{"id":481601,"date":"2024-04-06T14:42:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=481601"},"modified":"2024-04-06T14:42:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T18:42:12","slug":"arsenal-jumps-back-on-top-of-pl-beating-brighton-away","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/arsenal-jumps-back-on-top-of-pl-beating-brighton-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal jumps back on top of PL, beating Brighton away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal continued their quest for a first Premier League title in two decades by claiming a crucial away win over Brighton, propelling them to the top of the table. Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side edged past title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City, seizing the top spot with a commanding performance.<\/p>\n<p>The returning Bukayo Saka made an immediate impact, converting a first-half penalty after Tariq Lamptey fouled Gabriel Jesus, showcasing his composure under pressure. Despite Brighton&#8217;s efforts to level the score, David Raya&#8217;s heroic save denied Julio Enciso&#8217;s long-range attempt just before halftime, preserving Arsenal&#8217;s lead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ice cold \ud83e\udd76 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pewtjiVCVk\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/pewtjiVCVk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arsenal (@Arsenal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arsenal\/status\/1776658720757362829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Kai Havertz further solidified Arsenal&#8217;s advantage, calmly slotting in from Jorginho&#8217;s assist to ease the nerves among the traveling Arsenal supporters. Former Brighton player Leandro Trossard threatened for the hosts, but Bart Verbruggen&#8217;s save kept Arsenal&#8217;s clean sheet intact.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it was Trossard who sealed the victory for Arsenal, confidently finishing a chance created by Havertz, securing a vital three points for the Gunners. With this win, Arsenal ascended to the top of the Premier League table, while Brighton&#8217;s European aspirations took a hit as they dropped to 10th place.<\/p>\n<p>As Arsenal maintains their pursuit of Premier League glory, their victory over Brighton underscores their determination and resilience in the title race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal continued their quest for a first Premier League title in two decades by claiming a crucial away win over Brighton, propelling them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":481602,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[17383,18821,17317],"news_category":[136,14235,16715],"gn_keywords":[18822,17886,366],"acf":{"announce":"The Gunners are one point ahead of Liverpool and Manchester City, who have a game in hand","video":[]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/481601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/481601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":481603,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/481601\/revisions\/481603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481601"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=481601"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=481601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}