Arsenal's top-four hopes were dealt a body blow at the weekend as Brighton held on during a dramatic finish to end a seven-game winless run with a deserved 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Leandro Trossard punished a tame opening spell from Mikel Arteta's side with a tidy finish on 28 minutes, while fit-again Enock Mwepu converted a glorious half-volley on 67 minutes to put Graham Potter's men in control.
The strikes bookended Gabriel Martinelli's header on the stroke of half-time, which was scrubbed off when VAR judged him to be offside in an extremely tight call.
Brighton's travelling support enjoyed a party atmosphere in their corner of the Emirates — understandable given recent events.
The blue and white army had only seen their side score once during their wait for a win.
Their nerves were plain to see during a frantic finale after Martin Odegaard's deflected long-range punt in the final minute of normal time led to Arsenal finally upping the intensity in search of a last-gasp equaliser.
Robert Sanchez pulled off a sharp stop from Eddie Nketiah deep into injury-time to ensure there was no comeback, though, and Brighton move up to 11th after another frustrating outing for Arsenal followers.
Brighton and Hove Albion star man: Enock Mwepu
The Zambian international showed his quality with a stunning strike and caused Arsenal no end of problems throughout his 66 minutes on the pitch.
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