Arsenal 2-1 Brighton — xTears 12.25 (27/12/25)
Arsenal won 2-1 against Brighton on 27 December 2025 during Matchday 18 of the Premier League, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 12.25 xTears.
Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Arsenal still ran through D. Gómez at 64' goal (+1.14 xT) and M. Ødegaard at 14' goal (+1.41 xT).
The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Arsenal punished better without fully owning the emotional volume.
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How it unfolded
14'
Goal
M. Ødegaard - Arsenal
Assist: B. Saka
52'
Own goal
G. Rutter - Arsenal
64'
Goal
D. Gómez - Brighton
Absolute chaos
5.59
52'
Own goal
+1.63 xT
G. Rutter - Arsenal
14'
Goal
+1.41 xT
M. Ødegaard - Arsenal
Assist: B. Saka
64'
Goal
+1.14 xT
D. Gómez - Brighton
87'
Substitution
+0.51 xT
C. Kostoulas for D. Gómez - Brighton
All-out war
4.64
90'
Yellow card
+1.00 xT
P. Hincapié - Arsenal
45+1'
Yellow card
+0.93 xT
B. Verbruggen - Brighton
50'
Yellow card
+0.93 xT
L. Dunk - Brighton
56'
Yellow card
+0.93 xT
D. Coppola - Brighton
Late drama
2.41
90'
Yellow card
+1.00 xT
P. Hincapié - Arsenal
87'
Substitution
+0.51 xT
C. Kostoulas for D. Gómez - Brighton
87'
Substitution
+0.51 xT
T. Watson for D. Coppola - Brighton
82'
Substitution
+0.39 xT
Gabriel Martinelli for L. Trossard - Arsenal
Cruelty
1.63
52'
Own goal
+1.63 xT
G. Rutter - Arsenal
Referee scandal
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Crushed hope
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
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