SNF | 'Unusual' Pedro penalty hands Arsenal title-race blow at Brighton | Arteta: I’ve never seen it in my life!

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast

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4 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Kelly Cates is joined by Jamie Redknapp and Steve Sidwell as Joao Pedro's 'unusual' penalty secured Brighton a 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal, handing the Gunners another blow in the Premier League title race. Redknapp and Sidwell debate Brighton's controversial penalty against Arsenal and are critical of the Gunners' defensive pair Gabriel and William Saliba, labelling their defending as 'chaotic'. Mikel Arteta was left shocked by the decision.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sky Sports Football podcast brought to you by Bet365, where every now biting nil-nil, every bizarre VAR, every foregone conclusion, bad pass, slam dunk, tap-in, full start, dead heat, and absolutely expected defeat is amazing.
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0:30.3	You'll never stop this day. I'll never let you go.
0:36.9	You're listening to the Sky Sports Football podcast. Happy New Year.
0:48.3	The first live Premier League action on Sky Sports of 2025 came from the South Coast, where Brighton welcomed Arsenal to the Amex. Here's how we saw things after the game.
0:55.0	Arsenal hits the Brighton Rock again. A second draw against them this season for Mikhail Arteta's team that could be so costly
1:01.0	because if Liverpool keep winning they're going to need binoculars to see them in this cycle race.
1:07.0	Xia Pedro for the second time this season rescuing a point for Brighton against Arsenal.
1:13.1	On this occasion from the penalty spot, an unusual one awarded by Anthony Taylor with a coming
1:19.1	together of heads from Saliba on Jao Pedro.
1:23.0	And all this after Arsenal had started the game so well with their youthful approach and 17-year-old
1:29.6	Ethan Guanieri scoring a 16th minute opener, his second Premier League goal.
1:35.6	But even bringing on their captain Martin Odegaard from the bench couldn't push Arsenal
1:41.0	onto victory and now they must sit and wait and see what Liverpool do tomorrow
1:47.0	against Manchester United because it's dropped points here, Brighton 1, Arsenal 1.
1:53.0	Steve, what did you think of that performance from Arsenal? Did it deserve more than a point?
1:59.0	I thought first half they deserve to go in with the lead at 1-0.
2:03.6	I thought second half they just dropped their levels. I think, you know, physicality, their output.
2:08.6	Whether the two days difference between when Brighton played and Arsenal played
2:13.6	had made an impact on this game, it looked as though it did in terms of the legs of Arsenal. Didn't really create much end product chances to really put away. I think a draw was a fair result.
2:24.3	Jamie, what does it do to the title race?
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