Mikel Arteta praises 'incredible' Arsenal after victory over Brighton in Premier League

Arsenal finally wore down Brighton's resistance to secure a 2-0 Premier League victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Arsenal had 15 shots to zero for Brighton in the first half alone but the breakthrough didn't come until the 53rd minute.

Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke attempted to head clear a corner from Bakayo Saka but the ball only found Gabriel Jesus, who was on hand to head it back into an empty net.

That goal forced Brighton to become more ambitious and Jack Hinshelwood finally forced a save from David Raya in the 64th, but it was a weak header straight at the Arsenal goalkeeper.

Arsenal kept coming close at the other end and Lewis Dunk had to clear off the line after another corner in the 68th minute, while Martin Odegaard drew a quality save from Bart Verbruggen when he drove into the area and unleashed a fierce shot that needed a one-handed stop.

Kai Havertz headed high from six yards out after the ensuing corner, while Brighton came closest to an equaliser seven minutes from time when Pascal Gross met a cross from Kaoru Mitoma but sent his shot just wide of the near post.

Just as it looked like Arsenal might be made to pay for all those misses, substitute Eddie Nketiah released Havertz on a counter and the Germany forward beat Verbruggen with a left-foot shot inside the far post.

That full-time feeling