Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal, 19 September 2026

Score3-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,944

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 6 Drawn: 5 Arsenal won: 8 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 21 Arsenal scored: 25 . This game marked Brighton and Hove Albion’s 125th anniversary of their first game on 21 September 1901, a 6-2 win over Brighton Athletic in a FA Cup Preliminary qualifying round tie. The Seagulls’ players wore a commemorative kit comprising a blue shirt and cream shorts, modelled on their original 1901 strip. . This was Brighton and Hove Albion’s first win against Arsenal in eight meetings since an away 3-0 win on 14 May 2023 in the Premier League.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Pascal Gross 31 G
Charalampos Kostoulas 45 G
Chema Andrés 57 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Luka Vušković
Defender/Midfielder Chema Andrés
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christos Tzolis Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Costinha for Ferdi Kadioğlu 76
Georginio Rutter for Charalampos Kostoulas 76
Malick Yalcouyé for Chema Andrés 85
Michael Svoboda for Pascal Struijk 86
Matt O'Riley for Diego Gómez 86

Substitutions:

Martín Zubimendi for Jurriën Timber 60
Mikel Merino for Bruno Guimarães 60
Eberechi Eze for Christos Tzolis 73
Viktor Gyökeres for Martin Odegaard 73
Max Dowman for Bukayo Saka 81

Cards:

Charalampos Kostoulas 33 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 45+1 Y
Pascal Struijk 71 Y
Maxim De Cuyper 90+1 Y

Cards:

Declan Rice 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Costinha
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender/Midfielder Michael Svoboda
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder Malick Yalcouyé
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Osman
Forward Promise David
Forward Georginio Rutter

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won their home game against the reigning champions for a third consecutive season in the Premier League. . The Seagulls had now kept a clean sheet in 13 of their last 34 games in the Premier League. . They had now won three and lost two of their last five home games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the top of the table.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . This was Arsenal’s first league defeat since a 2-1 loss at Manchester City on 19 April 2026: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Gunners failed in their attempt to win their opening eight games of a season in all competitions for the first time since 1903-04 (nine). . This was the first time they had conceded three or more goals in their 97 games in the Premier League since a 4-3 win at Luton Town on 5 December 2023.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Pascal Gross 31 G
Charalampos Kostoulas 45 G
Chema Andrés 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Luka Vušković
Defender/Midfielder Chema Andrés
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas

Substitutions:

Costinha for Ferdi Kadioğlu 76
Georginio Rutter for Charalampos Kostoulas 76
Malick Yalcouyé for Chema Andrés 85
Michael Svoboda for Pascal Struijk 86
Matt O'Riley for Diego Gómez 86

Cards:

Charalampos Kostoulas 33 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 45+1 Y
Pascal Struijk 71 Y
Maxim De Cuyper 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Costinha
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender/Midfielder Michael Svoboda
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder Malick Yalcouyé
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Osman
Forward Promise David
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won their home game against the reigning champions for a third consecutive season in the Premier League. . The Seagulls had now kept a clean sheet in 13 of their last 34 games in the Premier League. . They had now won three and lost two of their last five home games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the top of the table.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christos Tzolis Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Martín Zubimendi for Jurriën Timber 60
Mikel Merino for Bruno Guimarães 60
Eberechi Eze for Christos Tzolis 73
Viktor Gyökeres for Martin Odegaard 73
Max Dowman for Bukayo Saka 81

Cards:

Declan Rice 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 2nd . This was Arsenal’s first league defeat since a 2-1 loss at Manchester City on 19 April 2026: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Gunners failed in their attempt to win their opening eight games of a season in all competitions for the first time since 1903-04 (nine). . This was the first time they had conceded three or more goals in their 97 games in the Premier League since a 4-3 win at Luton Town on 5 December 2023.