Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring in the 53rd minute and Kai Havertz doubled Arsenal's lead in the 87th to put Arsenal temporarily on top of the English Premier League 2023-24 table. The Gunners finally wore down Brighton's resistance despite a multitude of wasted chances to secure a 2-0 win on Sunday. Kai Havertz only made the game safe in the 87th by finishing off a quick counterattack to double Arsenal's lead with a rare clinical finish on an afternoon when the hosts were guilty of widespread profligacy. Arsenal had 15 shots to zero for Brighton in the first half alone but the breakthrough didn't come until the 53rd. Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke attempted to head clear a corner from Saka but the ball only found Gabriel Jesus, who was on hand to head it back into an empty net.