Match Details.
This was the first time Arsenal have failed to win a Premier League game having led at half time since a 2-2 draw with West Ham in April 2023, having won each of their previous 22 such matches prior to today.
In his 245th Premier League appearance, Declan Rice has been shown a red card in the competition for the first time.
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Highlights.
MOTM: Joao Pedro
Bukayo Saka is the first Arsenal player to provide an assist in each of the first three games of a Premier League season since Thierry Henry in 2004-05.
William Saliba has the best success rate of any defender to contest 25 duels in the Premier League this season:
- 83.3% aerial duels won
- 72.7% ground duels won
Brighton have remained unbeaten in their opening three games of a top-flight season for just a second time, previously doing so in 2022-23 (W2 D1 on both occasions).
Since Boxing Day 2019 – Mikel Arteta’s first game in charge of Arsenal – the Gunners have been shown 16 red cards in the Premier League, at least three more than any other side.
Brighton’s 22 attempts on goal were the most the Gunners have faced in a home league game since August 2021 against Chelsea (also 22).
Kai Havertz has now been directly involved in 10 goals in his last nine Premier League games at the Emirates (7 goals, 3 assists).
Brighton had 63.7% of the possession against Arsenal – the most by any away team in a Premier League game at the Emirates since Man City in Jan 2022 (71.2%).
Each of Brighton’s last 10 Premier League goals vs. Arsenal have been scored by different players:
- Lewis Dunk
- Neal Maupay
- Leandro Trossard
- Enock Mwepu
- Kaoru Mitoma
- Evan Ferguson
- Julio Enciso
- Deniz Undav
- Pervis Estupinan
- Joao Pedro
