Arsenal Tops EPL Overnight After Beating Brighton 3-0

BRIGHTON, England: Arsenal regained first place within the English Premier League, not less than for one night time, after objectives from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard secured a 3-0 win that dented Brighton’s push for Europe on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta’s workforce arrived at Amex Stadium having dropped to 3rd place following Manchester Metropolis’s 4-2 win at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.

Saka, declared match after lacking the midweek win over Luton by means of harm, set the Gunners on target to return to the summit by changing a first-half penalty after Tariq Lamptey was adjudged to have tripped Gabriel Jesus regardless of showing to the touch the ball first.

Havertz tapped within the second purpose earlier than establishing substitute Trossard to seal victory over his former membership.

The guests have been worthy winners on the south coast and sit some extent forward of each Liverpool, whose recreation in hand is at Manchester United on Sunday, and Metropolis. Arsenal’s consideration switches to a Champions League quarterfinal towards Bayern Munich, with the primary leg on Tuesday.

Brighton light after a robust begin and its first top-flight dwelling loss in 13 outings, courting to August, left the workforce with an uphill job to safe European soccer for the second successive 12 months, on the again of this season’s Europa League journey.

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