Premier League · Matchweek 5
Brighton & Hove Albion
BHA
3–0Full time
Arsenal
ARS
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
53%Possession59%
35%Territory48%
40%From set plays36%
0.11Chance quality0.11
7.2%Directness3.8%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Brighton, 3 for Arsenal. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Brighton
Arsenal
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 89 matches, not the full season.