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September 19, 2026|18:08

[UPDATED] Arsenal’s Perfect Premier League Start Ends With 3-0 Defeat At Brighton

[UPDATED] Arsenal’s Perfect Premier League Start Ends With 3-0 Defeat At Brighton

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Arsenal’s perfect start to their Premier League title defence was emphatically halted on Saturday as Brighton condemned the champions to a 3-0 defeat.

Declan Rice — Arsenal’s English midfielder Declan Rice reacts during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

Mikel Arteta’s men arrived on the south coast in formidable form, having won all seven games in all competitions this season.

But it was Brighton’s fine start to the campaign that was maintained as goals from Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andres breached the Gunners’ normally impenetrable defence.

Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andres breached the Gunners’ usually formidable defence as Arsenal suffered their heaviest defeat in more than three years.

Brighton — Brighton’s Spanish midfielder Chema Andrés celebrates scoring the team’s third goal during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

It is the third consecutive season that the Premier League champions have lost at the Amex, after Liverpool and Manchester City in the past two years.

Brighton were full of confidence after becoming the first side in 50 years to come from 2-0 down to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford in the League Cup in midweek.

Fabian Hurzeler’s side went at Arsenal from the start but had to wait until 31 minutes for the opener when Gross crashed a shot in off the inside of the post.

manager Mikel — Arsenal’s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta reacts during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

Arsenal were punished for allowing too much space on the edge of their area again just before half-time when Kostoulas this time picked his spot to beat David Raya.

Bukayo Saka — Arsenal’s English midfielder Bukayo Saka reacts after failing to score during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

Rather than a rousing second-half response, the visitors fell further behind on the hour mark as Andres was afforded the space to head in Gross’s corner inside the six-yard box for Brighton’s 16th goal in five league games this season.

The defeat is Arsenal’s heaviest in any competition since April 2023.

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