Arsenal took the lead but then settled for it. They took time out of the match and allowed Brighton possession instead of doggedly hunting a second goal. Fortune then favoured the hosts.

Arsenal have drawn away at Brighton ... Ethan Nwaneri marked his second Premier League start with a goal after 16 minutes, but Joao Pedro’s rather controversial second half penalty meant ...

Pedro plays it to Mitoma and is fouled late by Partey but the referee does not produce a card. 68. Brighton's best form of defending their goal right now seems to be putting Arsenal under some ...

Captain Martin Odegaard started from the bench through illness, but Arsenal began well and led through a lovely goal from Ethan Nwaneri (16). Joao Pedro (61) then equalised from the penalty spot ...

Meanwhile, Joao Pedro has been involved in 10 goals across his last 13 Premier League appearances (five goals, five assists), netting home and away against Arsenal this season.

I mean, it was the second time he has done it for them against Arsenal alone. Pedro has now been involved in 10 goals across his last 13 Premier League appearances, five of those being goals.

David Raya was never overly tested, despite a fine save to deny Matheus Cunha, and Arsenal always had a degree of control in the second half – even before Gomes' red card made it 10 v 10.

Report and free match highlights as Brighton held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw in a title-race blow for the Gunners; Ethan Nwaneri put Arsenal ahead but Joao Pedro equalised with a controversially ...

ARSENAL were held to a draw at Brighton as they failed to close the gap on Liverpool. Teenager Ethan Nwaneri, 17, scored an early goal for the Gunners but Mikel Arteta's side struggled to create ...