Brighton 3-0 Arsenal: the champions lose, and Sunday is still open
Groß, Kostoulas, Chema Andrés. City stay 4-0-0 with a game in hand. Matchweek 5 is not finished.
Why this match matters
Arsenal arrived 4-0-0. Brighton are the Premier League’s leading scorers. Saturday at the Amex finished 3-0. The champions have a first league defeat. Manchester City still have 12 points from four games. Sunday has not kicked.
What actually happened
Brighton.com: Pascal Groß 31’, Charalampos Kostoulas 45’, Chema Andrés 57’. Sky, The Athletic, The Guardian and ESPN print the same 3-0. Groß and Kostoulas from range. Andrés headed Gross’s corner on a first Premier League start. Sky: the scoreline flattered Arsenal. Opta: Brighton’s 16 league goals lead the division.
The rest of Saturday, from Sky, ESPN, Premier League.com and Xinhua: Brentford 3-0 Chelsea on Friday (Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago, Fábio Carvalho). Tottenham 2-3 Aston Villa (Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson, Emi Buendía; Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke replied). Everton 1-0 Ipswich (Thierno Barry). Newcastle 2-1 Hull (Joe Willock 3’, Lewis Hall 7’, Mohamed-Ali Cho 67’). Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry (Jay Dasilva). Sky: Coventry’s first Premier League win in 25 years.
What it changes
Xinhua after Saturday: Manchester City 12 from four, Arsenal 12 from five, Brighton 10, Brentford 9, Everton 9. Leeds still 8 from four. Hull’s unbeaten start ended at St James’ Park. Tottenham have two league goals, both late at home, and two points. Coventry have a first goal and a first win.
Sunday is listed, not finished: Leeds vs Crystal Palace, Manchester City vs Sunderland, Bournemouth vs Liverpool, Fulham vs Manchester United. ESPN’s 20 September scoreboard still prints vs. Do not invent a Sunday score.
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