Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah scored the opening goals in each half for Arsenal as they secured a 4-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in their final Premier League game of 2022 on Saturday to extend their seven-point lead at the top of the table .
Arsenal top the standings on 43 points, with second-placed Manchester City, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton earlier in the day, on 36 and Newcastle United, who drew 0-0 with Leeds , ranked third, two points ahead. ,
Saka scored after two minutes and Martin Odegaard added another before the break, before Eddie Nketiah’s strike just after half-time looked to have all three points wrapped up for the Gunners.