Arteta Fumes as Arsenal Suffer 3-0 Brighton Defeat

Arsenal's seven-game unbeaten run ended in a shock 3-0 loss to Brighton, leaving Mikel Arteta 'extremely disappointed'.

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What happened. Brighton defeated Arsenal 3-0 with first-half goals from Pascal Gross and Charalampos Koustoulas, and a late header from Chema Andres. The loss ended Arsenal's seven-game unbeaten run and marked their first league defeat since April.

• Arteta called the defeat a 'big lesson' and admitted his team was 'extremely poor technically'.
• Bruno Guimaraes revealed players were complaining in the dressing room about the 'unacceptable' display.
• Arsenal were dominated from the start and struggled with Brighton's direct play.

“Extremely disappointed, but first of all, I think we have to congratulate Brighton for the victory.”

— Mikel Arteta

Arsenal must regroup quickly to avoid further slip-ups in their title defence, with Arteta demanding a response.

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