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Arsenal beat Brighton 4-2 in an interesting match at the Amex Stadium on Saturday night. <\/p>\n
The win meant the Gunners headed into the new year at the top of the table with a seven-point lead over reigning champions Manchester City, which were held by Everton at home earlier in the evening. <\/p>\n
Bukayo Saka put the Gunners ahead in the second minute after controlling the ball in the penalty box with a deft touch and then finishing coolly.<\/p>\n
Arsenal could have led 3-0 in the first seven minutes had Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez failed to hold off Oleksandr Zinchenko and Eddie Nketiah had shot from just 12 yards out. was. <\/p>\n
Brighton eventually held possession and settled in the game, but barely tested Aaron Ramsdale in their opponents’ goals.<\/p>\n
Martin Odegaard made 39 to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.th<\/sup> Despite a missed kick following the corner, the ball hit the ground, bounced off everyone in the penalty box and hit the back of the net.<\/p>\n Two minutes after the restart, Nketiah made it 3-0. Thomas Partey spotted Gabriel Martinelli pushing a low cross into his penalty box on the left. <\/p>\n The ball brushed off Sanchez, who was unable to hold on, and Nketiah reacted the fastest, thrusting the ball into the empty net.<\/p>\n However, Brighton moved forward in the game and were rewarded with a goal of their own at 65th<\/sup> Kaoru Mitsuma was set up by Pascal Grosz before curling with a superb right foot past Ramsdale, following a great interaction for the home side.<\/p>\n Six minutes later, however, the Brazilian was lucky when Audegaard put Martinelli on goal with a surprising through ball and the Brazilian shot straight through S\u00e1nchez into an empty Brighton net, allowing him to win from the hosts. Hopes of a comeback were quickly quelled. . <\/p>\n Teenager Evan Ferguson scored the home side’s first league goal to take half the deficit, setting up a nervous final ten minutes for Mikle Arteta’s men.Mitoma scores again with 89th<\/sup> However, VAR chalked it up after a replay showed the winger heel was offside in the build-up to goal. <\/p>\n Arsenal held on for six minutes of stoppage time before another impressive win, with London topping the table with 43 points from 16 games. <\/p>\n The Gunners host third-placed Newcastle next Tuesday night, while Brighton travel to Merseyside to face Everton on the same night.<\/p>\n Photo Credit: IMAGO \/ PA Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n