English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 19, 2026
Arsenal WWWWW 0
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Brighton & Hove Albion WLDWW 3
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BHA213
American Express Stadium · 31,944 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Arsenal battered by brilliant Brighton to end perfect start

Arsenal's 100% start to their Premier League title defence ended in emphatic fashion as Brighton secured a stunning 3-0 win against Mikel Arteta's dumbstruck side.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
59.8
Possession
40.2
11
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
425
Accurate Passes
258
502
Passes
340
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
56
28
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
20
14
Clearances
20

Highlights

01:14 Nicol: Arsenal experienced the pressure of being champions Watch on ESPN 01:17 Nicol: Arsenal couldn't handle Brighton Watch on ESPN 00:53 Hislop: Arsenal have lost one game, there's no need to panic Watch on ESPN 00:45 Arteta 'extremely disappointed' as Arsenal fall to Brighton Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 4Pascal StruijkCD-L
  3. 44Luka VuskovicCD-R
  4. 21Olivier BoscagliLB
  5. 24Ferdi KadiogluRB
  6. 26Yasin AyariAM
  7. 13Pascal GrossLM
  8. 14Chema AndrésRM
  9. 19Charalambos KostoulasF
  10. 29Maxim De CuyperAM-L
  11. 25Diego GómezAM-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 15Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 39Bruno GuimarãesLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 17Christos TzolisAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Arsenal 0. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.
  2. 33' Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Arsenal 0. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Gómez following a fast break.
  4. 45'+1' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Arsenal 0. Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
  6. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Jurriën Timber.
  7. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  8. 69' Delay in match because of an injury Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  9. 69'
  10. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 70'
  12. 71' Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  14. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Christos Tzolis.
  15. 76' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
  16. 76' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
  17. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Bukayo Saka.
  18. 85' Delay in match because of an injury Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  19. 85'
  20. 85' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Chema Andrés.
  21. 86' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Diego Gómez.
  22. 86' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Michael Svoboda replaces Pascal Struijk because of an injury.
  23. 86' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 86'
  25. 90'+1' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  26. 90'+7' Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

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