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89 By Jonathan JurejkoBBC Sport
Last updated on 19 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
Gabriel Jesus' goal for Arsenal was his third in the Premier League this seasonArsenal eventually saw off a stubborn Brighton to move back above Liverpool - for a few hours at least - at the top of the Premier League.
With Liverpool hosting Manchester United at 16:30 GMT, the Gunners returned to the summit thanks to Gabriel Jesus' header and Kai Havertz's late strike.
Arsenal dominated the first half without reward, but the tension eased when Jesus turned in after a corner.
The hosts were almost punished when Pascal Gross poked wide before Havertz sealed victory to spark joyous celebrations at a relieved Emirates Stadium.
The Seagulls, who were looking for a third successive league victory at Emirates Stadium, managed just one shot on target.
After a conservative first-half performance, Brighton offered more attacking threat in the final half an hour but anything other than a home win would have been scarcely deserved.
Arsenal had 25 shots in the match and almost added a late third through substitute Emile Smith Rowe.
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Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
22Raya4WhiteBooked at 38mins2Saliba6Gabriel35ZinchenkoSubstituted forKiwiorat 90+3'minutes8Ødegaard41Rice29HavertzSubstituted forSmith Roweat 89'minutes7SakaSubstituted forNelsonat 89'minutes9Gabriel JesusSubstituted forNketiahat 81'minutes11MartinelliSubstituted forTrossardat 82'minutesSubstitutes
1Ramsdale10Smith Rowe14Nketiah15Kiwior17Cédric Soares19Trossard24Nelson59Lewis-Skelly76WaltersBrighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Verbruggen34VeltmanSubstituted forHinshelwoodat 27'minutes29van Hecke5Dunk6MilnerSubstituted fordos Santos de Pauloat 60'minutes13GroßBooked at 89mins11GilmourBooked at 76mins24AdingraSubstituted forWelbeckat 79'minutes14LallanaSubstituted forBuonanotteat 60'minutes22MitomaBooked at 43mins28FergusonSubstituted forJoão Pedroat 60'minutesSubstitutes
3dos Santos de Paulo8Dahoud9João Pedro15Moder18Welbeck20Baleba23Steele40Buonanotte41HinshelwoodReferee:Tim Robinson
Attendance:60,257
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Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Julio.
Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a headed pass.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Reiss Nelson.
Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
Goal! Arsenal 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
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Arsenal
Squad number22Player nameRaya
Squad number4Player nameWhite
Squad number2Player nameSaliba
Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
Squad number35Player nameZinchenko
Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Squad number7Player nameSaka
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli
Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe
Squad number14Player nameNketiah
Squad number15Player nameKiwior
Squad number19Player nameTrossard
Squad number24Player nameNelson
Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameVerbruggen
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number6Player nameMilner
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number11Player nameGilmour
Squad number24Player nameAdingra
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Squad number28Player nameFerguson
Squad number3Player nameIgor Julio
Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
Squad number41Player nameHinshelwood
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