Arsenal lost to Brighton, closing their chance to compete for the championship with Man City

In a must-win situation to catch up with Man City, Arsenal played disappointingly and suffered a 0-3 defeat to Brighton despite playing at home at Emirates Stadium.

It must be said that Brighton played extremely convincingly and won with determination and confidence in their play. Their midfield, with Caicedo, played on par with Arsenal's energetic and technical midfielders such as Xhaka and Odegaard. The first chance of the first half belonged to the blue team with a shot from a tight angle by Enciso. However, goalkeeper Ramdale played focused in this situation.

Arsenal lost heavily to Brighton, closing their chance to compete for the championship with Man City - 1 — Arsenal continued to show weakness when facing Brighton.

Arsenal were unexpectedly downed when Martinelli left the field early due to injury. Former Brighton player Troussard came on as a replacement. The Belgian midfielder immediately created a good chance with a shot that hit the crossbar of Jason Steele. Brighton responded with a combination and shot from the duo Mitoma and Enciso but the ball unfortunately went over the bar.

The visitors opened the scoring early in the second half. Defender Estupinan charged up the left wing, putting pressure on Arsenal's defence before passing inside for Enciso to head home the opener. The goal dampened Arsenal's spirits. They played erratically and almost lost their motivation to fight. In the 86th minute, Trossard closed the door to victory for the home team when he passed the ball incorrectly, allowing Undav to double the lead.

In injury time, Undav fired a shot from outside the box. Ramsdale blocked the shot but was helpless against Estupinan's rebound. Arsenal lost 0-3, with almost no chance of winning the title. They have only 2 more matches in the Premier League this season, 4 points behind Man City while playing 1 more match than their opponent. Man City only need to beat Chelsea next week to be crowned champions with 2 matches early.