Brighton and Hove Albion have delivered an early title race twist with a 3-0 demolition of defending champions Arsenal.
The Gunners had been perfect so far in the Premier League, conceding just once in four matches as they raced to the top of the standings.
However, the Seagulls ended their seven match Premier League winning streak that stretched all the way back to April, moving Manchester City to the top of the table without the Citizens kicking a ball today.
Goals from Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andres sunk Mikel Arteta's side, who conceded three times as many goals this afternoon, as they had during the entirety of the season so far.
After this shock result, let's take a look at the match stats and key moments from an eventful afternoon on the South Coast.
Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Match Stats
Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-0 | Arsenal |
40% | Possession | 60% |
17 | Shots | 11 |
1.33 | Expected Goals | 1.58 |
5 | Shots on Target | 2 |
2 | Goalkeeper Saves | 2 |
4 | Big Chances | 2 |
5 | Corners | 6 |
256 (76%) | Accurate Passes | 418 (84%) |
16 | Successful Tackles | 13 |
13 | Fouls committed | 10 |
18 | Clearances | 14 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Timeline
Kick Off - Brighton 0-0 Arsenal
31' - GOAL for Brighton! Scored by Pascal Gross, assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas
33' - Yellow card for Charalampos Kostoulas (BHA)
45' - GOAL for Brighton! Scored by Charalampos Kostoulas, assisted by Diego Gomez
45+1' - Yellow card for Ferdi Kadioglu (BHA)
Half Time - Brighton 2-0 Arsenal
57' - Goal for Brighton! Scored by Chema Andres, assisted by Pascal Gross
60' - Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi replace Jurrien Timber and Bruno Guimaraes (ARS)
71' - Yellow card for Pascal Struijk (BHA)
73' - Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze replace Martin Odegaard and Christos Tzolis (ARS)
76' - Costinha and Georginio Rutter replace Ferdi Kadioglu and Charalampos Kostoulas (BHA)
81' - Max Dowman replaces Bukayo Saka (ARS)
86' - Michael Svoboda, Matt O'Riley and Malick Yalcouye replace Pascal Struijk, Diego Gomez and Chema Andres (BHA)
90+1' - Yellow card for Maxim De Cuyper (BHA)
90+7' - Yellow card for Declan Rice (ARS)
Full Time - Brighton 3-0 Arsenal
