Brighton thrash Arsenal 3-0 as Manchester City go clear in Premier League
Arsenal's 100% start ends with a 3-0 defeat to Brighton, allowing Manchester City to take the league lead on goal difference.
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First reported by The Guardian Sport, 3 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
8 publishers have covered this in 19 articles since 19 Sept 2026. The Guardian Sport published first, on 19 September at 16:06 UTC; SkySports followed 4 min later. The most recent article, from CBS Sports Headlines, appeared on 21 September at 15:19 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), www.espn.com (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), SkySports, BBC Sport, CBS Sports Headlines, SI Feed, Latest articles.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Guardian SportBrighton demolish champions Arsenal 3-0 to mark anniversary in style
- SkySportsArsenal's winning start ended by brilliant Brighton
- www.espn.comBrighton rout Arsenal to end Gunners' 100% record
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraBrighton beat Arsenal 3-0 as Man City top Premier League without playing
- BBC Sport'Stay humble' - Hurzeler's plea to Brighton after huge Arsenal win
- BBC Sport'It's a big lesson to learn' - Arteta on 'painful' Brighton defeat
- CBS Sports HeadlinesBrighton halt Arsenal's perfect start: Should Mikel Arteta's Gunners worry about set pieces?
- The Guardian Sport‘They deserved to win’: Mikel Arteta left humbled by Brighton defeat
- www.espn.comArsenal's aura of champions evaporates after Brighton thrash them 3-0
- SkySportsArteta: We didn't respect the game against Brighton
Show 9 later sources
- BBC SportBrighton cruise past Arsenal to end the champions perfect start
- BBC SportBrighton humbling 'a big lesson' for Arsenal - Arteta
- SI FeedMikel Arteta’s Damning Admission Puts Arsenal Stars—and Himself—Under the Spotlight
- BBC Sport'Brave' Brighton put in 'complete' performance to beat Arsenal - Murphy
- Latest articlesArsenal gets wake-up call with upset loss against Brighton
- SI Feed‘Everyone Was Complaining’—Worrying Scenes for Arsenal Locker Room After First Loss
- The Guardian SportArsenal battered in Brighton as Manchester City go clear: Football Weekly – podcast
- The Guardian SportArsenal battered in Brighton as Manchester City go clear | Football Weekly – video
- CBS Sports HeadlinesPremier League Power Rankings: Arsenal avoid slip despite loss to Brighton; Man United stuck in neutral
Sources
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- Arsenal battered in Brighton as Manchester City go clear | Football Weekly – video The Guardian Sport ·
- Arsenal battered in Brighton as Manchester City go clear: Football Weekly – podcast The Guardian Sport ·
- Arsenal's aura of champions evaporates after Brighton thrash them 3-0 www.espn.com ·
- ‘They deserved to win’: Mikel Arteta left humbled by Brighton defeat The Guardian Sport ·
- Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0 as Man City top Premier League without playing Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Brighton rout Arsenal to end Gunners' 100% record www.espn.com ·
Show 13 more sources
- Brighton demolish champions Arsenal 3-0 to mark anniversary in style The Guardian Sport ·
- Premier League Power Rankings: Arsenal avoid slip despite loss to Brighton; Man United stuck in neutral CBS Sports Headlines
- ‘Everyone Was Complaining’—Worrying Scenes for Arsenal Locker Room After First Loss SI Feed
- Arsenal gets wake-up call with upset loss against Brighton Latest articles
- 'Brave' Brighton put in 'complete' performance to beat Arsenal - Murphy BBC Sport
- Mikel Arteta’s Damning Admission Puts Arsenal Stars—and Himself—Under the Spotlight SI Feed
- Brighton humbling 'a big lesson' for Arsenal - Arteta BBC Sport
- Brighton cruise past Arsenal to end the champions perfect start BBC Sport
- Arteta: We didn't respect the game against Brighton SkySports
- Brighton halt Arsenal's perfect start: Should Mikel Arteta's Gunners worry about set pieces? CBS Sports Headlines
- 'It's a big lesson to learn' - Arteta on 'painful' Brighton defeat BBC Sport
- 'Stay humble' - Hurzeler's plea to Brighton after huge Arsenal win BBC Sport
- Arsenal's winning start ended by brilliant Brighton SkySports
In this story
- Arsenal
- Brighton
- Manchester City
- Mikel Arteta
- Pascal Gross
- Charalampos Kostoulas