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Brighton thrash Arsenal 3-0 to end champions' unbeaten start
September 20, 2026 at 07:28 PM
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Brighton defeated Arsenal 3-0 on Saturday, handing Mikel Arteta's side their first Premier League defeat of the season.
- Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andrés scored as Arsenal suffered their first three-goal league defeat since May 2023.
- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said Brighton "deserved to win" and called the defeat "a big lesson" for his side.
- Brighton manager Fabian Hürzeler gave 21-year-old Andrés his first league start in midfield, citing player workload management and the Spaniard's different physical attributes.
- Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen credited Hürzeler, who succeeded Roberto De Zerbi in 2024, with establishing the team's pressing identity.