Arsenal will not be playing in Europe next season despite finishing their campaign with a 2-0 win against Brighton.
Two second half goals from Nicolas Pepe were enough to see off the Seagulls and give Mikel Arteta’s side a fifth successive victory in the Premier League.
But it was only enough for an eighth-placed finish, with Tottenham securing a spot in next season’s Europa Conference League thanks to their 4-2 success at Leicester City.
Nicolas Pepe was the star of the show again for Arsenal, scoring twice for the second successive game in the Premier League.
Arsenal dominated the first half, but were unable to find a way through a resolute Brighton defence - with Gabriel Magalhaes going closest with a header that rebounded back off the bar.
But the hosts only had to wait four minutes after the restart to take the lead through Pepe’s 15th goal of the season.
Calum Chambers was the architect, crossing from the right, and the Ivory Coast international thumped a finish past Robert Sanchez to break the deadlock.
And the winger added his and Arsenal’s second on the hour mark, curling a fine finish into the far corner after Martin Odegaard had released him down the right.
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