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Arsenal vs Brighton (09/4/2022)

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta


First Eleven
32 Aaron Ramsdale
17 Cédric Soares
4 Ben White
06 Gabriel Magalhães
87 Bukayo Saka  
29 Granit Xhaka
23 Sambi Lokonga  
55 Emile Smith Rowe  
11 Martin Ødegaard   
35 Gabriel Martinelli  
9 Alexandre Lacazette
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
16 Rob Holding
20 Nuno Tavares
-- Mazeed Ogungbo
69 Z. Swanson
35 Mohamed Elneny
82 Omari Hutchinson
19 Nicolas Pépé  
62 Edward Nketiah  

Emirates Stadium


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89' Martin Ødegaard 27' Leandro Trossard
67' Enock Mwepu
LIVE COMMENTARY
F-T
Arsenal 1-2 Brighton
90+6'
Nicolas Pépé tries a through ball, but Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.
⚽ 89'
GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Brighton (Odegaard, 89')
88'
FOUL! Lacazette is brought down right on the edge of the penalty area.

Another free-kick in a dangerous position... Third time lucky?

It's now or never for Arsenal...
86'
WIDE! It opens up in front of Lokonga and he goes for goal.
It's a superb strike but the ball just drifts wide of the upright.
78'
Attempt blocked.
Nicolas Pépé left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76'
Lamptey's coming on now. He replaces Mwepu, who has brilliant today for Brighton.
73'
Cedric floats a cross into the box but there is too much height on it as Sanchez comes off his line to claim the high ball.
71'
FOUL! Bissouma catches the back of Lacazette's heel to hand Arsenal a free-kick in a dangerous position again...
⚽ 67'
GOAL! Arsenal 0-2 Brighton (Mwepu, 67')
58'
Attempt blocked.
Martin Ødegaard left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56'
CORNER!
Cedric whips the ball into the Brighton box, but it nestles straight into the hands of Sanchez.
49'
BLOCK!
A poor strike from Cedric as the ball hits an Arsenal player and goes out for a goal kick.
45'
Second Half begins..
H-T
Arsenal 0-1 Brighton
45'+5'
NO GOAL!
The lines are up and the goal has been ruled out for offside!
45+2'
VAR Checking: Arsenal Goal
⚽ 45+2'
GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Brighton (Martinelli, 45+2')
🟨 40'
Pascal Groß is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36'
CHANCE!
Xhaka's pass somehow finds its way through to Smith Rowe, and the England forward takes a touch before sending a low shot goalwards.

However, Dunk gets across and makes a crucial sliding block.
31'
Attempt missed.
Gabriel Magalhães with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left.
30'
Foul by Yves Bissouma.
Alexandre Lacazette wins a free kick in the attacking half.
⚽ 27'
GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Brighton (Trossard, 27')
25'
Attempt missed.
Gabriel Magalhães header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a set piece situation.
22'
CHANCE!
Martinelli's cut back looks to be falling kindly for Saka, but Smith Rowe gets in the way, and the chance disappears.
20'
Arsenal 0-0 Brighton
Cucurella's cross is cleared by White but the ball falls kindly for Caicedo.
He looks to get a shot away but under pressure from Lacazette, he takes an air shot and Arsenal clear their lines.
18'
Foul by Danny Welbeck.
Benjamin White wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'
Attempt missed.
Yves Bissouma right footed shot from outside the box.
10'
Foul by Moisés Caicedo.
Benjamin White wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6'
Foul by Bukayo Saka.
Alexis Mac Allister wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'
CORNER!
Odegaard swings the ball in to the near post and it just needs a touch from an Arsenal player, but Sanchez gets off his line and manages to punch clear.
3'
It's also a big day for Lokonga in the middle of the park in the absence of Partey.

He also hasn't got Xhaka alongside him because of the Switzerland international playing at left-back.
1'
First Half begins..
Arsenal Starting XI To Face Brighton: Ramsdale, Soares, White, Gabriel, Saka, Xhaka, Lokonga, Smith Rowe, Odegaard, Martinelli, Lacazette.
Early team news: Arsenal are without two key players today, with Thomas Partey (thigh) and Kieran Tierney (knee) out of action.

Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) also remains out.

Brighton F.C.

Graham Potter


First Eleven
26 Robert Sanchez  
03 Marc Cucurella
05 Lewis Dunk
34 Joël Veltman
08 Yves Bissouma   
25 Moisés Caicedo  
13 Pascal Groß
10 Alexis Mac Allister
12 Enock Mwepu   
18 Danny Welbeck
11 Leandro Trossard  
Substitutes
23 Jason Steele
02 Lamptey  
04 Adam Webster
9 Neal Maupay
14 Adam Lallana  
17 Steven Alzate
20 Solomon March
57 Odeluga Offiah
60 Jeremy Sarmiento

ARSENAL - Lineup

First Eleven
32 Aaron Ramsdale
17 Cédric Soares
4 Ben White
06 Gabriel Magalhães
87 Bukayo Saka  
29 Granit Xhaka
23 Sambi Lokonga  
55 Emile Smith Rowe  
11 Martin Ødegaard   
35 Gabriel Martinelli  
9 Alexandre Lacazette
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
16 Rob Holding
20 Nuno Tavares
-- Mazeed Ogungbo
69 Z. Swanson
35 Mohamed Elneny
82 Omari Hutchinson
19 Nicolas Pépé  
62 Edward Nketiah  

Brighton F.C. - Lineup

First Eleven
26 Robert Sanchez  
03 Marc Cucurella
05 Lewis Dunk
34 Joël Veltman
08 Yves Bissouma   
25 Moisés Caicedo  
13 Pascal Groß
10 Alexis Mac Allister
12 Enock Mwepu   
18 Danny Welbeck
11 Leandro Trossard  
Substitutes
23 Jason Steele
02 Lamptey  
04 Adam Webster
9 Neal Maupay
14 Adam Lallana  
17 Steven Alzate
20 Solomon March
57 Odeluga Offiah
60 Jeremy Sarmiento