Arsenal 2–1 Brighton
2025-12-27 · Matchweek 18
· Referee: John Brooks
A quiet game for the whistle — 5 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How John Brooks refereed it
Brooks showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 4.4, and awarded 20 fouls against an average of 22.0.
Match statistics
| Arsenal | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 7 | 13 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | M. Odegaard | 1-0 |
| 45+1' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Bart Verbruggen | 1-0 |
| 50' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Lewis Dunk | 1-0 |
| 52' | Own Goal | Arsenal | G. Rutter | 2-0 |
| 56' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Diego Coppola | 2-0 |
| 64' | Normal Goal | Brighton | D. Gomez | 2-1 |
| 69' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Myles Lewis-Skelly | 2-1 |
| 90' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Piero Hincapié | 2-1 |