Arsenal 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Apr 6, 2024) Game Analysis

Arsenal maintained their Premier League title cost as objectives by Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard secured a masterful 3-0 victory at Brighton that despatched them again to the highest of the desk on Saturday.

Manchester Metropolis’s victory earlier on Saturday had seen Arsenal drop into third place, however they responded in emphatic vogue to clear what had regarded like a tough impediment in model.

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Arsenal’s tenth win of their final 11 league video games put them on 71 factors from 31 video games. Liverpool, who play away at Manchester United on Sunday, are on 70, as are champions Manchester Metropolis. Arsenal’s aim distinction can also be considerably higher than their two rivals.

Brighton began strongly however Arsenal quickly settled, and Saka transformed a penalty within the thirty third minute after Tariq Lamptey was adjudged to have clipped Gabriel Jesus within the space.

Arsenal have been a relentless risk going ahead and the away followers have been in full voice after Kai Havertz scored from shut vary from Jorginho’s reduce within the 62nd minute.

Former Brighton participant Trossard, on instead, wrapped up the factors late on with a dinked end.

It was Brighton’s first dwelling league defeat since August.

“The perspective and work-rate of the boys is phenomenal and everybody put all the things into that recreation — that’s the reason we’re profitable proper now,” Havertz stated.

“To be trustworthy we did not talk about [City’s win]. We tried to concentrate on ourselves and win the sport, that’s extra vital than wanting on the different video games proper now.

“We should win our matches and see the place that brings us. We now have to maintain on going, we’ve got one other large recreation within the midweek.”

Brighton put the ultimate nail within the coffin of Arsenal’s title hopes final season because the North London aspect suffered a late-season collapse. However Mikel Arteta’s aspect are in relentless kind.

They haven’t conceded of their final 5 away video games, scoring 20 objectives within the course of, and final weekend confirmed their character with a gritty 0-0 draw at Man Metropolis.

Arsenal’s followers have been singing within the south coast rain on the finish and whereas their aspect nonetheless have some robust fixtures forward, a primary title since 2004 now appears inside their attain.

Arteta’s aspect withstood early Brighton stress however oozed confidence as they then dismantled Roberto de Zerbi’s aspect.

Gabriel missed an excellent likelihood when he headed broad and Jesus was denied by an outstanding save by Bart Verbruggen.

However when Lamptey fouled Jesus and a VAR verify confirmed the penalty award, Saka, who had been an harm doubt, was as cool as a cucumber as he despatched his penalty previous Verbruggen for his 14th league aim of the season.

Havertz, taking part in an more and more influential function for Arsenal, gave Arsenal respiratory house with a tap-in and Trossard put the icing on the cake within the 86th minute.

Arsenal’s temper was encapsulated in stoppage time when Gabriel made a goal-saving block and celebrated along with his staff mates as if he had scored regardless of the factors already within the bag.

Saka stated Arsenal have discovered loads from final season’s failed try and cease Metropolis.

“This yr we’re extra comfy and I feel the staff is healthier. I really feel like we’re prepared for every recreation to win,” he stated.