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FT: Arsenal 2-1 Brighton - And that's the full time whistle as the Gunners seal a crucial victory to return to the top of the Premier League table

CHANCE - Martinelli fires over from close range following a sweeping move upflield that culminated in Saka's teasing ball into the middle for the Brazil attacker

Gabi Martinelli replaces Trossard with nine minutes remaining

Correction: It was Yankuba Minteh's that Raya somehow tipped away

My word what a save as David Raya flings himself full length to tip away Danny Welbeck's curling effort

Danny Welbeck comes on for Brighton to a smattering of applause from the home support who recognised his efforts for Arsenal during his time in North London

Gabriel replaces Lewis-Skelly to return to first team action

Saka fires over after a sweeping Arsenal move forward

As we approach the hour mark it's Arsenal 2-0 Brighton

Gyokeres smashes the ball at Verbruggen

Arsenal 2-0 Brighton: Rutter og 52

Sign up that lad Own Goal he's having a stormer this month!

GOAL!!!!!

Odegaard has a shot deflected over the bar for an Arsenal corner

And we're off again for the second half with Arsenal leading Brighton 1-0

HT: Arsenal 1-0 Brighton

Leo Trossard gets stick from the Brighton support, presumably still annoyed he left them for Arsenal

Goal! Arsenal 1-0 Brighton: Martin Odegaard fires home to put the Gunners ahead on 14 minutes here at the Emirates

GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!!!!!!

ICYMI: Brighton subs: Steele, Minteh, Watson, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Wieffer, Veltman

ICYMI: Brighton: Vebruggen, Kadioglu, Coppola, Dunk, Van Hecke, De Cuyper, Ayari, Hinshelwood, Gomez, Gruda, Rutter.

Arsenal subs: Kepa, Gabriel, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Salmon.

ICYMI: The Arsenal starting XI: Raya, Rice, Saliba, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly, Zubimendi, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres.

The one positive is the fact that influential centre-back Gabriel is back in the squad, starting the match on the bench.

ICYMI: Declan Rice starts at right-back for the Gunners

However, all that matters for Mikel Arteta's side is to pick up three points against the Seagulls at the Emirates this afternoon

It's not been a good few 20 minutes or so for Arsenal after City got a late winner at Forest

Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Calafiori

The bad news is that Riccardo Calafiori has been injured in the warm up

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