Just a few hours after Manchester City rose to the top of the table, Arsenal immediately responded with a 2-1 victory at home against tough opponent Brighton.
This result not only helps the "Gunners" maintain a tense championship race, but also marks a 6-game winning streak at the Emirates in the Premier League.
After just overcoming Crystal Palace in a penalty shootout in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, Mikel Arteta's team quickly focused all their attention on the important match against Brighton.
The Gunners entered the game proactively and soon broke the deadlock thanks to a rare mistake by goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. From a set piece situation, Declan Rice headed the ball to Bukayo Saka. After that, Martin Odegaard received the ball back and launched a decisive shot from outside the penalty area, scoring his first goal in the Premier League this season.
The opening goal helped Arsenal completely control the first half. The home team continuously created pressure and almost doubled the gap when Martin Zubimendi had a delicate backheel, forcing Verbruggen to show off his save.
Stepping into the second half, Arsenal's danger in set pieces continued to be effective. In the 52nd minute, Georginio Rutter clumsily scored an own goal in an effort to block Rice's corner kick, helping Arsenal increase the gap to 2 goals.
However, Brighton did not easily give up. Diego Gomez suddenly narrowed the score after a rebound, rekindling hope for the away team. In the final minutes, Arsenal were forced to resist fiercely and only David Raya's excellent save helped them preserve the victory.
In the match at the same time, Liverpool also won with a score of 2-1 against Wolves, in which Florian Wirtz contributed one goal. These 3 points help The Kop temporarily rise to the top 4, 3 points ahead of Chelsea but playing 1 more match.
