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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Pa Sport Staff

Arsenal drop valuable points as Brighton claim draw through Joao Pedro penalty

Joao Pedro scored Brighton’s equaliser from the spot just past the hour mark against Arsenal (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

Arsenal dropped points in their bid to keep pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool as Joao Pedro’s penalty saw them held 1-1 at Brighton.

Seventeen-year-old Ethan Nwaneri put the Gunners ahead in the 16th minute but they were denied a fourth successive victory by Pedro’s penalty just past the hour after William Saliba was penalised for a clash of heads with the Brazilian.

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