Brighton stun Arsenal, Leicester held at Watford

Arsenal fell to a last-gasp 2-1 Premier League defeat at relegation-threatened Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

It’s a second straight reverse for Arsenal who now face a mountain to climb in the race ffor European football next season.

Frenchman Neal Maupay struck the winner five minutes into stoppage time after Nicolas Pepe’s delightful second-half opener had been cancelled out by Lewis Dunk.

The defeat left the Gunners in ninth place with 40 points from 30 games, six behind fifth-placed Manchester United.

Brighton are 15th on 32 points, five points above third-from-bottom Bournemouth, who have one game in hand.

Earlier, Premier League strugglers Watford rescued a dramatic 1-1 draw against Leicester thanks to Craig Dawson’s last-gasp overhead kick.

In the first full weekend of English top-flight matches since the coronavirus shutdown in March, Watford’s hopes of avoiding relegation looked set to be dented by Ben Chilwell’s superb 90th minute strike.

But in a remarkable conclusion, Hornets centre-back Dawson launched himself into an acrobatic effort moments later to claim his first goal for the club.