Premier League leaders Arsenal make big statement at Brighton, build lead as Man City settle for draw
Arsenal's next closest rivals, Newcastle United, also dropped points in a 0–0 draw with Leeds United.
It's been a long season, but so far the Gunners have done their job when they needed points
. Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Martín Audegaard and Nketiah had a joint performance against Brighton in the net, but it quickly gets interesting during the busy holiday season. Mikel Arteta knocked out two full-backs Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko in the 59th minute and Kaoru Mitoma quickly scored Brighton's first goal. Brighton scored again and Mitoma netted again and made something interesting, but VAR he was ruled offside after a check and his chance for a dramatic comeback was lost.
It would have been easy for Arsenal to tip the game over to Brighton, who looked tired, with another match against Newcastle in three days. If the Gunners can continue like this, they can lift the Premier League trophy at the end of the season.
It was a good season just to finish in the top four.
Arsenal, who are participating in the Europa League, are ahead of Manchester City. was able to pull the opponent down further, showing the depth that Arteta had built up.
Being able to rely on his four in a full attack will benefit Arsenal's season, but they also have a depth of players stepping up when needed.
Arsenal are his second-place behind Manchester City, with four players scoring his five or more goals, and he has scored 11 more goals than any other team in the league.
Assists are also impressive, with Saka, Jesus and Odegaard each providing more than four goals for him, showing selfless attack.
A day when all was well for Arsenal, December 31 could pave the way for an unexpected league title.
After a 4-2 win over Brighton on Saturday, it's time to treat Arsenal as leaders in the Premier League title race. The loss of Gabriel Jesus to injury during the World Cup was a blow to the team, but Eddie Nketiah scored two goals in two games to extend Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points.
Manchester City will face Arsenal with his one game remaining, and the two clubs will meet for the first time this season on 15 February. Despite Erling Haaland scoring his 21st Premier League goal, City's defense fell through. This compares to a 4-0-1 (W-L-D) in the same type of game last
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