Arsenal beaten 3-0 by Brighton as Chelsea and Tottenham also suffer Premier League defeats

Arsenal fall at Brighton

Defending Premier League champions Arsenal suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday, losing 3-0 away to Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton, celebrating their 125th anniversary in special blue commemorative shirts, opened the scoring after 30 minutes when German midfielder Pascal Gross struck a placed shot that bounced in off the post. Arsenal pressed through Bukayo Saka, but Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen made a save that initiated a Brighton counter-attack, finished by 19-year-old Greek forward Charalampos Kostoulas just before half-time. In the 57th minute, Spanish midfielder Chema Andrés headed in from a corner to make it 3-0. Pascal Struijk, making his starting league debut for Brighton following a €23 million transfer from Leeds United, nearly added a fourth with a header before being substituted in the 86th minute. Verbruggen, making his 100th appearance for Brighton, secured the clean sheet late on by stopping an attempt from German forward Kai Havertz with his feet.

London rivals beaten across matchday

Arsenal were not the only London side to drop points, as Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur both suffered defeats over the weekend. Chelsea travelled to Brentford on Friday night and lost 3-0, marking Brentford's first top-flight victory against Chelsea. Manager Xabi Alonso left defender Jorrel Hato on the bench following a previous draw against Hull City. Brentford took the lead after an hour through Jaiden Anthony, before Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho added late goals to place Brentford third in the table with nine points from five matches, while Chelsea sit seventh with seven points. On Saturday afternoon, Tottenham Hotspur dropped to 18th place after losing 2-3 at home to Aston Villa. Aston Villa led 3-0 through goals from Johan Manzambi on the stroke of half-time, Nicolas Jackson, and Emiliano Buendia. Tottenham, who spent nearly €400 million during the summer transfer window, pulled two goals back late through substitute Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke.

Additional Premier League and European results

Elsewhere in the Premier League, Newcastle United secured a 2-1 home victory over Hull City at St. James' Park, with Joe Willock and Lewis Hall scoring inside the opening seven minutes. Sven Botman completed the full match for Newcastle, while 18-year-old Sean Steur played until midway through the second half before being substituted by manager Matthias Jaissle. At Goodison Park, Everton defeated promoted Ipswich Town 1-0 thanks to an 11th-minute goal from striker Thierno Barry, who deflected a shot by James Tarkowski. In the German Bundesliga, Bayern Munich achieved a 7-0 victory over Union Berlin on Friday night to move to 10 points after four matches. Harry Kane scored twice, including a penalty that marked his 100th Bundesliga goal in 98 appearances. Michael Olise scored three goals and provided an assist, Jamal Musiala opened the scoring in the 18th minute, and substitute Ismael Saibari scored his first goal for the club in the 70th minute. In France, AS Monaco moved to the top of Ligue 1 with 13 points after five games following an 84th-minute own goal by Jonathan Gradit that secured a 2-1 victory over RC Lens.