Arsenal v Brighton: Premier League – dwell

Second half: Arsenal 1-0 Brighton

A query: “How is it {that a} ball coming off the decrease shoulder on the best way to the purpose (Dango Ouattara for Bournemouth final week) might be dominated out by VAR as a handball as a ‘query of truth’, however a goalbound shot that’s clearly blocked by a forearm (Ben White’s shot stopped by Lewis Dunk in the present day) can’t be dominated a handball and penalty on the identical grounds?” asks Angus Chisholm.

“All of this implies that PGMOLs ever-evolving heuristics for decoding the principles of soccer are barely thought-out reactions to punditry, and that the precise resolution making practices of VARs are advert hoc, vibes-based and inconsistent (which has in truth been confirmed by audio recordings from the VAR sales space).”

An electronic mail: “Have folks gone a bit excessive about Brighton and their begin to the season?” asks David Wall. “They may fairly simply have misplaced to United final weekend (and if Zirkzee had been capable of cease sliding on the moist grass they in all probability would have accomplished), and I’m undecided victories over Everton in August really matter that a lot.

“And I believe Brighton had been high of the desk this time final yr too earlier than their season appeared to tail off after they had been knocked out of Europe. Is the over-reaction primarily based much less on their video games and extra on the truth that individuals are amazed that an grownup can handle different adults who’re barely older than him?”

Properly, so far as Everton are involved, I’d reply with the hoary previous noticed you can solely beat the group that’s in entrance of you. And the win over United? Going by your argument, you possibly can say Arsenal had been equally fortunate to beat Aston Villa regardless of fairly clearly being the higher group for lengthy intervals of the sport.

Half-time: Arsenal 1-0 Brighton

45+3 min: Partey fouls Joao Pedro and will get what appears to be like like a really harsh reserving. Free-kick for Brighton, large on the left. Hinshelwood’s curled supply into the field is cleared by Gabriel.

45+2 min: Leandro Trossard cuts in from the left and shoots in the direction of the close to submit. Verbruggen will get right down to make the save.

45 min: The ball goes out for what ought to be a Brighton nook however Arsenal are awarded a goal-kick. No one in yellow objects, a state of affairs that means they didn’t discover the ball being deflected out off the again of Gabriel’s outstretched leg.

42 min: Declan Rice is booked for a foul on Joel Veltman. Fabian Hurzeler thinks it ought to have been a purple card, complains at size to the fourth official and is proven a yellow card of his personal.

It was a reasonably rash lunge on Rice’s half however the pressure was not extreme and his studs had been down. A yellow appears truthful sufficient though different opinions will virtually definitely be accessible.

41 min: It was an especially tidy end by Havertz however Lewis Dunk was badly at fault within the build-up, permitting himself to be shouldered off the ball by a person roughly half his dimension. Recognizing the hazard, Verbruggen rushed off his line to the sting of his space just for Havertz carry the ball over him.

GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Brighton (Havertz 39)

35 min: As assorted Arsenal gamers ping the ball backward and forward throughout the midway line, Brighton’s 10 outfield participant keep an especially compact form effectively exterior their very own penalty space, overlaying about 15 yards of the pitch.

As quickly as Arsenal attempt to play the ball in behind to use the huge hole between their defensive position and Bart Verbruggen, the boys in yellow step ahead and catch them offside. Has Fabian Hurzeler been finding out the George Graham period Arsenal playbook?

34 min: After an especially troublesome begin, Hinshelwood has grown into the sport and now clears a by way of ball from deep performed in the direction of Saka.

32 min: Bukayo Saka takes a bang within the face from Hinshelwood because the duo contest a excessive ball and goes down holding his face. Play is stopped so he can obtain therapy, prompting Fabian Hurzeler to go nuts in his technical space.

30 min: Minteh takes down a crossfield go and tries to select Danny Welbeck with a dink. A poor Kai Havertz defensive header drops for Mitoma, who volleys throughout the face of purpose and large.

29 min: Brighton win a nook however waste it when Minteh overhits his supply.

28 min: Arsenal’s stay on high however are now not as rampant, their momentum showing to have been stalled by the break in play when James Milner was down receiving therapy.

25 min: Odegaard tries to play Havertz in behind Brighton’s excessive line however Jean Paul van Hecke manages to show and intercept earlier than the Arsenal striker can present the Dutch defender a clear pair of heels.

24 min: From the best facet of the Arsenal penalty space, Joel Veltman sends a rugby type garryowen in the direction of the far submit, the place David Raya gathers underneath stress from Joao Pedro.

23 min: Bukayo Saka’s supply is dismal and his inswinger is cleared on the close to submit.

21 min: Odegaard is handed match to proceed and moments later Arsenal win a nook.

19 min: There’s a break in play so Martin Odegaard can obtain therapy for an ankle damage after being caught by Yankuba Minteh, who appeared to make each effort to drag out of the problem in midfield.

18 min: Working in the direction of the sting of the six-yard field, Martin Odegaard connects with a cross from the left. Connecting on the volleys, he sidefoots the ball straight at Bart Verbruggen.

16 min: Brighton substitution: James Milner goes off injured and is changed by Yasin Ayari, the 20-year-old Swedish worldwide.

14 min: Joao Pedro whips a cross into the Arsenal penalty space together with his proper foot. Yankuba Minteh instances his run completely, beats Jurrien Timber within the air and brings a smartish save out of David Raya together with his highly effective header.

13 min: “I already really feel sorry for him,” says Ally McCoist of Hinshelwood on TNT Sports activities. “He wants Carlos Baleba or Kaoru Mitoma to assist him out defensively.”

11 min: A Ben White shot hits Lewis Dunk’s hand within the Brighton penalty space however Arsenal don’t get a penalty. I’ve seen them given for lots much less. Within the build-up to that shot, Saka took on and beat Hinshelwood once more. He already has the younger Brighton left-back on toast.

9 min: Saka will get in behind Hinshelwood once more however doesn’t actually check Verbruggen with a low diagonal shot in the direction of the close to submit.

7 min: Jack Hinshelwood fouls Saka on the sting of the Brighton penalty space, right-hand facet. Free-kick for Arsenal. Saka’s low free-kick is blocked by Kauro Mitoma. The ball breaks to Odegaard, who scoops an up-and-down flop shot over the defence to the sting of the six-yard field. Saka’s volley is blocked by Verbruggen.

6 min: Up towards his former membership, Leandro Trossard takes on Lewis Dunk and sends a cross in the direction of the far submit attempting to select Havertz. It’s too excessive.

5 min: Arsenal are within the ascendency in these very early phases, however Joao Pedro wins possession of their half … solely to lose it once more courtesy of a free go into the penalty space that was intercepted by Thomas Partey.

3 min: Jean Paul van Hecke clears the ball for Brighton after Bukayo Saka had received the higher of Jack Hinshelwood down the best flank, reduce inside and compelled a save out of Bart Verbruggen at his close to submit.

2 min: Kaoru Mitoma takes the ball from Martin Odegaard within the Brighton left-back space and goes sprinting up the touchline in the direction of the midway line, solely to run it out of play for a throw-in.

Arsenal v Brighton is go …

Not lengthy now: Led by their captains Lewis Dunk and Martin Odegaard, each units of gamers make their method out on to the pitch behind referee Chris Kavanagh and Andy Madley. The final of the pre-match formalities are underneath method and kick-off is only a few minutes away.

I’d like to increase a heat welcome to all our readers, not least to any newbies who might need wandered into this report back to go the time whereas they whereas away their Saturday queueing on-line to get right into a queue to purchase tickets for a sure rock band’s reunion tour.

You’ll be happy to listen to that I’m not that fussed about going to see Oasis and can subsequently be capable of give what has the potential to be a wonderful soccer match between Arsenal and Brighton my undivided consideration.

As we speak’s match officers

• Referee: Chris Kavanagh.

• Assistants: Lee Betts and Richard West.

• Fourth official: John Busby.

• VAR: Andy Madley.

• Assistant VAR: Steve Meredith.

These groups: Mikel Arteta makes one change to the facet that beat Aston Villa final weekend, with Leandro Trossard coming in for Gabriel Martinelli on the again of his match-changing flip off the bench at Villa Park.

Fabian Hurzeler makes two modifications, considered one of them enforced. Within the absence of Billy Gilmour, who accomplished his transfer to Napoli yesterday, Carlos Baleba comes into Brighton’s midfield. Bart Verbruggen begins in purpose, with Jason Steele dropping to the bench.

Arsenal v Brighton line-ups

Early Brighton group information

Brighton midfielder Matt O’Riley is out for the foreseeable future following the atrocious deal with visited upon him by Crawley City’s Jay Williams 9 minutes into his debut on Tuesday evening. Fabian Hurzeler has since revealed that the Denmark worldwide will want ankle surgical procedure.

Solly March can be sidelined with a knee damage, whereas Matts Wieffer is anticipated to be within the squad after lacking the previous two video games with a minor damage.

Signed from Fenerbahce for the thick finish of £26m through the week, Turkish utility man Ferdi Kadioglu has already suffered a muscle damage in coaching.

Bart Verbruggen returned from damage to make his first look of the season towards Crawley City and will begin in the present day instead of Jason Steele in purpose. Scottish midfielder Billy Gilmour left the membership for Napoli yesterday.

Early Arsenal group information

In one of many larger Deadline Day tales, Arsenal signed Raheem Sterling on a season mortgage from Chelsea however whereas the winger won’t be in in the present day’s squad as a result of he wasn’t registered in time, he’s on the Emirates to observe his new teammates in motion.

It’s been and up-and-down week for Mikel Merino, who arrived on the membership on Wednesday from Actual Sociedad, then suffered a shoulder damage in his very first coaching session together with his new teammates. The unfortunate midfielder harm himself in a collision with Gabriel and Mikel Arteta expects him to be out for “a number of weeks”.

Gabriel Jesus stays sidelined with the groin damage that dominated him out of the journey to Villa Park final weekend, though his situation will not be believed to be critical. We are able to anticipate to see him again in motion after the worldwide break.

Kieran Tierney remains to be recovering from the hamstring damage that pressured him off throughout Scotland’s group sport towards Switzerland on the Euros, whereas his fellow full-back Takehiro Tomiyasu continues his restoration from the knee damage that brought on him to overlook pre-season.

Arsenal’s reserve goalkeeper for all of final season and the opening two video games of this one, the England worldwide Aaron Ramsdale is hoping to reboot his profession after becoming a member of Southampton on a everlasting deal.

Premier League: Arsenal v Brighton