Arsenal vs Brighton LIVE: Latest score, goals and updates as Glenn Murray penalty all but ends Gunners’ top four hopes

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Unai Emery not taking anything for granted after Arsenal beat Valencia

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The Gunners need a response after defeat to Crystal Palace a week ago but will be boosted by Tottenham's loss to Bournemouth on Saturday as well as their own victory over Valencia in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday. They got the perfect start as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored from the spot after Nacho Monreal was fouled in the box.

Solly March's fine run down the left sees him dash into the box and Granit Xhaka tugs him back to concede a penalty. Glenn Murray calmly slots home to draw Brighton level.

With a three-point gap between themselves and Tottenham in fourth, who hold a superior goal difference, their route to the Champions League looks to be purely down to winning the Europa League.

We'll have all the latest throughout the afternoon here.

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Key Points

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores from the spot to give Gunners the lead
• Solly March earns Brighton a penalty after being tugged back by Granit Xhaka
• Glenn Murray coolly converts the spot kick, sending Bernd Leno the wrong way to equalise

[5 May 2019 18:15 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

87 minutes

There's too much happening to keep up! Arsenal cross into the box twice, the ball just about evading Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's leap from the first, the second bouncing in space with no-one from either side close.

Anthony Taylor turns down the penalty appeal as Solly March's arm is struck.

[5 May 2019 18:17 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

89 minutes

Shane Duffy slides in fantastically to prevent Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang getting away with only Mat Ryan behind him.

Ryan keeps out a shot with his feet.

Arsenal win a corner. Solly March goes down in pain.

[5 May 2019 18:18 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

90 minutes

Three minutes to come. 

[5 May 2019 18:19 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

90 + 1 minutes

Lewis Dunk gets his head in the way of an Alexandre Lacazette drive. Superb defending, again.

[5 May 2019 18:20 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

90 + 2 minutes

Pascal Gross trots off, Beram Kayal trots on.

Mathew Ryan catches a header. 

[5 May 2019 18:21 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

90 + 3 minutes

Shane Duffy rises highest again to head away.

Alex Iwobi plays the ball against Yves Bissouma to win a corner...

[5 May 2019 18:22 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

90 + 4 minutes

Bruno stabs it away, and then pumps the ball down the line.

Brighton counter and have three against one, but Florin Andone completely wastes the opportunity...

But the final whistle blows before Arsenal can launch another attack! Brighton have clung on!

[5 May 2019 18:22 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

FULL TIME: Arsenal 1-1 Brighton

[5 May 2019 18:25 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

The Arsenal players are so, so disappointed. Barring a freakish swing in goal difference on the final day, they will finish outside of the top four. Arsenal threw absolutely everything at Brighton, who somehow kept them out during a last fifteen minutes that refused to come up for air.

Tottenham fans breathe a sigh of relief. 

[5 May 2019 18:28 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette take a seat on the Arsenal bench, morose. Where would Arsenal be if they had players of such quality in areas other than attack?

Just one point from the last four games for Unai Emery's side.