Premier League 26/27 · 19 Sep 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Arsenal

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Brighton & Hove Albion 39%, the draw 29%, Arsenal 31%.

Brighton & Hove Albion won a close one on the chances: 1.3 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Malick Yalcouyé, 75.6 in 12′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Malick Yalcouyé Midfielder	12	0	0	0.04	75.6
Matt O'Riley Midfielder	11	0	0	0.30	75.5
Georginio Rutter Midfielder	14	0	0	0.05	72.2
Pascal Struijk Defender	86	0	0	0.16	71.7
Pascal Groß Midfielder	90	1	1	0.11	70.4
Chema Andrés Midfielder	85	1	0	0.32	64.5
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	64.3
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward	76	1	1	0.18	61.8
Diego Gómez Midfielder	86	0	1	–	59.5
Maxim De Cuyper Defender	90	0	0	0.02	56.4
Luka Vušković Defender	90	0	0	–	54.7
Michael Svoboda Defender	11	0	0	–	54.4
Olivier Boscagli Defender	90	0	0	0.01	52.4
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	76	0	0	0.05	51.9
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	90	0	0	0.11	51.7
Costinha Defender	14	0	0	–	51.5

Player	Min	xG	Score
Gabriel Magalhães Defender	90	–	71.5
Bukayo Saka Forward	81	0.32	67.9
Eberechi Eze Midfielder	17	–	67.3
Viktor Gyökeres Forward	17	–	67.1
Declan Rice Midfielder	90	–	58.9
Kai Havertz Forward	90	0.82	58.4
Riccardo Calafiori Defender	90	0.05	56.7
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder	60	–	53.3
Ezri Konsa Defender	90	0.18	52.6
Mikel Merino Midfielder	30	–	52.6
Max Dowman Midfielder	9	–	51.1
Christos Tzolis Midfielder	73	–	50.2
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder	30	0.03	50.1
Martin Ødegaard Midfielder	73	0.07	47.9
Jurriën Timber Defender	60	–	44.8
David Raya Goalkeeper	90	–	40.2