ARSENAL lost their second consecutive Premier League game as Brighton beat the Gunners 2-1 at the Emirates.
Trossard and Mwepu scored for Graham Potter’s men, who had to survie a late onslaught from Arsenal as Odegaard bagged a late consolation.
- Start time: 3pm GMT
- TV/Live stream: Sadly, this game will not be televised in the UK
- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Xhaka; Lokonga, Odegaard, Smith Rowe; Saka, Martinelli, Lacazette
- Brighton XI: Sanchez; Cucurella, Dunk, Veltman; Mwepu, Gross, Caicedo, Bissouma, Allister; Trossard, Welbeck
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Full time – Arsenal 1-2 Brighton
After a hugely tense finish at the Emirates, Brighton come away with all three points to further dent Arsenal’s top four hopes.
A huge blow for the Gunners, a great win for the Seagulls.
Arsenal 1-2 Brighton
90+4, Gabriel heads on target, but Cucurella gets his body in the way.
The second corner is a waste as Pepe plays it straight back to Odegaard who was stood in an offside position.
This is the best football we have seen from Arsenal all day.
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90+4, Cedric swings one in, Nketiah meets it and Sanchez produces an incredible save to deny him.
Ramsdale is up for the corner.
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Arsenal 1-2 Brighton
90+3, Odegaard has come to life. He intercepts and drives into the area. He lays it off for Saka who is stretching to get the cross in, and Sanchez gets there before Nketiah in the middle.
Arsenal 1-2 Brighton
90, Arsenal sustain the pressure, and Lokonga is urged to shoot, but it’s straight at Sanchez
We’ll have six added minutes here.
Arsenal 1-2 Brighton
Moments after Odegaard and Pepe hit the bar, Odegaard picks the ball up and strikes one from 45 yards. It takes a wicked deflection off Welbeck, and flies into the top corner.
What a grand stand finish we could have here!
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89, Odegaard scores from distance!
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton
88, Oh my word! So unlucky.
The crossbar denies Arsenal not once, but twice!
Odegarrd curls it on to the crossbar, and Pepe does the exact same following in from 5 yards.
Unbelievable.
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87, Lacazette wins a free kick from another good position.
Arsenal won’t be allowed to try and pass this through the wall again.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton – Brighton change
85, Webster is on for the first time since February the 16th to replace Trossard.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton
85, Lokonga with a fantastic effort.
The number 23 gets the ball out his feet and has a go from 40 yards. It’s just high and wide, but nit far away from Sanchez’s top corner.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton
82, Arsenal come close.
Xhaka plays the ball first time into Saka who gets to the by-line and cuts it back to Pepe. Dunk gets across brilliantly to block the Ivorian’s effort.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton – yellow card
81, Lokonga slides in on Welbeck and picks up a yellow. A sign of real frustration from the midfielder.
It’s desperate from Arsenal now.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton
79, Lacazette can’t bring Cedric’s ball under control. Nothing has stuck for the striker this afternoon, and you can see the disappointment on his face.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton
77, Lacazette lays one out to Pepe who shapes to shoot, but Cucurella reads it well and its out for a corner.
Odegaard can’t beat the first man, much to the Arsenal fans’ frustration.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton – Brighton change
76, Goalscorer Mwepu limps off for Lamptey after cramping up.
Graham Potter will be over the moon with his performance.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton – Brighton substitution
74, Lallana is on for Bissouma.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton – Arsenal change
73, Martinelli comes off to a warm applause after playing his part today. Pepe is on to help inspire something from the homes side with just over a quarter of an hour to play.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton
72, Cedric crosses in and Nketiah is jumping, but Sanchez jumps up to claim it.
Arsenal have been surprisingly uninventive with the ball in the final third this afternoon.
Arsenal 0-2 Brighton
70, Arsenal win a free kick in a great area, and Odegaard chooses to pass it into the feet of Martinelli who can’t make anything of it.
The supporters aren’t happy as the home side waste another good opportunity.
The atmosphere inside the Emirates is a little sour at the moment.
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Brighton’s first real attack of the half brings them their second goal.
A brilliant one two between Trossard and Caceido frees the latter in the area, who cleverly cuts it back to Mwepu on the edge of the area. The Zambian strikes it fiercely first time on the half volley and it flies inside Ramsdale’s bottom corner. What a strike.
Brighton in real control, now.
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GOAL! Arsenal 0-2 Brighton
66, Mwepu brilliantly doubles Brighton’s lead!
Arsenal 0-1 Brighton
64, It’s all Arsenal.
The home side continue to knock on the Brighton door, but Mwepu wins a soft foul on the edge of the area to relieve some pressure.
Arsenal 0-1 Brighton
63, The corner rolls out to Saka who hits it first time, but gets it all wrong. He’s leaning back and it flies well over the bar to the winger’s frustration.
Arsenal will have to start making these chances count.
Arsenal 0-1 Brighton – substitution
61, That will be Smith Rowe’s last involvement as he makes way for Nketiah.
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