Summary

  • Arsenal end 2022 seven points clear of Man City at top of Premier League

  • RESULT: Arsenal 4-2 Brighton

  • RESULT: Man City 1-1 Everton

  • RESULT: Fulham 2-1 Southampton

  • RESULT: Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace

  • RESULT: Newcastle 0-0 Leeds

  • RESULT: Wolves 0-1 Man Utd - Marcus Rashford, dropped from starting XI for 'internal disciplinary' reason, scores winner in second half

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Live Reporting

Phil Dawkes, Emma Sanders and Gary Rose

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    I'm no Gunner, but I hope they can go all the way this season. We need another team to win the PL other than City!

    Andy

  2. Brighton 0-2 Arsenal

    Martin Odegaard has as many goals (seven) and assists (four) after 15 Premier League appearances this season as he did in the entirety of the last campaign (36 appearances).

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  3. Brighton 0-2 Arsenal

    Tony Pulis
    Former Stoke manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Every time Arsenal have gone through on the counter attack, they have got runners looking to get in behind all the time and it just stretches the game.

  4. Brighton 0-2 Arsenal

    Brighton are looking anything but an Arsenal bogey side so far this evening. The Gunners are on course for one of their most comfortable wins of the season.

  5. 'Deserved lead for Arsenal'

    Brighton 0-2 Arsenal

    Tony Pulis
    Former Stoke manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That shot bobbled twice and then lobbed over the keeper into the net. Arsenal have deserved it. They have been very, very good. They play football in the right way. The energy to run forward has been absolutely fantastic.

  6. goal

    GOAL - Brighton 0-2 Arsenal

    Martin Odegaard

    There's the second!

    Billy Gilmour is only able to head away a corner to the edge of the area where Martin Odegaard is waiting to pounce and the Arsenal skipper sends a first-time effort into the back of the net.

    That's his seventh of the season and what a season he is having.

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  7. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    At the moment, Arsenal seem quite happy to let Brighton have the ball because the hosts are not really offering anything once they get into the final third.

  8. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    Brighton are having another good spell but there are not many spaces in the organised Arsenal defensive block.

  9. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    A poor pass back by former Brighton player Ben White - who gets a few boos from some of the home fans - and it puts Aaron Ramsdale under a bit of pressure but the Arsenal goalkeeper is able to clear.

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    AAshour: Partey is everywhere. Colossal.

  11. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    Tariq Lamptey is applauded by the Brighton fans as he wins the ball off Gabriel Martinelli down by the corner flag before then drawing the foul.

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  13. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    First real save of the match for Aaron Ramsdale as he pushes over a powerful Leandro Trossard strike from just inside the box. It results in another corner for the hosts but one that Arsenal are able to deal with pretty comfortably.

  14. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    Tony Pulis
    Former Stoke manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Arsenal have been very, very good. Brighton have had a little spell but apart from that they have been really dominated by this Arsenal team.

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    Tim Purcell: That touch by Odegaard was so good that I fell over watching it.

  16. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    Lewi Colwill heads away the corner as Robert Sanchez fails to get to the ball. It goes out for another corner but that comes to nothing.

  17. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    Tony Pulis
    Former Stoke manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Arsenal's one-touch passing and movement is absolutely first class.

  18. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    Great vision by Thomas Partey as he spots Bukayo Saka completely free on the right and threads a fine ball through the Brighton defence to send his team-mate clear. Saka gets into the box before his shot is deflected behind for a corner.

  19. 'A very good player'

    Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    Tony Pulis
    Former Stoke manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Absolutely fantastic from Odegaard. He played a wonderful ball back to Martinelli, it is absolutely fantastic football. He looks a very, very good player.

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  20. Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

    Oh, a move that deserved a goal as Martin Odegaard, who is just a wonderful player to watch right now, produces some great trickery to slip the ball through the Brighton defence for Gabriel Martinelli but his low ball across the face of goal is cleared.

    Brilliant stuff from the league leaders.