Joao Pedro scored a second-half penalty to dent Arsenal’s title hopes as the Gunners were held to a draw by Brighton. Arsenal went ahead in the 16th minute through Ethan Nwaneri, who was starting just his second match in the Premier League. However the penalty was awarded for an unusual incident when Pedro flicked the ball up and William Saliba made contact with the head of the Brazilian forward who went to ground.
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Pep Guardiola fell to a fourth successive defeat for the first time as Manchester City boss as Brighton came from behind to beat his Premier League champions. It is the first time since 2006 that City have lost four in a row. Manchester City looked on course to end their disappointing sequence thanks to an Erling Haaland goal but the Seagulls fought back to dash those hopes.
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Tottenham’s three-game winning run came to an emphatic end as Roberto De Zerbi’s rampant Brighton handed them a 4-2 defeat at the Amex Stadium. The Seagulls looked to be heading to a stunning 4-0 victory thanks to two Joao Pedro penalties, a powerful Jack Hinshelwood strike and Pervis Estupinan’s brilliant long-range effort however Spurs launched an improbable comeback thanks to Alejo Veliz and Ben Davies’ late goals.
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