On Thursday evening, the last two matches of the 15th round of the English Premier League were played.
For the ninth time in a row, London's Arsenal team remained without a win. The "Gunners" lost to Brighton, who had suffered three consecutive defeats before these matches.
Brighton caused problems for the Arsenal defense from the start and gained the advantage in the 36th minute - Adam Webster scored from a set piece.
Arsenal did not give up and in the second half they fought back. The "Gunners" equalized in the 50th minute - Alexandre Lacazette headed the ball into the net after a pass from Mesut Ozil.
After the goal, the London team continued to dominate, but in the middle of the half Brighton managed to stop the hosts' attack and ultimately catch them on a fast counterattack. In the 80th minute, Neal Maupay sent the Emirates Stadium into despair.
Arsenal could not recover after this blow and suffered their first home defeat of the season.
Arsenal now finds themselves in 10th place in the league table after this defeat, trailing 10 points behind fourth place.
In other matches, Newcastle United celebrated a 2-0 victory against Sheffield United, causing an upset away from home.
Results:
Arsenal 1 - 2 Brighton
36' [0 - 1] A. Webster
50' [1 - 1] A. Lacazette
80' [1 - 2] N. Maupay
Sheffield Utd 0 - 2 Newcastle
15' [0 - 1] A. Saint-Maximin
70' [0 - 2] J. Shelvey
