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Welcome to football.london's live coverage of Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium. It's officially a new game week which means the Gunners ...

It's certainly been a week to forget for Arsenal fans so far, but let's hope the mood changes this afternoon. Would have been huge just before half time, but they'll have to find some momentum from somewhere. Odegaard kept going till the end while Martinelli was good but really clutching at straws for positives there. It's Xhaka at left back for Arsenal by the look of things, Saka on the right, Smith Rowe in midfield, Martinelli on the left. GOAL! ARSENAL 0-1 BRIGHTON! TROSSARD His looping effort deflects off Mwepu and heads in. Eddie Nketiah misses a huge chance from a rebound on an Odegaard free kick. GOAL! ARSENAL 1-1 BRIGHTON! MARTINELLI GOAL! ARSENAL 0-2 BRIGHTON! MWEPU GOAL! ARSENAL 1-2 BRIGHTON! We didn’t show any purpose. The reaction we wanted to show, we didn’t make it happen.

The Gunners currently have 18 outfield players in the first team squad and the manager says that's four short of where he'd ideally like to be if he's tackling ...

The Gunners have seen their chances of a top four finish hampered over the last few days due to injuries picked up by Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey. The club ...

Arsenal have placed an emphasis on youth during Arteta's tenure, with the club not signing a player over the age of 24 in the summer transfer window. Arsenal have already given the likes of Charlie Patino debuts this season and Arteta claimed more Hale End graduates could be given their chance in the run-in. When I see them closer I will tell you if they are ready!"

The Gunners spent big last summer on the likes of Ben White and Aaron Ramsdale, who ...

You don’t know, I don’t know. "We made a decision on what we believed was the right thing to do for the team and for the individual players that were asking for the opportunity to play football because they didn’t have any minutes in several months." "You have to come a long way in the aspects that you see on the pitch, it’s a lot of things that have to be put in place, and that takes time."

Arsenal journalist, Charles Watts, has said on his YouTube that Thomas Partey is hoping to return to action before the season finishes.

“I’ve spoken to someone who is very close to Thomas Partey and he was hopeful that Partey will play again this season. Even then, he’ll have to get up to speed. Speaking about the injury yesterday, Mikel Arteta seemed to sit on the fence.

One of the Premier League's longest ever VAR reviews denied Gabriel Martinelli a goal as Arsenal lost at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.

A heavily-deflected shot from Martin Odegaard pulled a goal back for the Gunners late on, but Brighton held on for three points. The reason it took so long was that multiple players had been in such close proximity that extra angles were required. Martinelli had originally flicked the ball on from a Bukayo Saka corner but when it was headed back to him by defender Gabriel, was his offside?

Emirates Stadium, Premier League - Arsenal 1 (Odegaard 89') Brighton 2 (Trossard 29', Mwepu 67').

45+6' GOAL RULED OUT! Martinelli was in front of Gabriel when he headed the ball. Even before his fantastic game sealer, there was one particular magic period of play where he intercepted a pass, nutmegged Emile Smith Rowe then jumped over a challenge before delivering a perfect square ball to continue a counter-attack. Whether on the right flank or in the middle of the park his tough tackling and driving runs forward played a big part in Brighton seizing control of the game. It seems amazing at a high-tech stadium there was no angle from both sides of the goal which is surely something which will be in place for venues in the World Cup later this year. Sanchez was also obscuring Marc Cucurella's body from the television angle from the right of the play. He was close to the goal-line when Gabriel headed the ball from a yard behind at the back post, but clearly Robert Sanchez's foot was playing him on.

Brighton deliver a blow to Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League with a well-deserved win at Emirates Stadium.

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. - Shots - 16Holding - 1Leno - 9Lacazette - 34Xhaka Mwepu - who only returned from three months out with injury last week - showed exactly what Brighton have been missing. - 6Gabriel - 4White - 32Ramsdale

Get a report of the Arsenal vs. Brighton & Hove Albion 2021-22 English Premier League football match.

The gameplan was to win." "We've shown for many weeks how well we can play; it has been a difficult week and we've lost some big players, but if you get what you want, not everything is going to be with a blue sky. "We made it really difficult for ourselves.

Five days after losing 3-0 at Crystal Palace, Arsenal looked fragile again as Leandro Trossard and Enock Mwepu scored either side of halftime at Emirates ...

Granit Xhaka, a center midfielder, filled in at left back with Tierney missing and was out of position for Brighton’s first goal. LONDON (AP) — Arsenal’s quest to qualify for the Champions League received another setback with a 2-1 home loss to Brighton on Saturday, making it two defeats in a row for Mikel Arteta’s slumping team. Arsenal’s quest to qualify for the Champions League received another setback with a 2-1 home loss to Brighton on Saturday, making it two defeats in a row for Mikel Arteta’s slumping team.

Arsenal's quest to qualify for the Champions League received another setback with a 2-1 home loss to Brighton.

Granit Xhaka, a center midfielder, filled in at left back with Tierney missing and was out of position for Brighton’s first goal. Gabriel Martinelli had an equalizing goal at a corner in first-half stoppage time ruled out for offside after a four-minute review by VAR, and the home fans were further frustrated in the 66th when Moisés Caicedo pulled the ball back to the edge of the area for Mwepu to sweep in a low finish. The absences of first-choice left back Kieran Tierney and influential holding midfielder Thomas Partey are proving significant for Arsenal in the late-season fight with Tottenham, in particular, for a top-four finish behind Manchester City, Liverpool and most likely Chelsea.

Arsenal have shown they can overcome adversity, but Arteta needs a better answer for the dual loss of Tierney and Partey, one of his toughest tests.

"With all of the team available, we know how difficult the challenge that we have ahead," said Arteta. "With those two big injuries it makes the situation more complicated. The cushion Arsenal had in the top four race has gone and Arteta did not hide from the difficult moment they now find themselves in. He touched the ball just 21 times -- the fewest of any starter -- and attempted just eight passes. After Mwebu doubled the visitors lead with a superb goal featuring lovely link-up play between Trossard and Moises Caicedo, Odegaard hit the crossbar with a free-kick and substitute Eddie Nketiah achieved the same with the rebound. Gabriel hit the side-netting with a close-range header before Trossard's opener and Gabriel Martinelli had an equaliser disallowed on the stroke of halftime for offside. Albert Sambi Lokonga, in his first start since Jan. 23, was asked to anchor a three-man midfield, providing defensive cover while enabling Arsenal to play out from the back.

Five days after losing 3-0 at Crystal Palace, Arsenal looked fragile again as Leandro Trossard and Enock Mwepu scored either side of halftime at Emirates ...

Granit Xhaka, a center midfielder, filled in at left back with Tierney missing and was out of position for Brighton’s first goal. LONDON (AP) — Arsenal’s quest to qualify for the Champions League received another setback with a 2-1 home loss to Brighton on Saturday, making it two defeats in a row for Mikel Arteta’s slumping team. Arsenal’s quest to qualify for the Champions League received another setback with a 2-1 home loss to Brighton on Saturday, making it two defeats in a row for Mikel Arteta’s slumping team.

Two goals for the visitors handed Graham Potter's side all three points at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Leandro Trossard's first-half strike put ...

"You can concede one goal and still be in the game, we had the big decision on the corner on Gabi Martinelli’s disallowed goal that probably was the crucial moment to change a little bit. We didn’t give anything to our crowd to hang onto, we didn’t show enough purpose, speed, momentum, we didn’t generate anything that we wanted to do. Copyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta called his side 'sloppy' as they lost 2-1 at home to Brighton in a blow to their Champions League hopes.

"We've shown for many weeks how well we can play; it has been a difficult week and we've lost some big players, but if you get what you want, not everything is going to be with a blue sky. "We made it really difficult for ourselves. A long-term injury to Kieran Tierney compounded the misery.

Read a full transcript of the manager's post-match press conference after our defeat against Brighton.

We have to give them something, and we didn’t give them anything in the first half and this is down to us. It’s not a problem of attitude, for me it was a problem of the approach and the courage that we showed to play and we didn’t have that purpose. After the game, when you lose, the decision that you made you have to write before the match, after it is too late. We were sloppy with the ball, we were second best again in a lot of situations, we didn’t show any purpose or build any momentum in the game, play with the right speed and transform the game that Brighton proposed today and with the first chance that they had, the only chance I think they had, they scored a goal and, again, we created a cold atmosphere, an atmosphere we weren’t comfortable with and when we tried to change it, it was too late. But you could see that in end the energy was already very different. The reaction that we wanted to show and everything that we talked about, we didn’t make it happen on the pitch.

Goals from Leandro Trossard and Enock Mwepu helped Brighton to a deserved 2-1 win at Arsenal; the Gunners pulled one back late on through Martin Odegaard ...

With injuries, fixtures and points totals now counting against them, Arsenal have it all to do if they are to overhaul neighbours Tottenham in the race for fourth. We have to have that level of energy and visualise the beautiful challenge we have ahead, don't sit back and let's see what happens." We didn't have that intention to attack and step in and provoke the situation we wanted to. We have everything to play for in the last eight games. It was the worst performance they'd served up since the early weeks of the season. I think we just need to go out there and be free and play our game, you know? but we played a game that you could not see the purpose, the intention of what the team was trying to do. "It was not a problem of attitude, it was a problem of courage we showed to play and we didn't have that purpose. The momentum and the energy. But we can't look at that because we can't be looking for excuses. "The first half was really poor again," he said. "We created a cold atmosphere we were uncomfortable with.

Mikel Arteta cut a frustrated figure after we were beaten 2-1 at home by Brighton on Saturday afternoon. The boss looked back on a disappointing display but ...

"You can concede one goal and still be in the game, we had the big decision on the corner on Gabi Martinelli’s disallowed goal that probably was the crucial moment to change a little bit. We didn’t give anything to our crowd to hang onto, we didn’t show enough purpose, speed, momentum, we didn’t generate anything that we wanted to do. Copyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc.

Brighton condemned Arsenal to their second defeat in a week on Saturday with a 2-1 victory at the Emirates.

It's a game of football and I think in the first half we were very tense and slow so we just need to go out there next week, trust what the manager and the coaching staff are saying and go and play our football, which we've done all season." "We were not in the rhythm of the game, that's unlike us, especially at home where we've normally started really well all season. Crystal Palace got the better of Mikel Arteta and his side on Monday night, blowing them away in the first half.

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However, despite his recent times on the sideline, Manchester United and Ralf Rangnick made the decision to start him against Everton in the Premier League yesterday. The Englishman has struggled in the Premier League so far this season, finding the net just four times for his club. Arsenal are planning ways to strengthen their forward line in the summer as Mikel Arteta continues to shape his dream squad.

Hector Bellerin is keen to stay at Real Betis next season after a successful season-long loan transfer from Arsenal with talks set for this summer.

Arsenal and Real Betis could both qualify for the Champions League over the final weeks of the term. But Real Betis could also seek to use the situation to agree better terms for a permanent deal. Arteta signed Tomiyasu after sanctioning Bellerin’s exit, having only fielded the 27-year-old in three of Arsenal’s final 13 Premier League fixtures last season.

Between Monday's defeat at Selhurst Park and the loss at the Emirates six days later, Mikel Arteta also lost the services of first-team stars Kieran Tierney and ...

“I think we just need to go out there and be free and play our game, you know? It’s a game of football and I think in the first half we were very tense and slow so we just need to go out there next week, trust what the manager and the coaching staff are saying and go and play our football, which we’ve done all season.” aron Ramsdale issued a withering assessment of Arsenal’s miserable week in the wake of Saturday’s loss at home to Brighton.

Arsenal were already reeling from defeat at Crystal Palace on Monday night and, with Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey missing through injury, their small squad ...

“We had a little joke in the dressing room before the game that I was going to score. I was delighted to take the chance, I hit it really well and it was wonderful to see it go into the net.” “I think we have shown that we have the right mentality in the group to come to places like Arsenal and play like we did.

Arsenal news takes a look at what Thomas Partey did at the Emirates Stadium after missing the 2-1 loss against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday through ...

But with eight games remaining, there's still time for plenty of twists and turns as the battle for Champions League qualification heats up. 'His passing, while forward for the most part, was often inaccurate and the Gunners struggled to create through the middle as a result.' But, it could not be the case because it’s an area where he had a previous injury as well and he felt it straight away.

How the Gunners got on individually in their Premier League clash with Graham Potter's side at the Emirates.

Had a huge chance but managed to hit it off the underside of the crossbar. Did manage to pull one back with a deflected effort from distance though and kept trying till the end. His passing, while forward for the most part, was often inaccurate and the Gunners struggled to create through the middle as a result. Drifted infield where he could but couldn't support the attack and was shown up in his one-vs-one defending at times. Gabriel: Much better than on Monday night and came very close to a goal and arguably should have had an assist for Martinelli's goal that was ruled out. Ben White: Had occasions where he dawdled on the ball a touch but that was more to do the lack of movement in front of him.

Arsenal are set to splash the cash again ahead of the summer transfer window but it will mean forcing some departures out of the Emirates with Mikel Arteta ...

However, it has not been a happy time for Pepe since moving to the Premier League and a move away could suit all parties. But the form of Bukayo Saka has forced the 26-year-old to take a backseat and remain on the bench throughout the campaign for large portions. It is a surprising decline considering last year he scored 10 times and looked like he was ready to play a bigger role in the squad.

It has been a miserable week for the Gunners and recent comments from Marseille boss Jorge Sampaoli on one of his Arsenal loanees will only add further ...

Finally, he is the soul of the team. That was followed by his latest switch to Marseille, where he has played an integral role at the Stade Veledrome. "Guendouzi's physical condition is exceptional. So much so, in fact, that his current manager Jorge Sampaoli believes that Guendouzi will soon be regarded as one of the finest midfielders around.

Arsenal supporters are fuming at the decision to rule out Gabriel Martinelli's offside goal in the 2-1 defeat to Brighton.

Arsenal fans have a right to feel as though the world, or just in this case the officials, are against them. The race for European football is still very much on. However, this did not prevent the Arsenal fan base from criticising the offside decision which ruled out Gabriel Martinelli’s goal and, in fairness, they have a point. Marc Cucurella’s body position was obscured by Robert Sanchez and it was impossible to definitively say whether the Spaniard was playing Martinelli on. FOUR MINUTES... FIVE MINUTES, they showed the lines for ONE SECOND from a camera hanging off the f*cking International Space Station. So after FIVE MINUTES of review, we don't even get to see where they drew the lines?! The responses were one of pure frustration.

Arsenal were already reeling from defeat at Crystal Palace on Monday night and, with Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey missing through injury, their small squad ...

“We had a little joke in the dressing room before the game that I was going to score. I was delighted to take the chance, I hit it really well and it was wonderful to see it go into the net.” “I think we have shown that we have the right mentality in the group to come to places like Arsenal and play like we did.

Enock Mwepu scored a contender for 2021/22 Premier League goal of the season to help Brighton win 2-1 at Arsenal. Watch match highlights right here.

The Gunners did not give up after going 2-0 down. Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Enock Mwepu scored one of the best goals of the 2021/22 Premier League season to help his team win 2-1 at Arsenal on Saturday. Watch Brighton Score Goal Of The Season Contender In Win At Arsenal - Premier League Highlights

ARSENAL are no longer favourites to finish in the Premier League top four.

So there are set to be plenty of opportunities for the youngsters to spend time in a match day squad. They are both still relatively inexperienced in their respective roles. But strikes from Leandro Trossard and Enock Mwepu were enough to seal a first win in eight for Graham Potter's side. That meant there were only 18 first-team outfielders remaining at the club. But many supporters questioned the January business and now the club's naivety could scupper their hopes of a successful end to the season. Arsenal were a depleted outfit, with Thomas Partey missing following the thigh injury he picked up at Palace. But Arteta and Edu are to blame for the severe lack of squad depth at the Emirates.