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Arsenal’s hope of touchdown their first premier league title over twenty years slipped by way of their fingers after they misplaced in opposition to Brighton on Sunday.
The Gunners have been humiliated 3-0 at home by European contenders Brighton & Hove Albion. Longtime league leaders Arsenal knew solely a victory would do as tenacious Manchester Metropolis gained at Everton within the early kickoff to pull 4 factors forward.
With video games remaining in opposition to the golf equipment in entrance of them, the result additionally propelled Brighton up to sixth place. Leandro Trossard, a former Brighton ahead for Arsenal, hit the crossbar within the opening interval, however after Enciso’s purpose within the 51st minute and following Undav’s lob over Aaron Ramsdale within the 86th, Arsenal appeared defeated.
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To the pleasure of Brighton’s supporters, who might quickly be watching the membership’s maiden foray into European play, Estupinan put an finish to Arsenal’s struggling in stoppage time.
Arsenal’s fifth league loss has left them with 81 factors with two video games left, in contrast to Metropolis’s 85 factors with three video games left.
Pep Guardiola’s crew wants to beat Chelsea on Sunday to clinch Metropolis’s fifth title in six seasons. Within the occasion that Arsenal loses to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, Metropolis may even win it earlier than then. With 4 video games left, Brighton has 58 factors.
“Yeah, it appears troublesome now, to be sincere, we now have to be real looking. I don’t suppose Metropolis are going to do too many errors now,” Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard stated.
“It’s not feeling at the second. The way in which we performed, significantly within the second half, I don’t know what occurred, to be sincere. It looks like there is no such thing as a hope now.”
There was a touch of resignation within the air amongst Arsenal’s followers as they streamed in the direction of the Emirates Stadium after listening to of Manchester Metropolis’s earlier 3-0 victory at Everton — an eleventh successive league win for Metropolis.
