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Brighton 3-0 Arsenal: champions' unbeaten run ends at the Amex
September 19, 2026 at 04:54 PM · Updated 27d ago
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13 reports · 8 in Arabic, 5 in English · over 13 hours
Brighton beat Premier League champions Arsenal 3-0 on Saturday, ending Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season.
- Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andres scored as Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0 at the Amex Stadium on Saturday.
- Arsenal's 153-day unbeaten league run, dating to an April defeat by Manchester City, ended with their first loss of the season.
- Arsenal drop to second on 12 points; Brighton rise to third on 10, with Manchester City able to move three points clear if they beat Sunderland on Sunday.
- Mikel Arteta said Brighton deserved the win, admitting Arsenal failed the basics for long spells, especially in the first half, and lost too many duels.
- Defender Jurrien Timber and Bruno were restored to Arsenal's starting lineup for the Brighton fixture at the Amex.
- Arteta added that he knew Arsenal were 'in trouble' from 'the first throw-in,' saying the side had no excuses and lacked 'bite' in the defeat.
- Brighton celebrated their 125th anniversary with the win, played in front of a record Amex Stadium crowd wearing a commemorative kit.
- Ezri Konsa said Arsenal's performance fell below the club's standards and both first-half goals were avoidable.
- Mikel Arteta called the defeat 'a big lesson,' noting it was Arsenal's heaviest as reigning champions since 1989.










