Brighton vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Joao Pedro equaliser secures point for hosts

A recreation at Brighton that could be characterised by the definition of “enough contact”. That’s one strategy to describe Arsenal quickly shifting to inside 5 factors of Liverpool, though with the information that would lengthen to 11 from two video games in hand, after one other debated penalty choice value Mikel Arteta’s facet victory. They’d been seeking to grind out a 1-0 win, just for a William Saliba try at a header to deliver a collision with Joao Pedro, that was adjudged to be a penalty.

Arsenal had been livid, particularly since Saliba appeared to the touch the ball first. An inevitable criticism from supporters was that it’s the kind of choice you solely see given in opposition to their membership, however then it was additionally only a weird second of the kind you don’t normally see in any respect. Arteta wasn’t specializing in that side. He initially described the choice as “very disappointing”, earlier than including “I’ve by no means seen a call” – not “a second” – like this in my profession”.

“I really feel like I’ve to repeat myself on a regular basis, which is a disappointing feeling. Within the first half we weren’t as intense as we needed to be. After the objective it was significantly better. The massive phrase for us is consistency.

“Once we take a look at Arsenal’s probabilities, they’d one [big opportunity] throughout the recreation. In fact they had been all the time harmful from set items. We did nicely to come back again however weren’t clear sufficient within the ultimate third. Towards Arsenal, you have to use your momentum to win the sport.

“The sport we wish to play is intense, [we want to] press excessive. If you wish to assault the field, you have to put money into deep runs. We’re not the place we ought to be, but it surely’s a course of.

“We’ve to just accept [the result], maintain working laborious and do higher than we did earlier than. We want quite a lot of physicality for [our] sort of recreation. We weren’t in a position to maintain that bodily stage for 90 minutes. We’re nonetheless engaged on that.

“It’s not that simple to make the gamers fitter, but it surely’s a long-term course of.”

“Clearly we needed to win the sport. It is a robust place to come back and they’re an excellent facet. We began nicely, scored a ravishing objective and we had been in management.

“Within the second half we didn’t actually seize the sport or dominate sufficient to have sure moments and be extra of a risk of their half. However defensively we didn’t concede a lot aside from the transition second with Minteh.

“When you find yourself enjoying each three days or lower than that you just can’t with the quantity of accidents and conditions keep the extent of efficiency and competitiveness. In the present day we lacked it within the second half.

“In the present day was not about fatigue. it was concerning the easy issues that we’ve to do in ball possession to present probabilities and dominate the sport in the best areas.”

Regardless of coming from behind to earn a draw, Brighton stay winless of their final eight Premier League video games (D6 L2), drawing 4 successive matches within the competitors for the primary time.

Arsenal have didn’t beat a facet dwelling and away (Brighton in 2024-25 – 2 attracts) in a Premier League season regardless of going 1-0 up in each video games for a ninth time, with Brighton being the one opponent this has occurred in opposition to twice within the competitors (additionally 2 attracts in opposition to the Seagulls in 2018-19 having scored first in each video games).

“Initially upset with the end result particularly when we’ve began the sport fairly nicely and scored a ravishing objective. After which we lacked management and gave the ball away and we didn’t do the straightforward issues nicely sufficient to be actually on prime of the sport and have the dominance we required. The sport was all the time open with out actually conceding something.

“We’re actually upset with the choice that results in the objective as a result of I’ve by no means seen one thing like this in my life. He touches the ball as nicely.

“We did quite a lot of issues to not the usual with the ball. So we didn’t get any momentum, we by no means acquired set in areas that after we may generate probabilities and counter press in the best second. We conceded one likelihood once we had 10 gamers on the ground and [Yankuba] Minteh takes off. I believe we’ve to do significantly better issues than right this moment and sadly we misplaced two factors.”

“I believe we felt we may have carried out a bit higher to handle the sport and [manage] the objective we scored within the first half. We should always have scored one other one.

“I don’t know why we made so many silly errors, however the good factor is that we play once more in three days [against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup]. Perhaps we had been too low and gave the opponents too many balls.

“It’s not a giant loss. We’ve to maintain going now and win the subsequent recreation.

“It’s not the second to suppose an excessive amount of concerning the title. We have to deal with ourselves.”

“We needed to win and we weren’t in a position to try this. We’re very upset with the [penalty] choice. Aside from that, we’ll attempt to enhance and put together for our subsequent recreation.”

“I’m upset as a result of we needed to win the sport. We began the sport with good actions and a very good objective. We knew it was going to be a difficult recreation.

“We gave too many balls away within the second half and we’re very upset with the penalty. I’ve by no means seen that in my life – and Saliba touches the ball. [It wasn’t one] for me, no.

“We’re enjoying each three days. I perceive how a lot we wish to [win], however by way of the standard and the consistency and doing the straightforward issues proper in opposition to a aggressive staff, we didn’t do sufficient right this moment.”

”I believe he was sensible right this moment. Not just for the penalty however for his work price. We want that each recreation from him as a result of he’s one in every of our greatest gamers and he can lead us.”