Arsenal – Brighton & Hove Albion

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Attempt saved. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal). Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.

Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri.

Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Merino is caught offside.

Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).

Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal). Assisted by Stefanos Tzimas.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.

Attempt missed. Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Rutter following a fast break.

Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a cross.

Offside, Arsenal. Max Dowman is caught offside.

Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Max Dowman (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).

Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).

Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal). Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Diego Coppola.

Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

Offside, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.

Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).

Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.

Delay in match because of an injury Max Dowman (Arsenal).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Max Dowman (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Diego Coppola (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Diego Coppola (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Foul by Andre Harriman-Annous (Arsenal).

Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.

Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.

Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Max Dowman (Arsenal).

Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Max Dowman (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Charalampos Kostoulas.

First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.

Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Dowman.

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Max Dowman (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal). Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Eberechi Eze.

Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Goal! Arsenal 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Harriman-Annous.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Diego Coppola.

Foul by Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Offside, Arsenal. Andre Harriman-Annous is caught offside.

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal). Assisted by Diego Gómez.

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Maxim De Cuyper.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Georginio Rutter.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Diego Gómez.

Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Watson.

Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.

Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Piero Hincapié.

Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Ben White.

Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Max Dowman.

Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.

Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Yasin Ayari.

Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tom Watson.

Attempt saved. Andre Harriman-Annous (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Jurriën Timber with a through ball.

Goal! Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Andre Harriman-Annous.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Diego Coppola.

Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Watson with a headed pass.

Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Eberechi Eze.

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.

Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).

Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.

Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.

Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal).

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.

Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.