Five Premier League wins in a row at the end of last season that went to the title. Four Premier League wins in a row in the current season. Arsenal have seemed unbeatable with Martin Ødegaard as fantastic in the playmaker and finisher role, on Saturday the trip went to the seaside resort of Brighton. Here, the London club was reminded that in the world’s toughest league, anyone can beat anyone in individual games.
Brighton came from a 5-0 thrashing of Coventry and Frank Lampard in the Premier League, were in a 2-3 win against Manchester United in the League Cup after being 2-0 down, so there was no reason for Arsenal to underestimate their opponent.
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It turned out, simply put, that Arsenal got a football session of Brighton players brimming with confidence and a Fabian Hürzeler on the sidelines who really seems to have cracked the codes in English football.
The first goal of the game was scored by Pascal Gross after half an hour of play, when he sent the ball into the net from the edge of the 16-yard box via the post.
A quarter of an hour later, Charalampos Kostoulas doubled the lead with a resolute shot from the long side, and the home side went into the break with a 2-0 lead.
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You’d think Arsenal would step on the gas pedal in the second half, but it was actually Brighton who kept pushing for another goal. It came after 57 minutes of play. A perfect corner kick from Pascal Gross ended up at the back post, where Spain’s Chema Andres stepped up and headed the ball into the net.
Brighton sunk Arsenal, who had to endure their first defeat since April.
