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Arteta: 'Margin Should Have Been Bigger' in Arsenal Win

Arteta highlighted Arsenal's need for better composure after injuries and missed chances left a narrow 2-1 win over Brighton with a tense finish, maintaining their Premier League lead.

  • On Saturday, Arsenal secured a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton at Emirates Stadium, and Mikel Arteta warned his side must show more composure to close out games.
  • Amid an injury crisis, Arteta revealed Jurrien Timber was ruled out after training and Riccardo Calafiori had a muscular problem in the warm-up, forcing Declan Rice to play emergency right-back.
  • Martin Odegaard opened the scoring and Georginio Rutter put through an own net before Diego Gomez halved the deficit, with David Raya making a crucial save to preserve Arsenal's win.
  • Returning to the summit, Arsenal pulled two points clear of Manchester City with their third straight one-goal wins in the Premier League amid injury challenges.
  • With a midweek test looming, the Premier League demands small margins for 90 minutes; Arteta said, `We survived six months, so let's see, there's another five and a half to go, so hopefully things will get better.
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sportsmole.co.uk broke the news in on Saturday, December 27, 2025.
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