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Arteta rues dropped points, Nwaneri injury as Arsenal held

Arsenal's Declan Rice and manager Mikel Arteta react after their match against Everton.

Photo credit: Adrian Dennis | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Arteta described the decision to award a penalty to Brighton for a clash of heads between Joao Pedro and Arsenal defender William Saliba as bizarre.
  • "We are really disappointed with the decision that leads to the goal, because I have never seen something like this in my life. He (Saliba) touches the ball as well," Arteta said.

Brighton

Arsenal's costly 1-1 Premier League draw at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday was compounded by an injury to 17-year-old goal-scorer Ethan Nwaneri as coach Mikel Arteta blamed simple mistakes for his side dropping points.