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Bukayo Saka has scored nine of his last 10 penalties in the Premier LeagueArsenal maintained their pursuit of a first Premier League title for 20 years as they moved top of the table with an impressive away victory over Brighton.
Mikel Arteta's side edged one point ahead of title rivals Liverpool, who face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, and Manchester City after the reigning champions beat Crystal Palace 4-2 earlier on Saturday.
The returning Bukayo Saka, absent for Wednesday's 2-0 victory over Luton with a minor injury, kept his composure under pressure to slam in a first-half penalty awarded for Tariq Lamptey's foul on Gabriel Jesus.
David Raya leapt across his goal to keep out Julio Enciso's spectacular long-range effort after 43 minutes, which represented Brighton's first attempt on target, to protect Arsenal's advantage before the interval.
It was the in-form Kai Havertz who gave the Gunners breathing space, slotting in from Jorginho's cut-back to settle nerves among the travelling Arsenal support after the hour mark.
Former Brighton player Leandro Trossard was denied by Bart Verbruggen, but the substitute made no mistake later when played through by Havertz, calmly lifting the ball over the Seagulls goalkeeper to put the result beyond doubt.
Brighton dropped to 10th with defeat as their hopes of achieving European football for a second successive season were dealt a blow by wins for West Ham and Newcastle directly above them.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameVerbruggen- Squad number2Player nameLamptey
- Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
- Squad number5Player nameDunk
- Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
- Squad number20Player nameBaleba
- Squad number13Player nameGroß
- Squad number24Player nameAdingra
- Squad number15Player nameModer
- Squad number10Player nameEnciso
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
- Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
- Squad number31Player nameAnsu Fati
- Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
Arsenal
Squad number22Player nameRaya
Squad number4Player nameWhite
Squad number2Player nameSaliba
Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
Squad number35Player nameZinchenko
Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
Squad number20Player nameJorginho
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number7Player nameSaka
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli
Squad number14Player nameNketiah
Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
Squad number19Player nameTrossard
Squad number21Player nameFábio Vieira
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Verbruggen
- 2Lamptey
- 29van Hecke
- 5Dunk
- 30Estupiñán
- 20BalebaBooked at 76mins
- 13Groß
- 24Adingra
- 15ModerSubstituted forBuonanotteat 63'minutes
- 10EncisoSubstituted forJoão Pedroat 63'minutes
- 18WelbeckSubstituted forAnsu Fatiat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 3dos Santos de Paulo
- 9João Pedro
- 14Lallana
- 19Barco
- 23Steele
- 31Ansu Fati
- 34Veltman
- 40Buonanotte
- 44Peupion
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Raya
- 4WhiteBooked at 90mins
- 2SalibaBooked at 79mins
- 6Gabriel
- 35ZinchenkoSubstituted forTomiyasuat 72'minutes
- 8ØdegaardSubstituted forFábio Vieiraat 89'minutes
- 20Jorginho
- 41Rice
- 7SakaSubstituted forMartinelliat 64'minutes
- 29HavertzSubstituted forNketiahat 89'minutes
- 9Gabriel JesusSubstituted forTrossardat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Ramsdale
- 5Partey
- 10Smith Rowe
- 11Martinelli
- 14Nketiah
- 15Kiwior
- 18Tomiyasu
- 19Trossard
- 21Fábio Vieira
Referee:John Brooks
Attendance:31,677
Live Text
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 3.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 3.
Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by William Saliba.
Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a corner.
Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Kai Havertz.
Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Martin Ødegaard.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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