Arsenal youth teams face mixed results against Brighton

Arsenal's youth academy teams faced challenging results against Brighton & Hove Albion. In the Premier League 2 U21 fixture, Arsenal secured a 2-2 draw. New signing James Scanlon scored on his debut in the 25th minute, but Brighton responded through Younes Ibrahim and Bailey Palmer. Substitute Evan Mooney provided a late equalizer in the 88th minute to earn Arsenal a point.

In the Premier League U18 match, Arsenal suffered a 2-1 defeat. The team played a significant portion of the game with a numerical disadvantage after Emerson Nwaneri received a second yellow card in the 35th minute. Despite a goal from Abraham Owusu-Gyasi after the break, Brighton leveled through Daniel Rudin and secured the win via a late goal from Raffaele Oppong. Arsenal finished the match with nine men after Jack Talbot was sent off for protesting the winning goal.