At 22 o'clock on December 17, Beijing time, the 17th round of the 2023-24 Premier League season continued, and Arsenal hosted Brighton. At full-time, Arsenal broke the deadlock at home thanks to Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz scored to give Arsenal a 2-0 win over Brighton.
In the 12th minute, Saka received the ball and burst into the box and fired a shot that was confiscated by Brighton goalkeeper Bart Februhen. In the 19th minute, Gabriel Jesus' shot from the top of the arc was confiscated. In the 23rd minute, Gabriel received a cross from the back of the penalty area and his header was confiscated. In the first half, Brighton failed to get a shot on goal on the road, and although Arsenal had a number of chances on goal, they were scoreless.
Looking at the first-half stats, Arsenal had 16 shots on goal and the visitors Brighton & Hove Albion had 0 shots!In the second half, in the 53rd minute, Gabriel Jesus broke the deadlock with a header from an Arsenal corner, giving Arsenal a 1-0 lead over Brighton. In the 56th minute, Odegaard tried to shoot wide from outside the box.
In the 64th minute, Hinchelwood received a cross from the middle of the box and his header was confiscated by Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya. In the 65th minute, Saka's shot from the box hit the side-netting. In the 74th minute, Odegaard received a short pass and dribbled to the penalty area and chose to shoot but was blocked. In the 75th minute, Martinelli got the ball in the box to the goalkeeper, and Havertz's header went just wide.
In the 83rd minute, Japanese player Kaoru Mikasa received a direct pass and accelerated the ball and crossed it, and Gross shot slightly wide. In the 86th minute, Hinchelwood received a cross in the box and headed wide. In the 87th minute, Nketiah sent a diagonal cross to Havertz, who took the ball to the box and volleyed to extend the score, Arsenal 2-0 Brighton.
In stoppage time, Leandro Trossard played the ball to Smith Rowe, whose shot was blocked. At full-time, Brighton lost 2-0 at Arsenal. Losing away from home, Brighton have not tasted victory in 3 consecutive rounds of the Premier League!With this win, Arsenal won 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 39 points and temporarily ranking first in the Premier League standings.