After the game of Brighton vs Arsenal: Injuries and Problems for Mikel Arteta

DBasia.news – After losing 0-3 to Manchester City at Etihad Stadium (18/06), Arsenal continued to lose 1-2 to Brighton & Hove Albion at Falmer Stadium, Saturday (6/20) PM. Worse yet, Arsenal had already had the chance to lead first.

On the 68 minutes Arsenal took the lead through Nicolas Pepe’s goal. It was Arsenal’s only goal despite Mikel Arteta playing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Dani Ceballos, Pepe and Bukayo Saka.

The moment of Brighton’s comeback came in the 75th minute when Lewis Dunk exploited the chaos in the penalty box. Then Arsenal’s nightmare came on 90 + 5 minutes when Neal Maupay played a pass or two and scored against Arsenal.

For the first time in history Brighton defeated Arsenal for two consecutive seasons. According to information from @OptaJoe Brighton won its 100th win in all competitions at the Amex Stadium since moving there in 2011.

Brighton won three valuable points to stay away from the relegation zone. Now they are at 15^th place with 32 points, while Arsenal sit at 9^th in the standings with a collection of 40 points and farther away from the Champions League zone.

Neal Maupay, who is accused of deliberately injuring Bernd Leno, Arsenal goalkeeper, said that Arsenal deserved the defeat for too much talking.

“In the first half I went to Mikel Arteta to apologize. I never intended to hurt the goalkeeper. I jumped for the ball. I apologized to the team and also to him. I have suffered a severe injury, this is difficult,” Maupay told BT Sport.

“Arsenal players sometimes need to learn humility. They talk a lot. They get what they deserve,” he added.

Line-up:

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1): Matthew Ryan, Ezequiel Schelotto, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, and Burn, Yves Bissouma, Davy Propper; Aaron Mooy, Pascal Gross, Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay.

Arsenal (4-4-2): Bernd Leno, Hector Bellerin, Skhodran Mustafi, Rob Holding, Sead Kolasinac, Pepe, Dani Ceballos, Matteo Guendouzi, Bakayo Saka, Alexandre, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.