A potentially pivotal night in the Premier League title race took place as Arsenal beat Brighton at the same time as Manchester City were held to a draw at home by Nottingham Forest. It's heating up at the summit and the gap now stands at seven points, though the Gunners have played a game more than City.
Arsenal appear to have steadied the ship following a recent wobble, now beating Brighton to follow up wins over Tottenham and Chelsea in response to dropping points in successive away games against Brentford and Wolves.
Bukayo Saka marked his 300th appearance for Arsenal with a goal inside the opening ten minutes and that proved to be the winning goal as the visitors, at times, rode their luck en route to a crucial three points. Brighton, meanwhile, have seen their winning run come to an end as the missed the chance to climb into the top half of the Premier League table. Follow the game LIVE with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri at the Amex Stadium!
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Brighton 0-1 Arsenal
Brighton 0-1 Arsenal
90+6 min: Kadioglu’s cross is poor and that could be that.
Brighton 0-1 Arsenal
90+4 min: Brighton banging on the door but Arsenal are defending really well. Ayari is then booked for a pull on Havertz as the German looked to run away.
Brighton 0-1 Arsenal
90+1 min: A shot of the Arsenal fans in the away end, nerves are clear for all to see.
Brighton 0-1 Arsenal
90 min: SEVEN MINUTES OF STOPPAGE TIME.
Brighton 0-1 Arsenal
89 min: Raya watches Howell’s cross sail over his crossbar. All eyes on the fourth official, how much stoppage time will be added?
Brighton 0-1 Arsenal
88 min: CHANCE!
Havertz springs the offside trap but is forced wide, he does force a save from Verbruggen but the angle was tight, meaning the stop was routine.
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