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Premier League Matchweek 18
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Score

21Premier League Matchweek 18

Kick-off

27 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTC

Venue

Emirates Stadium, London

Attendance

60,209 official

Referee

John Brooks

Last verified

24 Apr 2026, 07:33 UTC

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished

Performance is a derived form score built from official current-season totals, recent starts and recent match events.

Home • Official lineup

Arsenal

4-3-3
7.298 nations25.8 y183 cm26.0 apps

Official lineup released in 4-3-3.

Away • Official lineup

Brighton & Hove Albion

3-4-2-1
7.097 nations24.4 y183 cm29.1 apps

Official lineup released in 3-4-2-1.

  1. Raya
  1. Rice
  2. Calafiori
  3. Hincapié
    • 90'Piero Hincapié booked 90'
  4. Saliba
  1. Merino
  2. Ødegaard
    • 14'Martin Ødegaard scored 14'
  3. Lewis-Skelly
    • 69'Myles Lewis-Skelly booked 69'
    • 71'Myles Lewis-Skelly off 71'
  1. Trossard
    • 82'Leandro Trossard off 82'
  2. Gyökeres
    • 71'Viktor Gyökeres off 71'
  3. Saka
  4. Zubimendi
  1. Gómez
    • 64'Diego Gómez scored 64'
    • 87'Diego Gómez off 87'
  1. 2214
    • 45'Player 2214 off 45'
  2. Rutter
    • 52'Georginio Rutter own goal 52'
  1. Hinshelwood
    • 75'Jack Hinshelwood off 75'
  2. Kadioglu
  3. Ayari
  4. De Cuyper
    • 45'Maxim De Cuyper off 45'
  1. Dunk
    • 50'Lewis Dunk booked 50'
  2. van Hecke
  3. 2215
    • 56'Player 2215 booked 56'
    • 87'Player 2215 off 87'
  1. Verbruggen
    • 46'Bart Verbruggen booked 46'

Arsenal

Bench

9
  1. 13K. Arrizabalaga
    6.2031189 cm0 apps
  2. 6G. Magalhães
    7.5328190 cm27 apps
    • 71'Gabriel Magalhães on 71'
  3. 9G. Jesus
    6.5728175 cm12 apps
    • 71'Gabriel Jesus on 71'
  4. 10E. Eze
    7.3127178 cm27 apps
  5. 11G. Martinelli
    6.9424178 cm27 apps
    • 82'Gabriel Martinelli on 82'
  6. 16C. Nørgaard
    6.3831187 cm6 apps
  7. 20N. Madueke
    7.0623182 cm22 apps
  8. P. 2247
    6.20
  9. 89M. Salmon
    6.20160 apps

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. Steele
    6.2035188 cm0 apps
  2. 11Y. Minteh
    7.37🇬🇲21180 cm30 apps
    • 45'Yankuba Minteh on 45'
  3. P. 2265
    6.18
    • 87'Player 2265 on 87'
  4. 18D. Welbeck
    7.5635185 cm33 apps
    • 75'Danny Welbeck on 75'
  5. 19C. Kostoulas
    6.52🇬🇷18185 cm17 apps
    • 87'Charalampos Kostoulas on 87'
  6. 20J. Milner
    7.0039175 cm19 apps
  7. 21O. Boscagli
    7.1128181 cm11 apps
  8. 27M. Wieffer
    7.4426188 cm24 apps
    • 45'Mats Wieffer on 45'
  9. 34J. Veltman
    6.5933184 cm21 apps

Events

Timeline

Finished timeline
  1. 14'
    Home1-0
    Martin Ødegaard scored

    Arsenal. Assist Bukayo Saka.

  2. 45'
    Away
    Yankuba Minteh on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Player 2214 off.

  3. 45'
    Away
    Mats Wieffer on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper off.

  4. 46'
    Away
    Bart Verbruggen booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  5. 50'
    Away
    Lewis Dunk booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  6. 52'
    Home2-0
    Georginio Rutter own goal

    Arsenal.

  7. 56'
    Away
    Player 2215 booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  8. 64'
    Away2-1
    Diego Gómez scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  9. 69'
    Home
    Myles Lewis-Skelly booked

    Arsenal.

  10. 71'
    Home
    Gabriel Magalhães on

    Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly off.

  11. 71'
    Home
    Gabriel Jesus on

    Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres off.

  12. 75'
    Away
    Danny Welbeck on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood off.

  13. 82'
    Home
    Gabriel Martinelli on

    Arsenal. Leandro Trossard off.

  14. 87'
    Away
    Charalampos Kostoulas on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Diego Gómez off.

  15. 87'
    Away
    Player 2265 on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Player 2215 off.

  16. 90'
    Home
    Piero Hincapié booked

    Arsenal.

  17. FT
    Final 2-1

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 3.08
    AttackxG
    0.85
  2. 24
    AttackTotal Shots
    8
  3. 450
    PassingTotal Passes
    407
  4. 6
    DefendingTackles Won
    13
  5. 16
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    13

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 195 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:58 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 24 Apr 2026, 07:33 UTC