Pre Match report for the Arsenal game - Saturday, 27th December 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Arsenal V Brighton - 27/12/25 P18
Arsenal manager: Mikel Arteta (2019) . P290 W = 58.2% @ July 25
MA did ok last term, securing runner-up spot for the er, third time running.
Arsenal 25/26: W12 D3 L2 . F31 A10 GD21 . Pt39 Po1 = 2.29pt/gm . W = 70.5% L = 11.7%
last six: wdw lww
EFL Cup: Chelsea (A/H) s-f, Palace 8pen7 1-1 (H) q-f, Brighton 2-0 (H) R4, Port Vale 0-2 (A) R3
FA Cup: Portsmouth (A) R3
Ch Lg: B Munich 3-1 (H), I Milan (A), A Madrid 4-0 (H), C Brugge 0-3 (A),
Olympiacos 2-0 (H), S Prague 0-3 (A), K Almaty (H), A Bilbao 0-2 (A)
start: Man U 0-1 (A), Leeds 5-0 (H), Liverpool 1-0 (A), Forest 3-0 (H), Man C 1-1 (H),
Newcastle 1-2 (A), W Ham 2-0 (H), Fulham 0-1 (A), Palace 1-0 (H), Burnley 0-2 (A)
mid-season: Sunderland 2-2 (A), Spurs 4-1 (H), Chelsea 1-1 (A), Brentford 2-0 (H),
Villa 2-1 (A), Wolves 2-1 (H), Everton 0-1 (A), Brighton (H), Villa (H)
Arsenal fans expectations: to win the title for the first time in over two decades.
odds at start: top 9-4 . top four 1-6 . sack MA 50/1
prospects: in a three-way fight for top step on the podium.
INS: V Gyokeres (Sporting 55m), M Zubimendi (R Sociadad 56m), N Madueke (Chelsea 50m),
K Arrizabalaga (Chelsea 5m), C Norgaard (Brentford 12m), C Mosquera (Valencia 16m),
E Eze (Palace 60m), P Hincapie (B Leverkusen loan)
friendlies: Singapore - AC Milan w 1-0, Newcastle w 3-2 . HK - Spurs l 0-1
Villarreal 2-3 (H) . A Bilbao 3-0 (H)
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Arsenal home: versus Albion 2-0 1-1 1-2 2-0 1-2 0-3 2-0 1-1 . W3 D2 L3 . F10 A9 . W = 37.5%
Arsenal 25/26 home: W7 D1 L0 . F20 A3 GD17 = 2.75pt/gm or 56.4% of total points.
next six: Villa Liverpool Man Utd Sunderland Chelsea Everton
reverse sequence: ww www dww - points gained = 91.6% lost = 8.3%
Wolvs 2-1: (0-0) 70,94-90 69%-31% on 2-2, off 14-1, c 8-0, f 7-15, y 0-4, s 5-5 433-352
Brford 2-0: (1-0) 11,91 62%-38% on 7-1, off 8-5, c 4-8, f 7-9, y 0-1, s4-5 433-532
Spurs 4-1: (2-0) 3676-55 57%-43% on 8-2, off 9-1, c 4-1, f 11-15, y 1-3, s 4-5 4231-3421
Palace 1-0: (1-0) 39 60%-40% on 3-1, off 7-6, c 4-3, f 6-11, y 0-0, s 5-5 433-3421
W Hm 2-0: (1-0) 38,67 68%-32% on 5-0, off 16-4, c 8-3, f 14-14, y 0-2, s 5-3 433-4141
Man C 1-1: (0-1) 93-9 67%-33% on 3-3, off 9-2, c 11-2, f 11-10, y 1-2, s 4-5 433-4141
Forest 3-0: (1-0) 3279 54%-46% on 5-1, off 11-4, c 8-4, f 8-11, y 1-1, s 5-5 433-4231
Leeds 5-0: (2-0) 34>95 67%-33% on 5-1, off 13-2, c 2-2, f 8-11, y 0-2, s 5-5 443-433
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Arsenal from 11/12: 3 4 4 3 2 5 6 5 8 8 5 2 2 2 1 @ 25/12/25
top four 12 13 14 15 16 23 24 25 . top six 17 18 19 22 . top ten 20 21
points: 70 73 79 75 71 75 63 70 56 61 69 84 89 74 39
recent managers: Unai Emery (18-19), Arsene Wenger (1996-2018).
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