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Arsenal 2-0 Brighton: Player ratings as Gunners ease past sluggish Seagulls

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Arsenal strolled to a 2-0 win against Brighton at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz. Arsenal were unable to break the deadlock in the first half despite their dominance, but Jesus swiftly gave the Gunners the lead just after the break. The hosts continued to control the Game and eventually wrapped up the victory with Havertz's late effort. The result leaves the Gunners in a strong position in the title race, moving them above Liverpool prior to the Reds' clash with Manchester United. How the game unfolded With Manchester City dropping points against Crystal Palace on Saturday, Arsenal knew a victory would send them five points clear of the champions. The Gunners started the Game on top as efforts from Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard went close for the hosts in the first 15 minutes, but Brighton had shown their quality in possession too. Arsenal continued to probe as the half wore on but failed to stretch Bart Verbruggen in the...

Fulham 0-2 Chelsea: Player ratings as Mudryk scores first Blues goal

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Mykhailo Mudryk ended his long wait for a Chelsea goal as Mauricio Pochettino's side earned their second Premier League win of the season by beating Fulham 2-0 on Monday night. Ukraine winger Mudryk showed great close control and finished clinically before Armando Broja netted his first goal since October last year to seal the points midway through the first half. Fulham rallied and looked more capable of challenging the Blues in the second half but couldn't find a route back into the match. How the game unfolded Broja, plugged into the gap vacated by the suspended Nicolas Jackson up front, showed some encouraging signs early on by powering behind the Fulham defence. A wild shot ended up in the crowd before a belated offside flag was raised. The Blues started smoothly in attack and worked a similar opening when good work from Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez allowed Mudryk to drift towards the centre of the box. However, his effort landed in a similar spot at Craven Cottage to B...