Pedro equalises for Brighton from spot against Arsenal
Man City hit four against West Ham
Palace draw with Chelsea; Bournemouth beat Everton
Brentford thrash Southampton; Villa beat Leicester
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Bournemouth 0-0 Everton
Ashley Young is brought down right on the edge of the box by Dango Ouattara and Everton have the chance to make something from this free-kick.
Young floats the ball into the box but the Bournemouth defence clears.
Southampton 0-1 Brentford
Martin Keown
Former England defender on Final Score
Image source, Getty ImagesOn Brentford's second goal being disallowed.
I felt that the Brentford second goal really should have stood. I understand the basis of the decision but I don't think Jan Bednarek, who was adjudged to have been impeded by Yoane Wissa, was ever getting to the ball. There was no way he was reaching it.
Southampton 0-1 Brentford
Kyle Walker-Peters with a shot blocked at one end for Southampton and Brentford immediately race down the other end and counter.
There is no-one anywhere near Yoane Wissa as he is clean through with only Aaron Ramsdale to beat, but an absolutely shocking finish, blasting miles over the top. Awful.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
It has been very scrappy and it has been stop-start, but that will suit Palace as they will look to disrupt Chelsea.
Oliver Glasner is pleased, but he wants them to play higher up the pitch.
Man City 4-0 West Ham
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter at the Etihad Stadium
That is the first time Erling Haaland has scored two in a Premier League game since 14 September, in the win against Brentford.
Manchester City have now scored four for only the second time in the league this season and are heading for their biggest win, currently 4-1 v Ipswich.
Ross Barkley (58 mins)
Image source, Getty ImagesFinally a breakthrough!
A poor header by Jannik Vestergaard is intercepted by Ross Barkley on the edge of the box and he rifles a shot in at the near post.
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Struggling to see how Soton under Juric is an upgrade. Worst they've looked all season!
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Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Palace have noticeably gone longer into Jean-Philippe Mateta and they are asking Mateta to hold the ball up.
Mateta manages to get his cross across the 18-yard box and Chelsea concede the corner.
A really good free-kick from Eberechi Eze and it was a decent save.
It's a save you expect Robert Sanchez to make, but Chris Richards was unmarked.
Phil Foden
Image source, Getty ImagesShambolic from West Ham. The visitors play around a dozen passes without really ever getting out of their own defensive third before Mohammed Kudus misplaces a ball into Edson Alvarez.
That leaves Kevin de Bruyne pretty much through on goal but instead of opting to shoot on his 400th appearance for the Blues, he squares for Phil Foden to tap in.
Southampton 0-1 Brentford
Image source, Getty ImagesReferee Stuart Attwell watches the incident on the pitchside monitor and sees that Yoane Wissa has both arms wrapped around Jan Bednarek before Sepp van den Berg headed into the net and the goal is ruled out, back to 1-0.
Bournemouth 0-0 Everton
Martin Keown
Former England defender on Final Score
Image source, Getty ImagesJordan Pickford is at his angry best. He is berating his defence at every opportunity. It is a good job that he is there because he's made five or six good saves now. The defence need to get up quicker because they are just allowing shots to be taken.
Sepp van den Berg
Image source, Getty ImagesWill it count though? A VAR check.
Sepp van den Berg heads into the net, but VAR is getting involved as Yoane Wissa may have fouled Jan Bednarek.
Erling Haaland
Image source, ReutersSavinho with the defence-splitting pass and Erling Haaland with the nonchalant chipped finish over Alphonse Areola. So, so easy for the hosts and surely game over.
Southampton 0-1 Brentford
Excellent defending from England international Taylor Harwood-Bellis, as he gets a crucial block to deny Yoane Wissa.
Southampton 0-1 Brentford
Andy Stevenson
BBC Final Score reporter at St Mary's Stadium
Image source, Getty ImagesWhen Southampton were announced back onto the pitch by the Stadium PA you could hear a pin drop. There seems to be a complete lack of belief and excitement. They really need to up their level in this second half.
Man City 2-0 West Ham
West Ham centre-half Jean-Clair Todibo is struggling and is replaced by Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos.
Southampton 0-1 Brentford
Brentford's Mads Roerslev shifts the ball on to his right foot and shoots hard at goal, but Aaron Ramsdale does well to get down quickly to parry the strike at his near post.
Bournemouth 0-0 Everton
John Acres
BBC Final Score reporter at Vitality Stadium
Bournemouth have been really wasteful. Antoine Semenyo and Justin Kluivert have had a couple of opportunities each now but have failed to take them. Everton are giving the ball away far too easily.
Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester
This one is just starting to open up a bit as Ross Barkley makes a good driving run through the middle but his shot is deflected over by Luke Thomas.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Palace ultras in the Holmsedale End are driving the atmosphere after another sustained five minute spell of pressure.
Eberechi Eze missed a chance which should have levelled the scoring during that spell.
And goalkeeper Robert Sanchez looks nervy, with the Blues defence continuing to give the ball away early on.
Palace are growing into this match but do they have a player able to make the difference?
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
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| 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 40 |
| |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 37 |
| |
| 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 36 |
| |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 35 |
| |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 34 |
| |
| 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 33 |
| |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 32 |
| |
| 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 29 |
| |
| 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 28 |
| |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 27 |
| |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 24 |
| |
| 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 23 |
| |
| 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 22 |
| |
| 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 21 |
| |
| 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 17 |
| |
| 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 16 |
| |
| 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 15 |
| |
| 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 14 |
| |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 44 | -32 | 6 |
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Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Having been unbeaten in five consecutive home league games against Arsenal between 1982 and 2020 (W4 D1), Brighton have now lost three of their last four against the Gunners (D1).
Arsenal have won three of their last five Premier League games against Brighton (D1 L1), as many as they had in their first 10 against the Seagulls in the competition (D3 L4).
Brighton haven’t lost their first league game in any of the last eight calendar years (W3 D5), since a 1-0 home loss to Wolves on New Year’s Day 2016 in the Championship.
Brighton and Hove Albion scored just 21 goals at the Amex in the Premier League in 2024, a drop of 25 goals from 2023 when they scored 46. They failed to score in six home games in 2024, having only failed to score in one in 2023.
No side won more points in the Premier League in 2024 than Arsenal (85). Their 26 wins were their most in one year since 2004 (also 26), their 89 goals were their most since 1963 (112) and their 18 clean sheets were their most since 1999 (19).
Brighton and Hove Albion have drawn their last three Premier League games and are winless in seven (D5 L2). The Seagulls haven’t drawn four league games in a row since October 2014 in the Championship under Sami Hyypia.
In their first 19 Premier League games under Fabian Hürzeler, Brighton have drawn nine times (W6 L4). Only three managers have drawn 10 of their first 20 games in the Premier League – John Lyall in 1992 (11), John Deehan in 1994 (10) and Egil Olsen in 1999 (10).
Kai Havertz has scored in each of his last four Premier League games against Brighton, netting in all three against the Seagulls so far for Arsenal.
Bukayo Saka was directly involved in 28 Premier League goals for Arsenal in 2024 (15 goals, 13 assists), the most by a Gunners player in a single year since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in 2018 (23 goals, 7 assists). Saka’s 13 assists were the most for Arsenal in a year since Mesut Özil assisted 20 goals in 2015.
Since the start of last season, João Pedro has more Premier League goals and assists combined than any other Brighton player (13 goals, 8 assists) – his 13 goals are the most, while his eight assists are bettered only by the now departed Pascal Groß (10).
