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FULL TIME: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Arsenal
The whistle goes. Arsenal go prime! Mikel Arteta bounds onto the pitch with a large smile taking part in throughout his face. 🎶 If you really feel such as you’re up within the clouds … 🎶
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90 min +5: White is booked for needlessly kicking the ball away as Brighton put together to take a free kick within the centre circle. What a bizarre temper he’s been in. Actually odd.
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90 min +4: The Arsenal followers are giving it loads. Brighton’s, not a lot. Fairly a couple of have chipped off residence.
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90 min +3: Kai Havertz is called participant of the match by Sky co-commentator Alan Smith.
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90 min +2: Gabriel celebrates blocking Pedro’s shot like he would a aim. Loads of alpha-male yelling, pushing and shoving. Arsenal’s defenders need that clear sheet all proper!
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90 min +1: Adingra wins a nook down the left. Gross, who was dispossessed by Havertz for Arsenal’s third, hits it flat and may’t beat the primary man. It’s not been a banner 5 minutes for the Brighton midfielder.
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90 min: The nook is available in from the left. Gabriel tries to pressure the ball residence on the far stick, however Verbruggen parries. The ball’s recycled and Nketiah heads over. There shall be 5 further minutes.
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89 min: Earlier than the nook’s taken, Odegaard and Havertz make means for Vieira and Nketiah.
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88 min: Rice strides in direction of the Brighton field and goals for the underside left. A little bit flick takes it extensive left, so it’ll simply be a nook. Arsenal have already got one of the best aim distinction of the three groups chasing the title, they usually’re within the temper to bolster it even additional.
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GOAL! Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Arsenal (Trossard 86)
A free ball snaffled in the midst of the park by Havertz, and all of the sudden Trossard is pinged clear down the center! From 20 yards inside his personal half, he races all the way in which to the Brighton field, attracts Verbruggen, and dinks calmly over the keeper and into the online. What a response to all these boos from the Brighton followers.
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Up to date at 14.30 EDT
84 min: White slides in laborious on Adingra, who does the defender a favour by leaping out of the way in which. There was positively an excessive amount of caffeine in his half-time cuppa.
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83 min: Havertz and Jorginho mix elegantly down the inside-right channel, then Martinelli almost juggles his means right into a capturing place, ten yards out. However Dunk will get within the highway and shepherds the ball again to Verbruggen.
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81 min: Adingra’s shot is deflected extensive left for a nook, from which nothing comes.
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80 min: Brighton huff and puff. “The Seagulls have been oddly blunt in assault for the final couple of months, by no means scoring a couple of aim since they put 5 previous the Blades in mid-February,” writes Kári Tulinius. “They appear to have returned to the Brighton of the Graham Potter period, the place they created likelihood after likelihood however couldn’t put them away.”
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79 min: Saliba shoves Adingra within the again, and is booked for a disproportionate response to the referee’s whistle.
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78 min: Arsenal are in full management of this. Except one thing very unusual occurs, they’ll be prime tonight. “Basic Hospital must be defended right here,” insists Tim Ok. “The incomparable John Halstead because the porter. Additionally Nurse Laura Hardy, both she or one among her colleagues delivered a child within the carry (not proven on digital camera in these days).” Honest sufficient. Whereas we’re at it, we must always in all probability proper one other unsuitable: all this discuss Seventies ITV and the Mike Sammes Singers, and we’ve but to say this …
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76 min: Havertz is hoicked again on the midway line by Baleba, who earns a yellow card for the shirt-grab. Then Welbeck makes means for Fati.
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74 min: That second aim actually has taken the wind out of the Brighton sail. Because of this, the match now not appears like tipping into ill-tempered mayhem.
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72 min: Tomiyasu comes on for Zinchenko.
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71 min: Trossard glides in from the left and, with a view to ramming some boos down a couple of throats, goals forensically in direction of the underside left. Verbruggen suggestions across the publish. The ensuing nook sees Gabriel blast a header goalwards; the ball batters his personal man, the disoriented Havertz, on the seat of his pants. One of many comedy fundamentals, however carried out with perfection.
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70 min: Dunk crosses from the left. A simple pluck for Raya. Arsenal super-comfortable.
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68 min: Brighton knock it round, as they do, however there’s no means via Arsenal, who’re more than pleased to take a seat again now. They don’t let in too many, and with the hosts now needing a pair, it’s time to take a seat again and get the cigars.
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66 min: White slides via the again of Adingra. Only a foul, however may simply have been a reserving. No thought what’s bugging White this night, he’s been fuming because the break.
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64 min: Arsenal reply with a double change of their very own. Off go Jesus and Saka, on come Martinelli and Trossard, the latter to loads of pantomime boos from his outdated followers.
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63 min: Brighton make a double change. Enciso, who shipped possession forward of that Arsenal second, and Moder make means for Pedro and Buonanotte.
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GOAL! Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Arsenal (Havertz 62)
Arsenal double their lead! Odegaard latches onto a free ball and slips a cross down the inside-right channel for Jorginho, who reaches the byline and cuts again. On the close to stick, Havertz lunges in and pokes residence from shut vary.
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61 min: Welbeck claims to have been tugged again by White, however the referee reveals no curiosity. This match has the potential to boil over, although we’re not fairly there but.
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59 min: Arsenal get somewhat sloppy on the again and almost let Adingra in down the appropriate. Luckily for the guests, the Brighton attacker can’t maintain the ball in play as he scampers down the touchline. That’s received the gang going, although.
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58 min: The nook’s ultimately taken. Enciso, who’s on the centre of all the pieces proper now, lifts a shot over the bar.
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56 min: White seems to be in an odd temper. Now he needlessly clips an in-flight Enciso, a few swipes, conceding a free kick that results in the identical Brighton participant successful a nook down the appropriate. Earlier than it may be taken, there’s some pushing and shoving within the field. The referee goes over to say his piece. Within the meantime, Tom Gould writes: “Eno and biscuits solely leads in direction of one conclusion.”
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54 min: Odegaard makes some area down the inside-right channel and sends a rising shot goalwards. It ought to be a simple save for Verbruggen, however the keeper spins 180 levels within the air and almost paws the ball into his personal internet. It nearly makes it over the bar. There’s a short melee on the nook, however Jesus can’t pressure the ball residence. Brighton clear.
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52 min: Some pretty embarrassing nonsense between White and Estupinan. The previous needlessly barges the latter; the latter then waves a hand within the former’s face. White goes down clutching his throat, some Basic Hospital / Crossroads degree appearing, however the referee isn’t impressed with any of it and play is waved on.
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51 min: Estupinan takes a fresh-air swipe, then has a second go. His shot throughout aim narrowly evades the top-right nook. As shut as Brighton have come for some time.
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50 min: Zinchenko’s free management almost permits Adingra to steal away with the ball. As a substitute a nook is received. From which …
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48 min: Havertz worms his means down the appropriate and loops a pleasant cross in direction of Jesus, racing in from the left. Jesus heads down and extensive left beneath stress from Lamptey.
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47 min: The mere presence of Jesus down the left forces Lamptey to carelessly run the ball out of play for a nook. Gabriel heads towards Lamptey and claims a penalty, however he’s not getting one.
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45 min 17 sec: Enciso dribbles down the center of the park and shoots. The ball takes somewhat deflection off the boot of Gabriel, however it’s not sufficient to fox Raya, who gathers.
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Brighton get the second half underway. No modifications. Within the meantime, Mary Waltz want to flag a cross-Atlantic cultural disconnect. “Basic Hospital within the States is a traditionally unhealthy (that means campy superior) cleaning soap opera.”
Properly, small world, as a result of it was additionally a dreadful daytime cleaning soap on ITV again within the Seventies. Permit Ian Burch to clarify: “Basic Hospital featured actor Tony Adams as one of many docs and who later appeared in Crossroads for a few years as Adam Likelihood. Crossroads in fact was very well-known for actors forgetting their strains and for being clumsy and knocking issues over on set, so Tony had one thing else he shared in widespread together with his Arsenal namesake.”
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Half-time pint. “Your point out of Music for Airports leads me inevitably in direction of Music for Biscuits,” writes Simon McMahon. “Particularly cos I’m feeling terrific after Dundee United received 5-0 at Hampden at the moment. It was Queen’s Park within the Scottish Championship slightly than Celtic within the Scottish Cup last, however nonetheless. Little acorns and all that.”
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HALF TIME: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Arsenal
The Gunners are heading for prime spot. Simply one other half of soccer to go.
45 min +6: Saka crosses low from the appropriate. Verbruggen and Van Hecke mix to clear. Brighton desperately want to listen to the half-time whistle, as a result of Arsenal are pushing laborious for a second aim.
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45 min +5: White is inflicting all types of issues down the Arsenal proper. He once more pressures Brighton right into a mistake, and crosses lengthy. Havertz takes the ball down on the opposite flank, just for an offside flag to rescue the hosts. Arteta just isn’t comfortable and throws semaphore shapes.
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45 min +4: Moder has a possibility to hit lengthy and launch both Adingra or Welbeck, however faffs round and the prospect is gone. “This Liverpool fan isn’t loopy concerning the anti-Eno dissonance within the present rating of 0/1,” writes Peter Oh. “I a lot want 1/1 and even higher, 2/1.”
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45 min +2: White throws lengthy from the appropriate. Dunk tries to shepherd the bouncing ball again to his keeper, however Havertz stands proud a toe and pokes it throughout the face of aim. So near a second, and dreadful play from Dunk, who isn’t within the best type of his life proper now.
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45 min: White crosses low and laborious from the appropriate however it’s a simple snaffle for Verbruggen. There shall be seven further first-half minutes.
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44 min: Nothing comes of the ensuing nook. In the meantime Gabriel is again up and operating, albeit whereas grimacing rather a lot. It’ll be fascinating to see whether or not he comes out for the second half.
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43 min: Enciso sashays down the left, then cuts again. He drops a shoulder as soon as, twice, then whips a roller in direction of the top-right nook. Raya claws it away at full stretch. What a shot, with a save to match!
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41 min: Welbeck knocks the ball previous Saliba and hopes to barge his means into the field, however Gabriel closes the door. The defender then goes down, having taken a knock in making the block. On comes the physio.
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40 min: Arsenal look extraordinarily comfy in the meanwhile. It’s good on the prime of the desk.
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38 min: Saliba wedges a cross down the appropriate touchline to launch White into acres. White reaches the byline and pulls again for Havertz, who can’t pressure residence however manages to earn a nook. Nothing comes of the set piece. Arsenal look harmful each time they make it into Brighton’s last third.
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36 min: Gross floats the free kick in direction of Dunk on the left-hand fringe of the Arsenal six-yard field, however the large defender can’t win a header. Arsenal clear their strains.
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35 min: Adingra dribbles laborious down the appropriate and works some area to shoot, solely to blast the ball straight at his pal Welbeck. However the ensuing stramash results in Havertz fouling Welbeck, and it’s a free kick for Brighton, 25 yards out.
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