A draw at Brighton in a game in which they were missing their four best attacking players from the start and after a strange penalty for the home side, might not feel disastrous in usual circumstances. But these are not usual circumstances for Arsenal, a team that almost certainly need to be perfect to hunt down Liverpool in this season’s title race.
Brighton 1-1 Arsenal: Ethan Nwaneri’s opener was cancelled out after Joao Pedro converted from the penalty spot
Brighton 1-1 Arsenal: The Gunners are now five points behind league leaders Liverpool who have two games in hand
Gunners miss chance to put pressure on Liverpool