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Welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of Arsenal vs Brighton in the Premier League. The reverse fixture finished goalless back in October, so will Arsenal ...

“Arsenal had strikers but they sat me down and showed me if I come in and perform well there’s a clear pathway. •1h ago And this is Graham Potter's starting eleven for today's game. •1h ago •1h ago •1h ago •1h ago They are equal on points with their rivals Tottenham, but having played a game less. Kieran Tierney is out injured, but it's an interesting decision with Nuno Tavares - a natural left-back - starting on the bench. The pass was meant from Cedric, but it wasn't accurate enough. He's pretty much occupying the whole right-wing for Brighton. Or will Brighton shake off their poor form and grab a surprise win?

Arsenal starting XI: Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Xhaka; Lokonga, Odegaard; Saka, Smith Rowe, Martinelli; Lacazette. Arsenal substitutes: Leno, Holding ...

Neal Maupay only makes the Seagulls’ bench today, joining Jason Steele, Tariq Lamptey, Adam Webster, Adam Lallana, Steven Alzate, Solly March, Odel Offiah and Jeremy Sarmiento. Only one centre back starts in Lewis Dunk, with right back Joel Veltman and left back Marc Cucurella also starting. Brighton and Hove Albion substitutes: Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Maupay, Lallana, Alzate, March, Offiah, Sarmiento.

ARSENAL left-back Nuno Tavares has caused debate between the two Gunners legends.

Arsenal boss Arteta insisted he will help Tavares through the tough period. It was always going to be a tough game against Palace." “I think Saka could go to left-back and still do damage from the left, [Nicolas] Pepe back onto the right-hand side, [Gabriel] Martinelli on the left. I know that’s radical, but I’d rather see that than Xhaka there, who is going to get exposed, if you’re creating such a weakness in the team, then you’ve got to fill it. Keown says Tavares is too error-prone and cannot be picked for the visit of Brighton on Saturday afternoon. Play Saka there.”

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It's certainly been a week to forget for Arsenal fans so far, but let's hope the mood changes this afternoon. Would have been huge just before half time, but they'll have to find some momentum from somewhere. Odegaard kept going till the end while Martinelli was good but really clutching at straws for positives there. It's Xhaka at left back for Arsenal by the look of things, Saka on the right, Smith Rowe in midfield, Martinelli on the left. GOAL! ARSENAL 0-1 BRIGHTON! TROSSARD His looping effort deflects off Mwepu and heads in. Eddie Nketiah misses a huge chance from a rebound on an Odegaard free kick. GOAL! ARSENAL 1-1 BRIGHTON! MARTINELLI GOAL! ARSENAL 0-2 BRIGHTON! MWEPU GOAL! ARSENAL 1-2 BRIGHTON! We didn’t show any purpose. The reaction we wanted to show, we didn’t make it happen.

Arsenal will be without Thomas Partey against Brighton after the midfielder sustained a thigh injury in the 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday.

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The Gunners suffered a damaging 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Monday and have dropped below rivals Tottenham and down to fifth in the race for the ...

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One of the Premier League's longest ever VAR reviews denied Gabriel Martinelli a goal as Arsenal lost at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.

A heavily-deflected shot from Martin Odegaard pulled a goal back for the Gunners late on, but Brighton held on for three points. The reason it took so long was that multiple players had been in such close proximity that extra angles were required. Martinelli had originally flicked the ball on from a Bukayo Saka corner but when it was headed back to him by defender Gabriel, was his offside?

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Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Goal! Arsenal 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.

Matt Verri 71 mins: Free-kick Arsenal in a great position. They need a goal back quickly. Taken short and comes to nothing.

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LONDON: Brighton & Hove Albion ended a seven-match winless run in the Premier League with a shock 2-1 victory at top-four chasing Arsenal on Saturday after ...

The gameplan was to win." "We made it really difficult for ourselves. Coming from six defeats is not easy," Mwepu said.

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The gameplan was to win." "We've shown for many weeks how well we can play; it has been a difficult week and we've lost some big players, but if you get what you want, not everything is going to be with a blue sky. "We made it really difficult for ourselves.

How the Gunners got on individually in their Premier League clash with Graham Potter's side at the Emirates.

Had a huge chance but managed to hit it off the underside of the crossbar. Did manage to pull one back with a deflected effort from distance though and kept trying till the end. His passing, while forward for the most part, was often inaccurate and the Gunners struggled to create through the middle as a result. Drifted infield where he could but couldn't support the attack and was shown up in his one-vs-one defending at times. Gabriel: Much better than on Monday night and came very close to a goal and arguably should have had an assist for Martinelli's goal that was ruled out. Ben White: Had occasions where he dawdled on the ball a touch but that was more to do the lack of movement in front of him.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta called his side 'sloppy' as they lost 2-1 at home to Brighton in a blow to their Champions League hopes.

"We've shown for many weeks how well we can play; it has been a difficult week and we've lost some big players, but if you get what you want, not everything is going to be with a blue sky. "We made it really difficult for ourselves. A long-term injury to Kieran Tierney compounded the misery.

Arsenal have shown they can overcome adversity, but Arteta needs a better answer for the dual loss of Tierney and Partey, one of his toughest tests.

"With all of the team available, we know how difficult the challenge that we have ahead," said Arteta. "With those two big injuries it makes the situation more complicated. The cushion Arsenal had in the top four race has gone and Arteta did not hide from the difficult moment they now find themselves in. He touched the ball just 21 times -- the fewest of any starter -- and attempted just eight passes. After Mwebu doubled the visitors lead with a superb goal featuring lovely link-up play between Trossard and Moises Caicedo, Odegaard hit the crossbar with a free-kick and substitute Eddie Nketiah achieved the same with the rebound. Gabriel hit the side-netting with a close-range header before Trossard's opener and Gabriel Martinelli had an equaliser disallowed on the stroke of halftime for offside. Albert Sambi Lokonga, in his first start since Jan. 23, was asked to anchor a three-man midfield, providing defensive cover while enabling Arsenal to play out from the back.

Mikel Arteta is set to face the press after Arsenal's Premier League clash with Brighton at the Emirates.

The reaction we wanted to show we didn’t make it on the pitch. Odegaard kept going till the end while Martinelli was good but really clutching at straws for positives there. We created a cold atmosphere that we weren’t comfortable with, but when we tried to change it, it was too late. Especially because we thought that space was going to be there for Granit to use which it was, but we didn’t use it. (We felt) If it’s taking too long and if there’s going to be any doubt there then it’s going to be a goal. However, a VAR check that lasted upwards of four minutes controversially chose to rule the strike out for offside.

Mikel Arteta had to rejig the Arsenal starting lineup due to injuries. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

The gameplan was to win.” “We made it really difficult for ourselves. Arteta rejigged the Arsenal starting line-up due to injuries and midfielder Granit Xhaka started at left back, a decision that gave Arsenal no control in midfield and no cohesion in attack in the first half.

Read a full transcript of the manager's post-match press conference after our defeat against Brighton.

We have to give them something, and we didn’t give them anything in the first half and this is down to us. It’s not a problem of attitude, for me it was a problem of the approach and the courage that we showed to play and we didn’t have that purpose. After the game, when you lose, the decision that you made you have to write before the match, after it is too late. We were sloppy with the ball, we were second best again in a lot of situations, we didn’t show any purpose or build any momentum in the game, play with the right speed and transform the game that Brighton proposed today and with the first chance that they had, the only chance I think they had, they scored a goal and, again, we created a cold atmosphere, an atmosphere we weren’t comfortable with and when we tried to change it, it was too late. But you could see that in end the energy was already very different. The reaction that we wanted to show and everything that we talked about, we didn’t make it happen on the pitch.

Emirates Stadium, Premier League - Arsenal 1 (Odegaard 89') Brighton 2 (Trossard 29', Mwepu 67').

45+6' GOAL RULED OUT! Martinelli was in front of Gabriel when he headed the ball. Even before his fantastic game sealer, there was one particular magic period of play where he intercepted a pass, nutmegged Emile Smith Rowe then jumped over a challenge before delivering a perfect square ball to continue a counter-attack. Whether on the right flank or in the middle of the park his tough tackling and driving runs forward played a big part in Brighton seizing control of the game. It seems amazing at a high-tech stadium there was no angle from both sides of the goal which is surely something which will be in place for venues in the World Cup later this year. Sanchez was also obscuring Marc Cucurella's body from the television angle from the right of the play. He was close to the goal-line when Gabriel headed the ball from a yard behind at the back post, but clearly Robert Sanchez's foot was playing him on.

Two goals for the visitors handed Graham Potter's side all three points at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Leandro Trossard's first-half strike put ...

"You can concede one goal and still be in the game, we had the big decision on the corner on Gabi Martinelli’s disallowed goal that probably was the crucial moment to change a little bit. We didn’t give anything to our crowd to hang onto, we didn’t show enough purpose, speed, momentum, we didn’t generate anything that we wanted to do. Copyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc.

Goals from Leandro Trossard and Enock Mwepu helped Brighton to a deserved 2-1 win at Arsenal; the Gunners pulled one back late on through Martin Odegaard ...

With injuries, fixtures and points totals now counting against them, Arsenal have it all to do if they are to overhaul neighbours Tottenham in the race for fourth. We have to have that level of energy and visualise the beautiful challenge we have ahead, don't sit back and let's see what happens." We didn't have that intention to attack and step in and provoke the situation we wanted to. We have everything to play for in the last eight games. It was the worst performance they'd served up since the early weeks of the season. I think we just need to go out there and be free and play our game, you know? but we played a game that you could not see the purpose, the intention of what the team was trying to do. "It was not a problem of attitude, it was a problem of courage we showed to play and we didn't have that purpose. The momentum and the energy. But we can't look at that because we can't be looking for excuses. "The first half was really poor again," he said. "We created a cold atmosphere we were uncomfortable with.

Mikel Arteta cut a frustrated figure after we were beaten 2-1 at home by Brighton on Saturday afternoon. The boss looked back on a disappointing display but ...

"You can concede one goal and still be in the game, we had the big decision on the corner on Gabi Martinelli’s disallowed goal that probably was the crucial moment to change a little bit. We didn’t give anything to our crowd to hang onto, we didn’t show enough purpose, speed, momentum, we didn’t generate anything that we wanted to do. Copyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc.

Arsenal fans vent their frustration following the Gunners' 2-1 defeat against Brighton at the Emirates.

@NBlaskett: It is what it is, considering we have the youngest team in the league, key injuries to an already small squad it’s been a decent effort but a step too far. It's now two consecutive defeats for Arsenal, meaning their top-four hopes continue to take a significant blow. Fans demanded changes at half-time, with the majority wanting to see Alexandre Lacazette make way for Nuno Tavares, but Arteta decided to keep things as they were. Despite having plenty of attacking threat with Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli all starting, Brighton made it difficult for a breakthrough to be found. May as well give the likes of Nketieh and Lokonga a run to the end of the season. Brighton got their second with 67 minutes on the clock via a lovely finish from Enock Mwepu, who was the star of the show for Graham Potter's side.

Between the goals, scored on 28 and 66 minutes respectively, the Gunners laboured around the pitch, all too often slowing the tempo and seeming to have no idea ...

The Gunners boss has spoken to the press after his side's 2-1 defeat to Brighton at the Emirates in the Premier League.

When that happens you have to move and we didn’t do it and by the time we started to do it was too late and you could see already that the energy was very different. We played a game where you could not see the purpose or the intention of what the team was trying to do and like what can they do? The fans were here and they were exceptional, and you can see the moment we gave them something, what we tried. That was the feeling that we had. We didn’t have the purpose, I know them and we didn’t have that intention to attack and step in and provoke the situation that we want to provoke and we were looking at each other too many times instead of taking ownership and doing what we have to do. Especially because we thought that space was going to be there for Granit to use which it was, but we didn’t use it.

Five days after losing 3-0 at Crystal Palace, Arsenal looked fragile again as previously out-of-form Brighton won 2-1 at Emirates Stadium.

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With Champions League qualification at stake for the first time in half a decade, the hope has to be that he will be more pragmatic in the remaining games of the season. "We didn’t have the purpose, I know them and we didn’t have that intention to attack and step in and provoke the situation that we want to provoke and we were looking at each other too many times instead of taking ownership and doing what we have to do. No player in the Premier League has more assists since he took over the captaincy on December 12th, and the impressive form of Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Gabriel Martinelli is in no small part down to that. "That was a decision that hurt him, obviously, but he understands that it was for the benefit of the team and he respects that," the Spaniard said. The Belgian failed to make a single progressive pass, and his more timid approach in possession arguably contributed to the below-par performance of the first half that Mikel Arteta was keen to call out in his post-match press conference. Sambi has played a decent amount of football already this season, but for the most part it has come in a double pivot. "For me it was a problem of the approach and the courage that we showed to play," the Spaniard said. The Swiss international was caught way out of position for the first goal that Brighton scored and as Arsenal struggled to break their visitors down, it was hard to escape the feeling that the chaos factor that Tavares brings to the left hand side would have been a welcome addition to proceedings. We have everything to play for in the last eight games and we have to have that energy and visualise the beautiful challenge that we have ahead and not sit back and see what happens." This season they find themselves without Kieran Tierney due to a knee injury for key matches towards the close of the season. Spurs arguably could have lost their trip to Villa Park on another day but were able to win courtesy of clinical finishing by Heung-Min Son and Dejan Kulusevski, showing Arsenal in the process the value of a deadly front line. There has now been a 13-goal swing in goal-difference between the two sides in the space of just two matches.

Brighton condemned Arsenal to their second defeat in a week on Saturday with a 2-1 victory at the Emirates.

It's a game of football and I think in the first half we were very tense and slow so we just need to go out there next week, trust what the manager and the coaching staff are saying and go and play our football, which we've done all season." "We were not in the rhythm of the game, that's unlike us, especially at home where we've normally started really well all season. Crystal Palace got the better of Mikel Arteta and his side on Monday night, blowing them away in the first half.

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It gave Rashford an opportunity to impress ahead of the potential arrival of Ajax manager, Erik ten Hag. His poor form has sparked rumours that he could be ready for a fresh start, and Arsenal have emerged as a potential destination. In today's blog, we will have updates on Marcus Rashford and Nicolas Pepe.

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However, it has not been a happy time for Pepe since moving to the Premier League and a move away could suit all parties. But the form of Bukayo Saka has forced the 26-year-old to take a backseat and remain on the bench throughout the campaign for large portions. It is a surprising decline considering last year he scored 10 times and looked like he was ready to play a bigger role in the squad.

How the Gunners got on individually in their Premier League clash with Graham Potter's side at the Emirates.

Had a huge chance but managed to hit it off the underside of the crossbar. Did manage to pull one back with a deflected effort from distance though and kept trying till the end. His passing, while forward for the most part, was often inaccurate and the Gunners struggled to create through the middle as a result. Drifted infield where he could but couldn't support the attack and was shown up in his one-vs-one defending at times. Gabriel: Much better than on Monday night and came very close to a goal and arguably should have had an assist for Martinelli's goal that was ruled out. Ben White: Had occasions where he dawdled on the ball a touch but that was more to do the lack of movement in front of him.

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However, despite his recent times on the sideline, Manchester United and Ralf Rangnick made the decision to start him against Everton in the Premier League yesterday. The Englishman has struggled in the Premier League so far this season, finding the net just four times for his club. Arsenal are planning ways to strengthen their forward line in the summer as Mikel Arteta continues to shape his dream squad.