On Saturday night, Arsenal hosted Brighton in a fierce battle in the English Premier League. Arsenal is in a critical moment to compete with Tottenham Hotspur for the top four seats, but Arsenal suffered a difficult situation, following the last round of the Crystal Palace to 0-3 defeat, and this round of the 1-2 defeat against Brighton, the two games lost a total of 5 goals, and is currently ranked fifth, such a losing streak want to rebound how easy to talk about.
In this match, Arsenal's central midfielders Kieran Triani and Thomas Pardy were out due to injuries, and Adidas were forced to adjust their lineup, with Gleshaja being called upon to play as the left back. Brighton, who have been in poor form recently, played lightly in this match, but unexpectedly played well and won the long-awaited victory.
In the early stages of the match, Arsenal launched a fierce attack, but did not have a clear advantage. Brighton defended solidly and relied on counter-attacks to find opportunities. Finally, in the 28th minute, a long pass became the turning point, Mervyn Park broke through to the bottom line and crossed the ball, Leandro Duchate took the shot quickly, and Brighton took an unexpected 1-0 lead.
Arsenal finally broke the deadlock in stoppage time of the half, but VAR ruled Gabier Martinelli offside and the goal was ruled out, leaving Arsenal trailing 0-1 at half-time.
Brighton's win was no fluke, and in the 67th minute, after an extremely intricate play, Merveille Park made it 2-0 with a clever shot from outside the box, and late in the game, Arsenal went on a frenzy of attacking, hitting the crossbar twice, and finally ending the game with a result thanks to a long range shot from Martyn Odeigat, which bounced off Verbeek and flew into the net, making the score 1-2.
