Brighton 0-1 Arsenal — xTears 10.08 (04/03/26)
Arsenal won 0-1 against Brighton on 4 March 2026 during Matchday 29 of the Premier League, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 10.08 xTears.
Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Arsenal still ran through B. Saka at 9' goal (+1.41 xT) and Y. Ayari at 90+4' yellow card (+1.22 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
9'
Goal
B. Saka - Arsenal
Assist: J. Timber
All-out war
4.97
90+4'
Yellow card
+1.22 xT
Y. Ayari - Brighton
80'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
O. Boscagli - Brighton
81'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
F. Kadıoğlu - Brighton
52'
Yellow card
+0.93 xT
D. Gómez - Brighton
Late drama
3.69
90+4'
Yellow card
+1.22 xT
Y. Ayari - Brighton
80'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
O. Boscagli - Brighton
81'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
F. Kadıoğlu - Brighton
80'
Substitution
+0.39 xT
C. Nørgaard for Martín Zubimendi - Arsenal
Absolute chaos
1.80
9'
Goal
+1.41 xT
B. Saka - Arsenal
Assist: J. Timber
80'
Substitution
+0.39 xT
C. Nørgaard for Martín Zubimendi - Arsenal
Referee scandal
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Cruelty
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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