'They were horrible': Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler delivers verdict after 'special' win over Arsenal

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-19 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler praised his team's performance after they defeated Arsenal 3-0. The match saw goals from Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas, and Chema Andres, with Brighton controlling the game throughout despite Arsenal being the league champions. Hurzeler emphasized that Brighton's success was due to their adherence to basic tactical principles rather than any weaknesses in Arsenal’s play.
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On September 19, Arsenal faced Brighton at the Amex Stadium in Brighton for a Premier League match. Despite arriving on the back of seven consecutive wins, Arsenal suffered an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Brighton, their first loss by a three-goal margin in over three years. Key defensive issues plagued Arsenal; players like Jurrien Timber and Ezri Konsa were particularly poor, allowing Brighton's attackers time and space to score from distance. Mikel Arteta’s team struggled with Brighton's pressing game, often failing to mark key opponents effectively. The loss brings into question the sustainability of Arsenal's recent form, especially their defensive solidity, as they face a challenging period ahead with upcoming international breaks.

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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
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🔮 Bernardo Silva and Martin Odegaard could provide an interesting sub-plot to today’s Nations League clash between Portugal and Norway.
🔮 However, with Palmer withdrawing from the England squad and Joao Pedro receiving treatment from a specialist for a knee injury, there could be an opening for Estevao when Bournemouth visit Stamford Bridge.
🔮 France will conclude their involvement in the extended autumn international break on Monday night when they host Belgium in Paris, seeking to keep hold of top spot League A, Group 1.
🔮 As such, while Lavia did not start for Belgium in their 3-0 win over Turkey, he did replace Hans Vanaken just after the hour mark to help see out the game and could now start against France on Monday evening.
🔮 Eboue, though, believes the business the Blues did in the summer transfer window - spending £349million on 11 new signings such as Morgan Rogers, Danny Welbeck and Emi Martinez - will ultimately put them in title contention.
🔮 Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola is set to be proven right over Giovanni Leoni.
🔮 Gyokeres, meanwhile, will hope to score for a seventh Nations League game in a row when Sweden face Romania again early next week before returning to Arsenal where he could be set for a key role amid injuries to Kai Havertz and Christos Tzolis during the international break.
🔮 "Let me be clear: we will get through this together.
🔮 The Three Lions boss will be able to call upon Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, two scorers in Dallas when England beat Croatia 4-2 back in June, as well as the likes of Alex Scott and the in-form Anthony Gordon.
🔮 Plenty of movement will be expected at the home of the Premier League champions, with Julian Alvarez the priority signing and there has been a significant development regarding that pursuit.
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Topics

Arsenal Brighton Seagulls

Subjects

Arsenal ORG · 2× Brighton GPE · 1× Charalampos Kostoulas PERSON · 1× Chema Andres PERSON · 1× David Raya PERSON · 1× Fabian Hurzeler PERSON · 1× Matt O’Reilly PERSON · 1× Pascal Gross PERSON · 1× Seagulls ORG · 1×

Narrative

Pascal Gross and Charalampos Kostoulas fired in from distance to give the Seagulls a 2-0 lead at half time, before Chema Andres headed in a third shortly before the hour mark after being left unmarked at the back post.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-19
🔮 The 3-0 scoreline did not flatter Brighton, and in truth, they could have won by a bigger margin as Matt O’Reilly was twice denied by David Raya late in the second half.

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

Pascal Gross and Charalampos Kostoulas fired in from distance to give the Seagulls a 2-0 lead at half time, before Chema Andres headed in a third shortly before the hour mark after being left unmarked at the back post. asserted
Andres → fire → post
The 3-0 scoreline did not flatter Brighton, and in truth, they could have won by a bigger margin as Matt O’Reilly was twice denied by David Raya late in the second half. uncertain
O’Reilly → flatter → half
The boys showed real togetherness and intensity. asserted
boys → show → togetherness
Read More "They were horrible to play against today and that's because we did the basic things right. asserted
we → read → things
"I think we deserved to win. asserted
we → think → ?
It's a moment the players and the staff can enjoy because they worked hard for this but it's also important why we had this success today, because we did the basics right and we were brilliant in the duels. asserted
we → enjoy → duels
They were horrible to play against today and that's because we did the basic things right Fabian Hurzeler asserted
we → play → things
“I think it's not too much about the weaknesses from Arsenal. asserted
it → think → Arsenal
It's really about sticking to our principles and sticking to our beliefs and what we want to do in our game, especially at home and in front of our supporters. asserted
we → stick → supporters
“And that was our approach, focusing on us not speaking too much about strengths or weaknesses from Arsenal. asserted
us → focus → Arsenal
Everyone knows when you see their team, there will come a lot of individual quality. asserted
lot → know → quality
“It’s about what can we do? asserted
we → ’ → what
What can we control to have the right approach and to be successful in this particular game? asserted
we → control → game
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