On 6 April, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the English football championship took place. Brighton (England) and Arsenal (London) met.
English Championship, 32nd round
Brighton (England) - Arsenal (London) - 0:3 (0:1)
Goals: B. Saka (33), Havertz (62), Trossard (86)
Warnings: Carlos Baleba (76), V. Saliba (79)
Brighton faced Arsenal in a highly anticipated Premier League match at the American Express Community's Stadium. The first half ended 0-1 in favour of Arsenal thanks to a penalty awarded to B. Saka in the 33rd minute.
In the second half, Arsenal began to dominate the game even more and K. Havertz scored in the 62nd minute to increase their lead. Brighton tried to fight back by making substitutions, with J. Moder and J. Enciso replacing F. Buonanotte and Joao Pedro in the 63rd minute. However, Arsenal continued to control the game and made several strategic substitutions: Gabriel Jesus came on in place of L. Trossard and B. Saca made way for G. Martinelli in the 64th minute. They continued to press, and in the 72nd minute O. Zinchenko replaced T. Tomiyasu. Brighton players started to get frustrated and in the 76th minute K. Baleba received a yellow card. They made another substitution, replacing D. Welbeck with A. Fati in the same minute. Fathy. Towards the end of the game Arsenal started to dominate, and in the 86th minute L. Trossard scored another goal. In the 89th minute, the Gunners made two more substitutions: K. Havertz and M. Odegaard replaced E. Nketia and F. Vieira. The match ended with the score 0:3 in favour of Arsenal, who throughout the game demonstrated superiority in skill and teamwork. Despite all the efforts of "Brighton", they failed to break through the defence of "Arsenal" and achieve victory.
In the next round of matches await the rivals: Burnley - Brighton, Arsenal - Aston Villa.
| Brighton | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kicks to the goal | 7 |
| 10 | Kicks | 20 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 7 | Penalty kicks | 16 |
| 3 | Penalty kicks | 4 |
| 12 | Offences | 12 |
| 8 | Corner | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 54% | Ball possession | 46% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 514 | Total assists | 433 |
| 451 | Accurate assists | 359 |
| 88% | Accuracy of passes | 83% |