Arsenal lose for first time, Tottenham’s struggles continue

Arsenal’s Premier League title defence suffered its first setback yesterday as Brighton handed the champions a surprising 3-0 defeat at the Amex Stadium.

After opening the campaign with four straight victories, Arsenal’s heavy loss came out of nowhere. Conceding the third goal from a corner, usually one of the team’s strengths, summed up an unusually sloppy performance from Mikel Arteta’s side.

Pascal Gross and Charalampos Kostoulas scored in the first half with strikes from outside the penalty area before Chema Andres completed the victory with a back-post header from Gross’ corner.