaM
- 6.3Yasin AyariM
- 6.3Harry HowellM
- 6.2Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 6.2Diego GómezM
- 6.2Daniel WelbeckF
- 5.9Jack HinshelwoodM
- 5.7Bart VerbruggenG
Arsenal
- 8.3Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7.9David RayaG
- 7.6Declan RiceM
- 7.3Jurriën TimberD
- 7.3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 7.2Bukayo SakaM
- 7.0Eberechi EzeM
- 7.0Piero HincapiéD
- 6.9Martín ZubimendiM
- 6.7Riccardo CalafioriD
- 6.7Kai HavertzF
- 6.5Leandro TrossardF
- 6.3Christian NørgaardM
- 6.2Gabriel MartinelliM
- 5.9Viktor GyökeresF
Line-ups
Substitutes
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 20J. MilnerM
- 34Joël Veltman77'D6.9
- 18Daniel Welbeck69'F6.2
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 33Matthew O'RileyM
- 29Maxim De CuyperD
- 26Yasin Ayari90+4'78'M6.3
- 11Yankuba Minteh46'F7.2
- 53H. Howell77'M6.3
ArsenalMikel Arteta
Substitutes
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 29Kai Havertz59'F6.7
- 19Leandro Trossard60'F6.5
- 13K. ArrizabalagaG
- 16Christian Nørgaard80'M6.3
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 33Riccardo Calafiori64'D6.7
- 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD
- 56Max DowmanM
Team statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Mats Wieffer | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Georginio Rutter | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Joël Veltman | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Carlos Baleba | 78 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Yasin Ayari | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Harry Howell | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Diego Gómez | 77 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6.2 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 69 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.7 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Magalhães | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| David Raya | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Declan Rice | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Jurriën Timber | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 7.3 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Bukayo Saka | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Eberechi Eze | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Piero Hincapié | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Kai Havertz | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Leandro Trossard | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Christian Nørgaard | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 60 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 59 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | +6 | 52 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: Brighton 2-1 Nottingham Forest, 1 Mar 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Sunderland 0-1 Brighton, 14 Mar 2026 · Premier League
Arsenal
- Previous: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea, 1 Mar 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Mansfield Town 1-2 Arsenal, 7 Mar 2026 · FA Cup
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