Overview
- Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1 at the Emirates, with Martin Ødegaard scoring first before a Georginio Rutter own goal and a reply from Diego Gómez.
- With the score at 2-1, David Raya denied Yankuba Minteh with a brilliant one-handed stop that broadcasters and pundits praised as a decisive moment.
- The victory returned Arsenal to first place with a two-point lead over Manchester City and a three-point cushion over Aston Villa, who visit on Tuesday.
- Arteta said his side must be more clinical and composed late on and confirmed Riccardo Calafiori had a muscular issue in the warm-up as Jurriën Timber also picked up a problem in training.
- Coverage set Raya’s heroics against the broader defensive picture, noting Opta’s low shots-on-target conceded rate and analysis suggesting Chelsea’s 2004/05 goals-against record is now unlikely to be challenged, with Gabriel targeting a possible January return.