Brilliant Brighton Beat Arsenal To Effectively End Premier League Title Race

Arsenal's Premier League title bid is effectively over after Brighton won at the Emirates. Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan scored in a 3-0 win.
Brilliant Brighton Beat Arsenal To Effectively End Premier League Title Race
Brilliant Brighton Beat Arsenal To Effectively End Premier League Title Race /

Arsenal's Premier League title bid is effectively over after Brighton & Hove Albion won handsomely at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan all scored as Brighton won 3-0.

The result did not flatter Brighton, who dominated the game against the Gunners.

Roberto De Zerbi's side had 59% of possession and recorded six shots on target, compared to Arsenal's two.

Players and fans of Brighton & Hove Albion pictured celebrating a goal at the Emirates Stadium :: IMAGO/PA Images/Tim Goode

Arsenal's defeat came just hours after Manchester City had won 3-0 at Everton.

"Two more wins," manager Pep Guardiola told City fans after his team's victory at Goodison Park. That was what City needed to guarantee a third EPL title in a row.

But Arsenal's slip-up against Brighton means that City now need just one more win to seal the title.

In fact, City could be crowned as champions without winning another point.

If Arsenal lose at Nottingham Forest next Saturday it will be mathematically impossible for them to dethrone City.

City's next Premier League fixture is at home against Chelsea next Sunday.

Guardiola's side then go to Brighton three days later before visiting Brentford on the final day of the EPL season.

Brighton's win on Sunday strengthened their bid to secure European soccer for the first time in the club's history.

The Seagulls now sit sixth in the table, having played fewer games than all of their rivals.


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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.