“Gunners” left no chance for Roberto De Zerbi's charges.
Arsenal defeated Ukrainian Alexander Zinchenko on the road Brightonin the match of the 32nd round of the English Premier League (EPL). The match ended with the score 0:3.
Mikel Arteta's team took the lead in the 33rd minute – the penalty was converted by Bukayo Saka.
After the break, the London club expanded its advantage. In the 62nd minute, Kai Havertz tapped in Jorginho's cross at the near post.
At the end of the meeting, the Gunners scored for the third time against the team of former Shakhtar Donetsk coach Roberto De Zerbi. In the 86th minute, Leandro Trossard overthrew the goalkeeper after receiving a pass from Havertz.
Zinchenko made his second consecutive start for Arsenal and scored on the field for 71 minutes, after which he was replaced by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Review of the match “Brighton” – “Arsenal”
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This victory allowed Arsenal (71 points) to take first place in the Premier League. The Gunners are one point ahead of Liverpool and Manchester City, but the Merseysiders have a match in hand. On Sunday, April 7, Jurgen Klopp's team will play away against Manchester United.
Brighton are in tenth position in the English Championship with 43 points.
In the next round, the Gunners will host Aston Villa on April 14, and the Seagulls will meet Burnley away the day before.
We would like to add that on Tuesday, April 9, Arsenal will host Munich Bayern” in the first match of the 1/4 finals of the Champions League.