Arsenal's bid for a top-four finish is all but over after Unai Emery's side were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton on Renault Super Sunday
Following  earlier in the day, Unai Emery's side knew nothing but a win would do in the race to finish in the top four and they took an early lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's ninth-minute penalty after Nacho Monreal was brought down by Alireza Jahanbakhsh
However, the Gunners were pegged back by Glenn Murray's second-half penalty (61) after Granit Xhaka tripped Solly March, leaving them three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham with one game remaining
Arsenal could still secure a fourth-placed finish but it would require them to win at Burnley and Spurs to lose against Everton with an eight-goal swing
Realistically, Arsenal's only remaining chance of Champions League qualification is through winning the Europa League
"We wanted to win today and we worked in the Premier League to be with the possibility of getting into the top four but today we lost the chance," said boss Unai Emery
 "Now, it's too big [the gap]
"Everything looked to be going Arsenal's way when Aubameyang scored from the penalty spot after Monreal went down under seemingly minimal contact from Jahanbakhsh
Referee Anthony Taylor took his time before pointing to the spot Aubameyang made no mistake, sending Ryan the wrong way to score his 20th Premier League goal of the campaign
However, the Gunners couldn't maintain their bright start as Brighton grew into the game
Brighton dominated the ball early in the second-half and they almost drew level when March forced Bernd Leno into action at his near-postThey found an equaliser in the 61st minute, though, when referee Taylor awarding the visitors a penalty after Xhaka tripped March
Just like Aubameyang in the first-half, Murray tucked the spot kick away with minimal fuss for his 200th senior goal
The leveller drew a response from Arsenal and Aubameyang had their best chance to win the game but he fired a volley wide from eight yardsEmery made a triple substitution with Alex Iwobi, Matteo Guendouzi and Sead Kolasinac all introduced for the final 15 minutes, but it was March who came close to winning it for Brighton, forcing a brilliant save from Leno before Pascal Gross fired the rebound wide
Arsenal could not find a winner and the performance from the home side saw plenty of their fans head for an early exit, with many of those who remained jeering at full-time despite the post-match lap of honour and farewells for the retiring Petr Cech and Juventus-bound Aaron Ramsey
Nothing was getting past Dunk at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday
Alongside Shane Duffy, he marshalled the Brighton defence brilliantly and he was equal to anything Arsenal threw at him
Time after time he made crucial interventions to thwart Arsenal's forward line, A real impressive display from the 27-year-old
 "I don't think they have the quality to get into the top four
 What will hurt is that they gave themselves the chance and they've given it away today
 You can see how disappointed the players are
""They had the chances at the end, but I sound like a broken record
 We know where Arsenal have been vulnerable defensively all season, and they targeted the right-hand side
 If Emery lifts the Europa League trophy, you'd say it's been a great season but his hands are tied
 You look at Arsenal's season, and they deserve to be where they are
" "We deserved to win
 We are very defensively very strong and we had chances to score first half, and in the second half we didn't take our chances but they defended very well
 I have to congratulate them for the way they worked
"We fight and we tried to win but each match in the Premier League is very difficult and today was a prime example
 We need new energy and new players to change the performance
 Scoring makes all the difference
" "My first impression was that it was soft, but sometimes what happens is you then see it at half-time and at the end of the game and find it was a penalty
"I've seen it since on two or three occasions and for me, absolutely not a penalty
"It's tough, particularly at that stage of the game when we wanted to get something and put on a performance but credit to our players I thought they played really well
 We had to dig deep and I thought we thoroughly deserved the result
"Arsenal are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Spain to face Valencia for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final
 The Gunners hold a 3-1 advantage after the first leg at the Emirates Stadium last Thursday
They are back in Premier League action next Sunday when they travel to Burnley (3pm) on the final day of the season
Brighton have had their say in the race for the top four but they could have a crucial role to play in the destination of the title
 Chris Hughton's team face Manchester City at home for their final game of the season, live on 
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