Arsenal stats vs. Brighton: The numbers behind Gunners’ biggest Premier League defeat in three years originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Arsenal went into this weekend hoping to match a 123-year club record by winning an eighth game in a row at the beginning of a season.
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What they did not envisage was a 3-0 defeat to a Brighton and Hove Albion team who have enjoyed a famous week.
Three days after recovering from two goals down to dump Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford, Fabian Hurzeler’s high-flying Seagulls inflicted a worst defeat on Arsenal in three years, running out 3-0 winners on England’s south coast.
It was a result that struck the first blow of any sort to Arsenal’s hopes of retaining their title, and it will give Mikel Arteta plenty of food for thought over the coming international break.
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Brighton scored all three of their goals before the hour mark. Pascal Gross broke the deadlock on 31 minutes before Charalampos Kostoulas made it 2-0. Both of these players scored in the win at Old Trafford this week.
Chema Andres got the third, and Brighton arguably should have won by a greater scoreline in the end.
