Brighton soundly defeat Arsenal, with the defending champions suffering their first loss in the Premier League.
On 19 Sep 2026 GMT+7, during the 5th week of the 2026-27 English Premier League season, two top-table teams met as Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Arsenal, the defending champions and current league leaders.
Brighton, the home team, had 7 points from 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, sitting 6th. Arsenal, the visitors, maintained their strong form as reigning champions, unbeaten in 4 wins with 12 points, leading the table ahead of Manchester City on goal difference.
In the 31st minute of the first half, Brighton, fresh from a 3-2 comeback win over Manchester United in the Carabao Cup third round, took the lead 1-0. Veteran midfielder Pascal Groß scored a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, beating David Raya and curling into the near post.
At the 45th minute, Brighton extended their lead to 2-0 with a quick counterattack. Charalampos Kostoulas received the ball outside the box, found space as Arsenal defenders failed to close him down, and fired a long-range shot past David Raya into the corner.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Brighton increased the lead to 3-0 from a left-side corner. Pascal Groß delivered a curling ball to the head of Chema Andrés, who made a simple header into the net.
The match ended with Brighton winning 3-0, rising to 10 points and climbing to 3rd place in the Premier League standings. Meanwhile, defending champions Arsenal suffered their first loss of the season, remaining on 12 points but dropping to 2nd place due to an inferior goal difference compared to Manchester City (Man City +6, Arsenal +4).