Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Arsenal: Groß, Kostoulas and Chema Andrés sink the Gunners
Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0 at the American Express Community Stadium thanks to goals from Groß, Kostoulas and Chema Andrés.
- Brighton went ahead before the break with Groß and Kostoulas
- Chema Andrés wrapped up the win in the second half
- Arsenal stay second, Brighton climb to third
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Arsenal
Scorers: Groß (31'), Kostoulas (45'), Chema Andrés (57')
The match
Brighton started strongly and broke through in the 31st minute: Pascal Groß finished off an assist from Charalampos Kostoulas to put the hosts ahead. Two minutes later Kostoulas picked up a yellow card.
Just before half-time Brighton doubled their lead. In the 45th minute Kostoulas scored, assisted by Diego Gómez, making it 2-0. In the first minute of stoppage time at the end of the first half, Ferdi Kadıoğlu was also booked.
Brighton put the game beyond doubt early in the second half. In the 57th minute Chema Andrés converted an assist from Groß to make it 3-0.
Arsenal reacted with a double substitution in the 60th minute, bringing on Mikel Merino and Martín Zubimendi for Bruno Guimarães and Jurriën Timber. In the 71st minute Brighton's Pascal Struijk was also booked.
The closing stages saw a string of changes: Arsenal introduced Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyökeres in the 73rd minute, followed by Max Dowman in the 81st. Brighton responded with Georginio Rutter and Costinha in the 76th minute, and with Malick Yalcouyé, Matt O'Riley and Michael Svoboda between the 85th and 86th minutes.
Late on, Brighton's Maxim De Cuyper was booked in the first minute of stoppage time, and Arsenal's Declan Rice was shown a yellow card in the seventh added minute.
The numbers
- Shots: Brighton 17, Arsenal 11
- Shots on target: Brighton 5, Arsenal 2
- Possession: Brighton 40%, Arsenal 60%
- Corners: Brighton 5, Arsenal 6
- Fouls: Brighton 13, Arsenal 11
- Yellow cards: Brighton 4, Arsenal 1
Table and next fixtures
Brighton move up to third place with 10 points, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their five games, scoring 16 goals so far this season. Arsenal remain second on 12 points, with four wins and one defeat, having scored 8 and conceded 4.
Manchester City stay top with 15 points after a perfect five-game start. Brentford sit fourth with 9 points.
Next up: Brighton & Hove Albion travel to face Sunderland on Saturday 10 October 2026 (kick-off 16:00 CET / 15:00 UK time), while Arsenal host Leeds United on the same day at 13:30 UK time (14:30 CET).
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