Arsenal handed their Premier League title cost a large increase with a 1-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion, as Bukayo Saka made the distinction.
With Manchester Metropolis failing to beat Nottingham Forest at dwelling, the Gunners took the possibility to increase their lead on the prime to seven factors.
Saka marked his three hundredth look for Arsenal with the very important purpose as his early strike deflected in off Carlos Baleba and snuck by means of Bart Verbruggen, who did not react on time.
Arsenal had earlier survived a scare as Baleba’s lob looped over a displaced David Raya, although Gabriel Magalhaes was readily available to make a restoration.
Brighton pushed again admirably and practically equalised by means of Georginio Rutter, who noticed a depraved drive parried by the outstretched fingertips of Raya, however the hosts had been unable to discover a breakthrough.
Former Brighton ahead Leandro Trossard squandered a golden probability late on as properly, slicing properly off track from Jurrien Timber’s centre, although his profligacy didn’t value Arsenal in the long run.
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 4, 2026
Information Debrief: Saka hits 300 appearances in type
At 24 years and 180 days previous, Saka turned the fourth-youngest Arsenal participant to achieve 300 appearances, solely behind David O’Leary (23 years, 315 days), Cesc Fabregas (23 years, 341 days) and Liam Brady (24 years, 73 days).
And it’s hardly any shock that the ahead marked his triple century with a purpose towards Brighton.
Saka has been instantly concerned in 5 targets in six Premier League appearances on the Amex Stadium towards the Seagulls (three targets, two assists). These three targets are his joint-most at an away venue within the league, together with three towards West Ham on the London Stadium.
Together with Saka, Raya additionally marked a milestone on this match, reaching his a hundredth Premier League look for Arsenal.
In complete, he has managed 43 clear sheets – essentially the most by an Arsenal goalkeeper by means of their first 100 matches, and the joint-sixth most by any goalkeeper by means of a century of matches with one membership (stage with Edwin van der Sar’s 43 for Manchester United).
Brighton truly generated the higher probabilities, with their 0.80 anticipated targets edging out Arsenal’s 0.43, but it surely was the Gunners who had the scientific edge.
