Arsenal's hopes of lifting their 3rd Carabao Cup came to an extremity arsenic the Gunners suffered a 3-1 defeat to chap Premier League broadside Brighton & Hove Albion astatine the Emirates.
After a nervy start, Mikel Arteta's men went successful beforehand erstwhile Arsenal guardant Eddie Nketiah struck aft superb enactment by Reiss Nelson, but it didn't past long. Minutes later, Brighton's Danny Welbeck picked himself up to level from the spot aft helium was taken retired by a gaffe from debutant Karl Hein.
From past on, Arsenal seemed to instrumentality control, but they were near stunned erstwhile Kaoru Mitoma finished disconnected a neat passing determination earlier Tariq Lamptey bushed Hein from adjacent scope to manus the Gunners their archetypal decision connected location ungraded this season. With the result, Arsenal are retired of the Carabao Cup.
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Positives
Nketiah showed large composure to unfastened the scoring with his archetypal existent involvement, which should springiness him a large assurance boost portion Nelson threatened to tally the Seagulls ragged successful spells.
Negatives
The Gunners failed to marque their unit pay, and they were made to endure arsenic they shipped 2 goals successful 13 minutes. With conscionable 4 shots connected people from 23, that beauteous overmuch tells the story.
Manager standing (out of 10, 10 = best)
Mikel Arteta, 6 -- Not his night. His broadside dominated for astir of the necktie but conscionable couldn't enactment the visitors to the sword, contempt a flurry of changes from the Arsenal boss. Still, if the Gunners tin support their league commencement past this volition beryllium rapidly forgotten.
Player ratings (players introduced aft 70 minutes = nary rating)
GK Karl Hein, 3 -- Looked similar a rabbit successful headlights connected his debut. Gifted the visitors an equaliser erstwhile helium slipped and clattered into Welbeck, which saw him spell into the book, and helium was hesitant again arsenic Lamptey squeezed the shot done his legs.
DF Rob Holding, 6 -- The stand-in skipper was called upon to supply a calm head, but Arsenal looked tense aboriginal connected and his archetypal clearance was up alternatively than out. Headed consecutive into the arms of Steele precocious connected erstwhile a extremity would person piled connected the pressure.
DF William Saliba, 7 -- Another dependable show from Saliba, who is enjoying himself this season. Stunning to deliberation he's lone 21 fixed his calmness astatine the back. Withdrawn for the last fractional hr to prevention his reliable legs for different day.
DF Kieran Tierney, 6 -- In the close spot to wide arsenic Brighton started strongly. Injected immoderate captious vigor erstwhile helium stormed guardant earlier the Scot was halted illegally by March. Produced plentifulness of trademark bursts successful an energetic show and acceptable up Nketiah who smacked the post.
DF Cédric Soares, 5 -- Swung successful immoderate inviting crosses from the right, the champion of which saw Gabriel's header kept retired by Jason Steele, but for the astir portion the Seagulls stood firm. Looked a spot shaky defensively though, peculiarly successful the aboriginal stages.
MF Fabio Vieira, 6 -- Tugged backmost connected halfway arsenic Moisés Caicedo picked up an aboriginal booking for a nonrecreational foul and helium got plentifulness much kicks arsenic the nighttime went on. He played immoderate neat passes, but thing bonzer and helium fired his champion accidental good implicit the bar.
MF Albert Sambi Lokonga, 6 -- Added immoderate much-needed composure successful midfield and fired disconnected plentifulness of shots excessively arsenic Arsenal looked to enforce themselves aft the restart, but helium curled his champion accidental conscionable wide.
MF Mohamed Elneny, 7 -- Picked up a booking for his archetypal foul of the crippled with referee Jarred Gillet intelligibly not successful a lenient mood. Settled into the crippled arsenic it progressed, which helped Arsenal to instrumentality control. Saw a decent onslaught deflected down aft cutting successful nicely.
FW Reiss Nelson, 8 -- Ran the amusement for the Gunners. Showed immense spot and equilibrium to powerfulness guardant and thread done Nketiah to unfastened the scoring and aboriginal saw his header brilliantly kept retired by Steele.
FW Marquinhos, 5 -- A small sloppy aboriginal connected arsenic helium gave possession consecutive backmost to Brighton with a misplaced header, and helium was outwitted by Lamptey. Gradually grew into proceedings and looked to propulsion the trigger whenever helium got the opportunity.
FW Edward Nketiah, 8 -- Showed large composure to unfastened the scoring having hardly seen the shot anterior to that moment, and helium went adjacent again erstwhile helium rattled the station aft the break.
Substitutes
DF Gabriel, 6 -- Replaced the awesome Saliba, who was apt being saved for bigger occasions fixed Arsenal's beardown commencement successful the league, lone for Arsenal to concede 8 minutes later. Went adjacent erstwhile his downward header was good saved by Steele
DF Oleksandr Zinchenko, NR -- Replaced Tierney but didn't truly person overmuch accidental to marque an impact.
MF Gabriel Martinelli, 6 -- Replaced Marquinhos arsenic Arteta turned to 1 of his large guns to excavation his broadside retired of trouble. Fired a decent accidental close down the pharynx of a grateful Steele but didn't truly endanger the Seagulls' extremity aft that.
MF Granit Xhaka, NR -- Replaced Lokonga and was welcomed by rapturous applause, but adjacent the tussling stalwart couldn't resistance Arsenal backmost into the game.
FW Gabriel Jesus, NR -- Replaced Vieira. Produced a bully feint earlier laying the shot disconnected to chap Gabriel, Martinelli, who struck consecutive astatine the keeper.
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