Overview
- Brighton produced a 3-0 win at the Amex Stadium on Saturday with Pascal Groß and Charalampos Kostoulas scoring long-range goals and Chema Andrés heading in from a Groß corner.
- Manager Mikel Arteta called the result a "big lesson," saying his players failed technical basics and promising to use the international break to address defensive and tactical errors.
- Fabian Hurzeler praised Brighton's intensity and pressing, with the visitors dominating duels, winning second balls and moving up the table as a result of a week that included a 5-0 league win and a League Cup comeback at Old Trafford.
- Analysts and match reports pinpointed specific defensive mistakes that opened space for Brighton's strikes, naming Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel and Ezri Konsa and noting poor passing from goalkeeper David Raya.
- The defeat hands rivals a chance to exploit Arsenal's slip—Manchester City can move clear at the top with a win—and underlines wider Premier League turbulence as Tottenham remain without a league win after five games.