Gross is replaced in midfield by Kayal as Hughton looks to take the sting out of the game.
Lacazette curls a dangerous ball into the middle but Dunk does excellently to get across and hammer it out for a throw!
90' +1
Andone breaks and there's only Guendouzi in the Arsenal half. The striker simply has to find Gross in the middle and he's clean through on goal, but he can only pass into the Gunners midfielder!
84'
S. Mustafi gets yellow.
In the aftermath of Bissouma's miss, Mustafi gets a yellow card for dissent.
83'
M. Guendouzi gets yellow.
Guendouzi gets his body in between man and ball and goes down, feeling he was fouled. However, because he grabbed the ball, the referee shows him the yellow card.
82'
Iwobi drives a low cross into the box that Aubameyang just can't quite connect with! He delivered that with real pace.
81'
Iwobi is playing as a right wing-back, with Arsenal switching to a three-man defensive system.
78'
F. Andone enters the game and replaces G. Murray.
For Brighton, Murray leaves the field to an ovation from the away fans, with Andone replacing him up front.
77'
S. Kolašinac enters the game and replaces S. Lichtsteiner.
A. Iwobi enters the game and replaces G. Xhaka.
M. Guendouzi enters the game and replaces H. Mkhitaryan.
Kolasinac comes on for Lichtsteiner as part of a triple-change by Emery.
Mkhitaryan makes way for Guendouzi in the second change.
Xhaka also departs for Iwobi as Emery rolls the dice on a new system.
73'
Arsenal up the tempo and win a couple of corners. Eventually, Lacazette dances his way into the box and turns well, but is crowded out.
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71'
SAVE! Aubameyang hits a snap-shot from distance, but it's too central and the striker can't generate the power he needs on it. Ryan collects comfortably.
70'
Lacazette gets down the right and crosses towards Aubameyang at the back post, but it's a little too high and he can't meet it.
66'
BLOCK! Xhaka advances into the box and plays it square to Lacazette. He has a pop but it's blocked and it comes out to Monreal, who wins a corner.
64'
S. Lichtsteiner gets yellow.
Lichtsteiner is the latest player to go into the book for a late challenge on Bernardo, catching the back of his foot. Discipline is starting to go out of the window here.
63'
L. Dunk gets yellow.
Dunk hangs on to Lacazette for what seems like an age and is rightly booked.
61'
Penalty goal scored by G. Murray for Brighton & Hove Albion!
GOAL!! Brighton are level! Murray sticks the ball into the bottom-right corner of the net and it's 1-1!
60'
G. Xhaka gets yellow.
A guilty-looking Xhaka picks up a yellow card for his clumsy challenge.
57'
Aubameyang tries to flick it around the corner for the run of Lacazette in behind, but Dunk reads it well to slide in and intercept.
55'
BLOCK! Another foul is won, this time on the right side of the area from a similar distance, and Xhaka tries his luck again. However, it's another disappointing effort that's straight into the wall.
54'
BLOCK! It's Xhaka who strikes it but it's straight into the wall. The ball is hooked back to the middle but it's headed clear.
53'
Stephens fouls Torreira in a central position in the Brighton half. Lacazette and Xhaka are eyeing this one up.
50'
Brighton win a succession of corners and Leno is forced to punch clear from under the bar before Mkhitaryan hooks away.
48'
Torreira gets on the ball on the edge of the area but takes a few too many touches as he gets into the box and loses the ball. He probably should have attempted a shot.
46'
A. Knockaert enters the game and replaces A. Jahanbakhsh.
We're back underway for the second half!
Knockaert comes on at half-time to replace Jahanbakhsh on the right.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: ARSENAL 1-0 BRIGHTON
45' +2
P. Groß gets yellow.
Gross catches the back of Aubameyang's heels and picks up a yellow card.
CHANCE! Dunk wasn't aware of Mkhitaryan's presence and was nearly caught out playing the ball back to his goalkeeper, but he just about gets away with it!
45' +1
WIDE! Lacazette gets his head on the resulting corner, but he can only direct it wide of the target.
44'
Bissouma slides the ball through nicely for Bruno on the right, but he's just gone too early and is caught offside!
42'
Lacazette comes deep to receive the ball and Bernardo gets around him and wins the ball fairly. He catches Lacazette in the process, however, and the Arsenal striker stays down for a moment. Worrying for Arsenal, but he looks like he should be okay.
38'
Lacazette just about gets onto a long ball forward and tries to work a chance. It's blocked out but Arsenal come again and Xhaka attempts a clever reverse pass, but the striker doesn't read it and it goes out for a goal-kick.
35'
Arsenal's back four looks very vulnerable, with Brighton getting joy out of each individual in the Gunners' back line. Lichtsteiner is struggling, Mustafi has had erratic moments, Sokratis is on a yellow and Monreal's age looks like it's starting to catch up with him.
33'
Lacazette nearly pounces on a loose ball in the Brighton box but Ryan just about manages to come out and collect ahead of the Frenchman.
32'
A Brighton corner comes in from the left and Leno feels he's impeded by Jahanbakhsh. It loops over him and all the way across to the far post, but lands just wide!
28'
Arsenal try to work a short corner and it doesn't come off. Monreal's eventual attempted switch ends up going out for a throw-in on the right and it's a wasted opportunity for the Gunners.
23'
A few fouls disrupt the momentum of the game as Arsenal's flow is broken up.
19'
BLOCK! Gross takes it and it's straight into the jumping wall. A few Brighton shouts go up for handball, but it came off the shoulder of Sokratis.
18'
Bissouma is back on the pitch and his first contribution is to jink past several challenges before drawing a foul from Mkhitaryan on the edge of the box. The free-kick is in a very enticing position.
16'
Bissouma is fouled by Mkhitaryan and stays down. The physios are on the pitch to treat him and, eventually, he hobbles to the sidelines.
14'
S. Papastathopoulos gets yellow.
Sokratis pops up on the left wing and tries to cut inside his man, but he goes down under minimal contact and receives a yellow card for simulation.
13'
Arsenal have Brighton penned into their own half and are stroking it around nicely.
9'
Penalty goal scored by P. Aubameyang for Arsenal!
GOAL!! Aubameyang makes it 1-0 to Arsenal! It's a terrific penalty, fired into the bottom-left corner with Ryan diving the wrong way.
6'
Bernardo advances down the left and feeds March, who turns and fires a cross into the area, but there's nobody on the end of it.
4'
Arsenal loft the ball into the box from a couple of set-pieces, but Brighton just about get the ball away both times.
1'
Brighton get the game underway at the Emirates!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Arsenal and Brighton at the Emirates Stadium in London.
Arsenal substitutes: Matteo Guendouzi, Laurent Koscielny, Petr Cech, Alex Iwobi, Mohamed Elneny, Sead Kolasinac, Eddie Nketiah
Brighton XI (4-4-1-1): Mat Ryan; Bruno, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Bernardo; Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Dale Stephens, Yves Bissouma, Solly March; Pascal Gross; Glenn Murray
Furthermore, Brighton - whose Premier League survival was confirmed by Cardiff City's 3-2 defeat against Crystal Palace - have lost all 11 of their Premier League away games against 'big-six' opposition by an aggregate score of 2-23.
Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Stephan Lichtsteiner, Shkodran Mustafi, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Nacho Monreal; Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka; Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mesut Ozil, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang; Alexandre Lacazette
Brighton substitutes: Gaetan Bong, Anthony Knockaert, Florin Andone, Dan Burn, David Button, Beram Kayal, Jurgen Locadia
If Arsenal win both of their final two Premier League games, they'd likely need either a Chelsea loss away against Leicester City on the final day or for Tottenham to fail to beat Everton at home in order to secure a top-four finish. If both results went their way, the Gunners could even finish third.
The Gunners look vulnerable defensively despite their swagger going forward, and Brighton should certainly look to get at them in the second half. As it stands, however, Arsenal are moving to within a point of the top four.
Arsenal will now have to focus fully on the Europa League in order to secure Champions League football ahead of next season and will look to the second leg of their semi-final in Valencia next. Brighton end the season at home against Manchester City, and Liverpool fans will hope the Seagulls spoil the reigning champions' party.
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
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