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Frenchman Neal Maupay rubs salt into Arsenal wounds with late Brighton winner

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Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - June 20, 2020. Brighton & Hove Albion's Neal Maupay scores their second goal as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). [Mike Hewitt/Pool via REUTERS]

Arsenal slumped to a last-gasp 2-1 Premier League defeat at relegation-threatened Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday in a blow to the London club’s chances of securing 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.

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