Saka opened the scoring after less than two minutes when his shot rebounded Gabriel Martinelli in his direction to put it on the net.
Leandro Trossar had two chances to score for Brighton, before Martin Odegaard scored Arsenal’s second goal in the 39th minute when he took advantage of a ball that the defense couldn’t clear well, to strike a ball that bounced from high ground on the net.
The leaders looked on course for an easy victory after another shot, from Martinelli, which was cleared by goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, reached striker Nketiah, who scored from close range after the break.
But Kaoru Mitoma pulled one back in the 65th minute, before Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal’s fourth goal from a wonderful pass from Odegaard.
Brighton did not give up hope and Ivan Ferguson scored the second goal in a thrilling finish.
Mituma scored in the 89th minute, but the referee disallowed the goal after examining the video assistant referee for offside.
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and tops Arsenal standings with 43 points, taking advantage of the stumble of his closest opponents Manchester City (36 points), runners-up, who drew 1-1 with Everton, and Newcastle United (34 points), third-placed, who drew 0-0 with Leeds.
Saka opened the scoring after less than two minutes when his shot rebounded Gabriel Martinelli in his direction to put it on the net.
Leandro Trossar had two chances to score for Brighton, before Martin Odegaard scored Arsenal’s second goal in the 39th minute when he took advantage of a ball that the defense couldn’t clear well, to strike a ball that bounced from high ground on the net.
The leaders looked on course for an easy victory after another shot, from Martinelli, which was cleared by goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, reached striker Nketiah, who scored from close range after the break.
But Kaoru Mitoma pulled one back in the 65th minute, before Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal’s fourth goal from a wonderful pass from Odegaard.
Brighton did not give up hope and Ivan Ferguson scored the second goal in a thrilling finish.
Mituma scored in the 89th minute, but the referee disallowed the goal after examining the video assistant referee for offside.
