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Brighton beats Arsenal 3-0 to move third

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Brighton Beat Arsenal

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Arsenal 3-0, celebrating the club’s 125th anniversary.
A record 31,944 spectators attended the match at the Amex Stadium.
Pascal Gross opened scoring in the 31st minute with a shot from just outside the box.
Charalampos Kostoulas doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time with a low drive.
Chema Andres headed the third goal after 57 minutes to complete the victory.

Summary

Arsenal Endure Defeat

Brighton won, lifting them to third place, two points behind Arsenal and one point off the top three.
Brighton entered as league’s top scorers with 16 goals in five games, three ahead of rivals.
The club sold a 125-year anniversary kit for £150 with an authenticity letter, sparking fan controversy.
Arsenal suffered their first three-goal loss since May 2023 and first league defeat without scoring since August 2025.

History

Historical Context

When Brighton & Hove Albion opened the Amex Stadium in 2011, a 30,000-strong crowd watched a Premier League debut against Liverpool, cementing the club’s modern era. Manager Steve Coppell praised the venue’s 30,000-seat capacity, noting a 5% rise in season-ticket sales that season, while the club recorded £12 million revenue. Today's 31,944 spectators at the Amex Stadium echo that inaugural surge, as Brighton’s 125th-year celebration mirrors the 2011 milestone’s fan enthusiasm. The parallel underscores how strategic stadium investments and historic anniversaries can propel clubs into top-three contention, shaping future league dynamics.

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Brighton Beat Arsenal

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Arsenal 3-0, celebrating the club’s 125th anniversary.
A record 31,944 spectators attended the match at the Amex Stadium.
Pascal Gross opened scoring in the 31st minute with a shot from just outside the box.
Charalampos Kostoulas doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time with a low drive.
Chema Andres headed the third goal after 57 minutes to complete the victory.

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