Wasteful Arsenal Finally Breaks Down Brighton To Earn 2-0 Win In Premier League – News18

LONDON: Arsenal lastly wore down Brighton’s resistance regardless of a large number of wasted probabilities to safe a 2-0 win on Sunday that despatched the Gunners briefly at the very least to the highest of the Premier League desk on Sunday.

Kai Havertz solely made the sport secure within the 87th by ending off a fast counterattack to double Arsenal’s lead with a uncommon medical end on a day when the hosts have been responsible of widespread profligacy.

Havertz’s objective got here from Arsenal’s twenty fifth shot of the sport — in comparison with simply two for Brighton — and eighth on track though all however one in all goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen’s earlier saves had been pretty routine.

Arsenal had 15 photographs to zero for Brighton within the first half alone however the breakthrough didn’t come till the 53rd. Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke tried to go clear a nook from Saka however the ball solely discovered Gabriel Jesus, who was readily available to go it again into an empty internet.

That objective pressured Brighton to turn out to be extra bold and Jack Hinshelwood lastly pressured a save from David Raya within the sixty fourth, however it was a weak header straight on the Arsenal goalkeeper.

Arsenal saved coming shut on the different finish and Lewis Dunk needed to clear off the road after one other nook within the 68th, whereas Martin Odegaard drew the one high quality save from Verbruggen when he drove into the world and unleashed a fierce shot that wanted a one-handed cease.

Havertz headed excessive from six yards out after the following nook, whereas Brighton got here closest to an equalizer within the 83rd when Pascal Gross met a cross from Kaoru Mitoma however despatched his shot simply large of the close to submit.

Just because it regarded like Arsenal is likely to be made to pay for all these misses, substitute Eddie Nketiah launched Havertz on a counter and the Germany ahead beat Verbruggen with a left-foot shot contained in the far submit.

The win lifts Arsenal two factors forward of Liverpool forward of its match towards Manchester United later Sunday. It additionally places the Gunners 5 factors forward of Manchester City after the defending champion was held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace on Saturday. Aston Villa is one level behind Arsenal.

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