Arsenal stretches lead to 7 points with 4-2 win at Brighton

By The Associated Press
Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli, right, celebnrates with teammaters after scoring his isdes 4th goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal and at the AMEX Community Stadium in Brighton, England, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alastair Grant]

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Arsenal has stretched its Premier League lead to seven points with a 4-2 win at Brighton which was capped by a well-worked breakaway goal from Gabriel Martinelli. Goals from Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah had Arsenal 3-0 up by the 47th minute and seemingly cruising to an easy win. But Kaoru Mitoma kept Brighton in the game with a goal 25 minutes from time. Odegaard then provided a sublime throughball for Martinelli to race half the length of the field and restore the three-goal advantage. Brighton substitute Evan Ferguson  increased the tension by claiming his first Premier League goal in the 77th. Arsenal took full advantage of City’s slip-up earlier in a 1-1 draw at home against Everton.

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