Arsenal suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season, going down 3-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion.Pascal Gross opened the scoring in the 31st minute before Charalampas Kostoulas added a second on the stroke of half time.Brighton showed just why they are the division's highest scorers with a third goal in the 51st minute courtesy of Chema Andres."I thought we showed great intensity, waited for mistakes and punished Arsenal. It was a strong performance, a very complete performance," Gross told BBC Match of the Day."We won the ball high up and attacked really fast. After the last two wins we are full of confidence and wanted to finish really strong before the international break ..."I know after the international break we play every three days and a lot of the lads are not used to that. It will be tough. I hope we can compete. We have a big squad this season."It was a famous win for the Seagulls, who wore a special kit for the match to commemorate their 125th year."Brighton deserved to win the game. We didn't do the basics right for long periods, especially in the first half," Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta told BBC Radio 5 Live. "We didn't win enough duels, and any second balls and that stretches you. With the errors that we made and especially with the principles we didn't apply against a team that wants to press you."Defeat means Arsenal drop below Manchester City into seco...
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