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Brighton Routs Arsenal 3-0, Ending Gunners' Perfect Record.
Brighton defeated Arsenal 3-0 on Saturday, ending the champions' run of seven straight wins to open the season. Gross, Kostoulas, and Andres scored for the hosts.
- Brighton have scored 16 Premier League goals in five games this season.
- Kostoulas, 19, signed last summer for £30m, scored and set up Gross's opener.
- Brighton sit third, two points behind Arsenal, after the result.
- Arsenal conceded three goals in a game for the first time since December 2023.
Why it matters: Arsenal had targeted an eighth straight win to start a season — a feat not achieved since 1903. The defeat instead exposes defensive and midfield vulnerabilities ahead of the break.
- Brighton scored without their first-choice attack, most of whom remain injured.
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Left coverage, 3 sources: The left frames this as a confident, stylish Brighton performance that exposed genuine weaknesses in an Arsenal side that had been overhyped as potential Invincibles.
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Daily Mail13mMikel Arteta fumes at Arsenal stars after 3-0 thumping by Brighton: Gunners boss warns defeat was a 'big lesson' and reveals he had a 'bad feeling' early on in dismal display
The Sun2hBrighton 3 Arsenal 0: Dreadful Gunners suffer shocking defeat as Gross, Kostoulas and Chema net in Seagulls routWhat’s next: A three-week international break follows before Premier League action resumes.
- Arteta introduced 16-year-old Max Dowman in the final 10 minutes, signaling interest in youth options.
- How will Arsenal address midfield absences — particularly Myles Lewis-Skelly, recalled to England — during the international break?
- Can Brighton sustain their scoring form once their injured first-choice attackers return?