sussex by the sea always an inviting prospect welcome everyone to the amex stadium i'm derek
ray and with me here on the commentary box is stuart robson and it's all about action from
the premier league in this case it's brighton and hovalbian versus arsenal well derek we can talk
about coaches and their methods but it's now down to the players which ones are going to stand out
who will affect the game and who would have the greater desire it should be a cracking game though
march number 13 pascal grass number
shane duffy plays alongside lewis dunk in central defense
and the story and attack is one of a strike partnership
and this is the arsenal starting 11. begins in goal thomas party starts with granit xhaka
in the center of the pitch and the starting striker today is pierre-emerick aubameyang
and so the battle commences
tomi yasu thomas
tierney
thomas now not a good pass
crossover and fed forwards
well offside but a tight call well that was really close it was almost the perfect run wasn't it
martin erdogan tierney
poor pass under no real pressure
cossack
a truly magnificent start an early goal in the game just what they were hoping to produce
yeah here's the setup plate well it's a great little back heel isn't it and then what a strike
that's hit with such ferocity certainly no stopping that that's a great goal
the opening goal of the game then
martine erdogard
saka
thomas now
nicola pepe
got a pass that lats quality
and space to cross it cross and pull back and a goal calls for celebrations again two in front
well let's have another look at this because he does really well to pick the right pass here
and the finish is clinical it just makes it look so easy doesn't he
well a second goal for them here
thomas it's with takahiro tomyasu
still alive able to clear the danger at least for now
and a clear foul but the referee letting the play flow well it's been difficult for brighton to get
too much of the ball so far but when they have had it they've looked so dangerous particularly when
they press high up the field win the ball back in those areas and then counter attack quickly
so a throw in here
gabrielle
it's with erdogan showing considerable guile
granite jacker
well at bay opportunity a goal that's exactly what they needed that should get them believing again
well here it is again and it was never really in
doubt was it he was always going to score from there
now
pepe
and now with aubameyang martin erdogan
obama yang can they find a gap in the defense aubameyang can he get them level
party
now with aubameyang
really good diving save
and if you're wondering about out of time two minutes it'll be
and the call my goodness they've changed the course of this game level now
well here it is again it's a well-delivered ball into the box
and then the movement and finish just makes it look so easy that's a really good goal
as the game is restarted we're left to reflect on four goals 2-2 that is that
for the first half here i think most fans would be pretty happy with this man's display so far
well i really liked his first half display he was certainly the most influential player on the field
and i'm expecting more of the same in the second 45
plenty to consider based on what we've seen so far as the second half begins
mo bay
it certainly wasn't a clean tackle and the referee has got to book him i think
well he's gone into the book well he was late and he deserved a booking for that
really sitting deep now that could be problematic
aubameyang
arsenal couldn't keep the ball
well that's how to break the spirit of the attacker
it might be perfectly set up for the counter attack you know
until they have the guile to open up the defense
might be able to set up the chance well nothing comes of it in the end
because the flag has gone up stuart well he knew where the space was
but he's just been too eager and that's why he's offside
substitution then let's see how it affects the match
it's with erdogan
and moving the ball nicely obama young waiting
it's in and this really takes your breath away a comeback and a half
well here's the replay and it's a really inviting ball played into the box begging
players to attack it and then what a great finish as well good connection with the ball
leaving the keeper with little chance it's a great goal
you can't really say defenses are on top 3-2
martine erdogard
it might be on for them
an authoritative challenge racing forward trying to catch them out
and they'll regard that as a very disappointing end to the move
and that's an important intervention
aubameyang
can he finish well clearly in the mood to make it a double but fine goalkeeping
well he's playing really well today that was another decent attempt
so the corner played into the box
well they've lost possession of the ball
lalana
duffy
feltman webster in possession not showing good patience
well back
on and on he goes
poor pass under no real pressure be suma
the cross is on and a foul in the opinion of the referee
now what can they do from this free-kick situation
using his body's a good effect
well it didn't happen for them in attack
mopay
well he's giving it away for showing a willingness to attack as they must
given the circumstances time running out well they just couldn't make it happen
and the electronic board has been held aloft three additional minutes here pepe
making progress oh yes it's gone in and now a chance for them to revel in the moment
well here's the replay he's got such quick feet hasn't he
just look how he goes past his marker to get his shot away that's a really good goal
so there goes the final whistle it ends in a victory for arsenal maximum points for them
what did you make of it all absolutely derek it was fairly comfortable in the end because they
were tactically superior had better individuals and were always a threat going forward it was a
really good performance and a good result as well and the top level contribution from nicola pepe
we do say that quite a lot in fairness stuart sum up for us what impressed you most of all
well it's a good performance he worked hard played well and scored a goal and his team won what