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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I'm not one for sacking managers but whilst the players are to blame for the shocking quality of their finishing the coach must take the ultimate responsibility for it. After today I think Loptegui has 2 more games. West Ham can't defend and they can't score. It can't go on.
Graham
Bournemouth 0-0 Everton
There's not been too many chances today but the couple Jordan Pickford has had to deal with he has dealt with superbly.
The latest save he makes is to get a hand to Antoine Semenyo's low strike from the edge of the box.
Henrique Hilário, England's goalkeeping coach under Thomas Tuchel, is here watching.
Man City 2-0 West Ham
A good save but one you'd file in the 'I'd expect my keeper to stop that' category as West Ham right-back Vladimir Coufal's effort is palmed away by Stefan Ortega.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, EPARobert Sanchez is looking nervy.
In a nervy way, he went to roll it out to Marc Cucurella, but he gets it all wrong.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
Could have been 1-1. The ball is played back to Eberechi Eze near the penalty spot but the England man can only drag an effort wide of the post.
Southampton 0-1 Brentford
A double change from Southampton boss Ivan Juric at the break as Yukinari Sugawara and Charlie Taylor replace James Bree and Nathan Wood.
Bournemouth 0-0 Everton
Everton have made a double change for the start of the second half as Harrison Armstrong and Nathan Patterson come on for Jesper Lindstrom and Orel Mangala.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's a better start from Crystal Palace already you can that Oliver Glasner has said to his team, 'play with a bit more intent'.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
Good handling from Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to deal with a low cross from the right as Jean-Philippe Mateta was waiting to pounce in the middle.
Man City 2-0 West Ham
The players are back out at the Etihad and former West Ham boss David Moyes is an interested observer in the stands.
I wonder what he made of the first half?
Getting back under way in this afternoon's games.
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Gutted for Broja having to come off for injury. So much potential but is being held back and can’t show his true talent. Hope this is a small knock and that he can return to the action soon.
Don, London
HT: Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester
There was not a single shot on target in the first half of this game.
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Joshua would have a point …. If Dyche was getting results…. But he isn’t. 8 wins in 38 games this calendar year. It’s the same defence as last year and we have better players going forward than last year and somehow we look worse. Trying to draw 38 games to stay up is not going to work.
Rudd, Birmingham
Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester
Ben Mundy
BBC Final Score reporter at Villa Park
Ross Barkley has gone into a more central role since John McGinn came off and I thought that might lead to a more creative spell for Villa with them unlocking the door. But it has't turned out that way.
There has been a lot of sideways passes and back passes.
Southampton 0-1 Brentford
Brentford with a deserved lead as they are halfway towards gaining their first away league win of the season.
Kevin Schade gave them a sixth-minute lead and Christan Norgaard nearly made it 2-0 but headed against the crossbar.
Bottom-of-the-table Southampton have offered little, apart from an effort from Tyler Dibling that hit the side netting.
Image source, Getty ImagesBournemouth 0-0 Everton
Goalless at the break.
Image source, Getty ImagesAston Villa 0-0 Leicester
A bit of late pressure from Aston Villa and the home fans want a penalty when Boubacar Kamara appears to catch Stephy Mavididi inside the box. It is checked and cleared by VAR before the whistle goes for half time.
Image source, Getty ImagesMan City 2-0 West Ham
Manchester City have scored 22 first-half goals in 20 games, no team has scored more in the Premier League this season.
Meanwhile, West Ham have conceded 21 first-half goals in 20 games, only Southampton (22) and Leicester City (22) have let in more more in the English top flight this term.
Image source, Getty ImagesHT: Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
You have to give Enzo Maresca credit with the freedom he gives Cole Palmer.
You compare Palmer to Jack Grealish at Manchester City and Grealish is coached out of it because he is coached into a system.
Maresca is getting the best out of Palmer because he is playing him in a position which suits him.
| 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 |
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| 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 37 |
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| 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 36 |
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| 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 |
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| 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 28 |
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| 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 27 |
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| 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 24 |
| |
| 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 23 |
| |
| 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 22 |
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| 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 21 |
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| 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 17 |
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| 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).
