EFL Cup 25/26, Round 4 · 29 Oct 2025

Arsenal 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Tom Watson scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Diego Coppola

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Arsenal favourites at 65%.

Arsenal won a close one on the chances: 1.6 xG to 1.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Georginio Rutter, 100.0 in 67′.

Well above their usual level: Georginio Rutter +53.8, Maxim De Cuyper +17.2, Carlos Baleba +16.7.

Well below it: Cristhian Mosquera −18.9, Eberechi Eze −15.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

26 Oct 2025	W 1–0	v Crystal Palace Premier League
21 Oct 2025	W 4–0	v Atlético Madrid Champions League
18 Oct 2025	W 1–0	at Fulham Premier League
4 Oct 2025	W 2–0	v West Ham United Premier League
1 Oct 2025	W 2–0	v Olympiacos FC Champions League

25 Oct 2025	L 2–4	at Manchester United Premier League
18 Oct 2025	W 2–1	v Newcastle United Premier League
5 Oct 2025	D 1–1	at Wolverhampton Premier League
27 Sep 2025	W 3–1	at Chelsea Premier League
23 Sep 2025	W 6–0	at Barnsley EFL Cup

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Bukayo Saka Forward	19	1	0	0.40	100.0	–
Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	67.7	–
Leandro Trossard Forward	13	0	0	0.04	63.9	–
Max Dowman Midfielder	71	0	0	–	58.8	–
Jurriën Timber Defender	20	0	0	–	58.6	–
Piero Hincapié Defender	70	0	0	–	56.3	−0.7
Ethan Nwaneri Midfielder	90	1	0	0.56	51.9	+3.9
Ben White Defender	70	0	0	–	50.1	−2.4
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender	90	0	1	–	49.4	+2.2
Mikel Merino Midfielder	90	0	0	0.34	49.1	−1.1
Declan Rice Midfielder	13	0	0	–	48.0	–
Christian Nørgaard Midfielder	90	0	0	–	44.9	–
Andre Harriman-Annous Midfielder	77	0	0	0.13	44.4	–
Eberechi Eze Midfielder	83	0	0	0.09	43.0	−15.2
Cristhian Mosquera Defender	90	0	0	–	37.3	−18.9
Gabriel Magalhães Defender	20	0	0	0.08	27.4	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Georginio Rutter Midfielder	67	0.18	100.0	+53.8
Tom Watson Forward	22	–	100.0	–
Danny Welbeck Forward	12	–	94.4	–
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder	23	0.10	92.4	–
Maxim De Cuyper Defender	67	0.04	74.8	+17.2
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender	90	0.24	71.4	+15.3
Mats Wieffer Defender	23	–	66.0	–
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward	45	0.25	65.7	–
Carlos Baleba Midfielder	90	0.06	65.1	+16.7
Diego Coppola Defender	78	–	63.5	–
Stefanos Tzimas Forward	90	0.33	58.3	–
Olivier Boscagli Defender	90	–	56.4	–
Diego Gómez Midfielder	68	0.02	55.3	+0.4
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	90	0.06	54.5	+5.0
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	45	0.39	54.1	−5.3
Jason Steele Goalkeeper	90	–	48.7	–