Premier League, Round 5BrightonBRI 3 0 Full Time ArsenalARS Venue American Express Stadium Referee Darren EnglandPascal Gro 31Charalampos Kostoulas 45Chema Andrs 57 Premier League champions Arsenal suffered their first defeat of the season, as they were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Brighton at the Amex Stadium. Pascal Gross and Charalampos Kostoulas gave the hosts a two-goal lead going into the break before Chema Andres added a third to compound Mikel Artetas side who were put under pressure from the off to a miserable afternoon on the south coast. The result moves the Seagulls up to third in the table, while the Gunners sit in second, remaining level on points with rivals Manchester City but having played one game more. Brighton Arsenal 3 Goals 0 41% Possession 59% 17 Total Shots 9 5 Shots on Target 2 9 Shots off Target 3 5 Corners 6 13 Fouls 10 0 Offsides 2 4 Yellow Cards 0 2 Saves 2 336 Passes 493 255 Passes Completed 416 76% Pass Accuracy 84% Home Away Table of ContentsBrighton race into early leadMore misery for GunnersThe Premier League TableUpcoming fixtures for Brighton and ArsenalBrighton race into early leadThe hosts, who began the day the leagues top scorers, began brightly, with Charalampos Kostoulas forcing an early save from David Raya following Bruno Guimaraes error. The champions struggled to venture out of their half during the opening stages, with Raya looking uncharacteristically shaky between the sticks. Artetas side eventually found their feet but just as it looked like the Gunners were about the assert their dominance, they were pegged back when Gross netted a stunner from outside the box. The goal only injected further confidence into the hosts, who took less than 15 minutes to double their advantage. On the stroke of half-time, Kostoulas was given far too much room on the edge of the area and the Greek international drilled home an impressive strike. More misery for GunnersDespite the challenge on their hands, Arteta opted to make no changes at the break, hoping his starting XI could dig themselves out of a hole during the second period. But it was Brighton who looked most like extending their lead after the restart Kostoulas again amongst the action when the teenager steered an effort just wide of the goal.And sure enough, the hosts did find a third soon after when an unmarked Andres headed home on his first Premier League start to add further sheen to Brightons day. The Seagulls were hungry for more. Pascal Struijk nodded agonisingly wide from a corner after more wobbly defending by Arsenal, who were staring down the barrel of only a second defeat by more than one goal in over a season. Arteta rang the changes, but it had little influence on the outcome. Kai Havertz was denied by Bart Verbruggen before, at the other end, Matt ORiley went close to making it four but Raya was equal to the midfielders header.In the end, the champions could have few complaints. Brighton were excellent, laying down a statement of intent to the rest of the top flight. The Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Arsenal440081712 L W W W 2 Manchester City440082612 W W W W 3 Brentford523010469 W D D D W 4 Leeds42207348 W D D W 5 Hull City42205238 L D D W 6 Brighton421113587 W W D L 7 Chelsea52121012-27 L D L W W 8 Liverpool41306426 D W D D 9 Everton41305326 W D D D 10 Ipswich4202710-36 L W L L 11 Nottingham Forest41214405 W D D L 12 Newcastle412178-15 W L D W 13 Manchester United41127704 L D W L 14 Sunderland411235-24 L D W L 15 Bournemouth403167-13 D D D L 16 Crystal Palace4103611-53 L W L L 17 Tottenham402205-52 L D D L 18 Fulham401347-31 D L L L 19 Aston Villa401317-61 W L D L 20 Coventry4004010-100 L L L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Upcoming fixtures for Brighton and Arsenal Upcoming Fixtures : Brighton Premier League Sunderland SUN 15:00 2026-10-10 Brighton BRI UEFA Europa Conference League Brighton BRI 20:00 2026-10-15 Kauno algiris SPY Premier League Brighton BRI 14:00 2026-10-18 Crystal Palace CRY UEFA Europa Conference League FK Jablonec JAB 17:45 2026-10-22 Brighton BRI Premier League Liverpool LIV 15:00 2026-10-24 Brighton BRI Upcoming Fixtures : Arsenal Premier League Arsenal ARS 12:30 2026-10-10 Leeds LEE UEFA Champions League Arsenal ARS 20:00 2026-10-13 Lille LIL Premier League Nottingham Forest NOT 16:30 2026-10-18 Arsenal ARS UEFA Champions League Bayern Mnchen BAY 20:00 2026-10-21 Arsenal ARS Premier League Arsenal ARS 15:00 2026-10-24 Everton EVE Topics Arsenal F.C. 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