Arsenal 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 31 August 2024

Result

Arsenal 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Saturday 31 August 2024, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Arsenal · Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League predictions

Arsenal 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Arsenal drew with Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 31 August 2024. The half-time score was 1-0.

Kai Havertz opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Arsenal's goal came from Kai Havertz (38'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through João Pedro (58').

Discipline: Arsenal received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Arsenal were 3rd on 6 points from 2 and Brighton & Hove Albion 2nd on 6 points from 2. Arsenal went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 8th with 61.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-3-3 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Bart Verbruggen of Brighton & Hove Albion (8.1), level with João Pedro (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Arsenal wins, 1 draw and 4 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 38'Goal · Kai HavertzArsenal · 1-0
  • 42'Yellow card · Declan RiceArsenal
  • 43'Yellow card · Fabian HurzelerBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 45+4'Yellow card · Thomas ParteyArsenal
  • 49'Second yellow · Declan RiceArsenal
  • 58'Goal · João PedroBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Yankuba MintehBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 70'Yellow card · Jurriën TimberArsenal
  • 90+4'Yellow card · David RayaArsenal
  • 90+6'Yellow card · João PedroBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 90+6'Yellow cardBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 5, draws 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 4.

Team news

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Arsenal line-up (4-3-3)

David Raya, Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel, Jurriën Timber, Martin Ødegaard, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bart Verbruggen, Joël Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner, Carlos Baleba, Yankuba Minteh, João Pedro, Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck