Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 23 May 2021

Result

Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Sunday 23 May 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Arsenal defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 23 May 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Nicolas Pépé opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Nicolas Pépé (49') and Nicolas Pépé (60'). Brighton & Hove Albion did not score.

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Arsenal were 9th on 58 points from 37 and Brighton & Hove Albion 16th on 41 points from 37. Arsenal went on to finish that season 8th with 61 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 16th with 41.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Nicolas Pépé of Arsenal (8.5), ahead of Martin Ødegaard (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Arsenal wins, 2 draws and 3 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 49'Goal · Nicolas PépéArsenal · 1-0
  • 60'Goal · Nicolas PépéArsenal · 2-0

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Arsenal 2, draws 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • David LuizArsenal · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • S. MarchBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Knock)
  • Tariq LampteyBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Julio EncisoBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Facial Injury)

Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bernd Leno, Calum Chambers, Rob Holding, Gabriel, Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Nicolas Pépé, Martin Ødegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-3-3)

Robert Sánchez, Ben White, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn, Pascal Groß, Yves Bissouma, Jakub Moder, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Alexis Mac Allister, Leandro Trossard