Arsenal traveled to Brighton's home ground in the early morning of January 5 (Vietnam time). The Gunners took the initiative and almost opened the scoring in the 10th minute after Gabriel Jesus faced Bart Verbruggen, but could not beat the Belgian goalkeeper.
Just 6 minutes later, Ethan Nwaneri received a long pass from Mikel Merino and accelerated into the penalty area, defeating Verbruggen.
Brighton responded well after falling behind. Simon Adingra's shot was the highlight of the first half, but they also had to work hard to cause difficulties for David Raya.
In the 60th minute, Saliba fouled Joao Pedro in the penalty area, referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the penalty spot. Joao Pedro made no mistake to equalize for the Amex team.
In the end, the two teams shared the points with a score of 1-1. Arsenal are still in 2nd place, 5 points behind Liverpool. Brighton have drawn four games in a row and have not won since November 23. They are currently 10th in the table and their hopes of qualifying for the European Cup are fading.
