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Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan scored for the Seagulls to leave the Gunners’ title hopes in shreds.
Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal have to apologise for a poor performance that saw them lose 3-0 to Brighton on Sunday.
The defeat at the Emirates is a huge blow to the Gunners’ dream of wrestling the title from Manchester City, who beat Everton to earn crucial points in the title race.
After the loss to Brighton, Arsenal are now four points behind the Citizens, who need one win to claim the title again.
"Today we have to apologise because the performance that we had in the second half is not acceptable," Arteta said after the match.
"Mathematically, it is still possible, and this is football, but it is impossible to be thinking about that today," he added when asked about beating City to the title.
"We have to be thinking about the result and the performance we had in the second half, understand why, and obviously have a different reaction in the next game."
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20:40 - 14.05.2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 'Hii imeenda' - Brighton all but end Arsenal's title hopes after thumping win at the Emirates
The Gunners needed victory to get closer to Manchester City but the Seagulls handed them a reality check to leave Mikel Arteta's men clutching at the straws
The Spaniard was disappointed by the manner in which Arsenal conceded goals and how they collapsed despite being a good team for the better part of the season.
"We conceded a goal when they are really direct in behind, and from there the team had no reaction. Obviously, when you give the silly goal away, the second one, then the team collapsed. The team had no answers," he added.
"You have to do a lot of good things, incredible things, to be second in this league over the last 10 months, but if this team is able to show that face as well, for sure, there are things that have to be addressed."
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PREMIER LEAGUE ‘Dream come true’ – Guardiola hails Manchester City’s treble pursuit
The Citizens are within three points of a third successive Premier League title.
Apart from a discouraging scoreline, in the eyes of their fans, the Gunners registered unwanted records as they collapsed at their own turf.
They have conceded 25 goals at home in the Premier League this season, their joint-most in a single campaign (level with 2001-02). Today was their biggest home league defeat since April 2021; 0-3 vs Liverpool.
Three of Arsenal's last four home defeats in all competitions have come against Brighton, while the Seagulls are the fifth side to win away at the Gunners twice in the same season after Nottingham Forest (1987-88), Aston Villa (1993-94), Manchester City (2020-21) and Liverpool (2021-22).
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