--- title: "Brighton gave itself a 125th birthday: thrashing reigning champions Arsenal 3-0" description: "In the 5th round of the Premier League, Brighton crushed reigning champions Arsenal 3-0 at home, gifting their fans a victory on the day of the club's 125th anniversary. The hosts climbed to third place in the table." date: 2026-09-19T17:14:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/brighton-arsenal-3-0-on-the-club-125th-anniversary tags: [brighton, arsenal, premier-league, epl, football] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Brighton gave itself a 125th birthday: thrashing reigning champions Arsenal 3-0 ![Brighton fans waving club scarves in the stands after a 3-0 demolition of reigning champions Arsenal on the club's 125th anniversary](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/20/brajton-arsenal-3-0-v-den-125-yubiley-klubu/brajton-arsenal-3-0-v-den-125-yubiley-klubu-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0 in the 5th round of the Premier League on the day of the club's 125th anniversary. - The goals were scored by Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Andrés Chema. - Brighton, with 10 points from 5 matches, climbed to third place in the table. - Arsenal, who had been unbeaten with 12 points, suffered a crushing defeat. The fifth round of the English Premier League brought one of the biggest results of the season: Brighton crushed London's Arsenal 3-0 at home. The symbolism of the victory is hard to overstate — the hosts claimed it on the day of their own anniversary, as the club turned 125. For the reigning English champions, who had come into the match without a single defeat, it was a crushing and painful blow, while for Brighton it was the best possible gift for their own fans. ### Goal timeline: Kostoulas, Gross and Chema The hosts had already decided the fate of the match before the break, scoring twice in the first half. In the 31st minute, Charalampos Kostoulas set up Pascal Gross, who scored off the rebound from the post into David Raya's net. The Gunners conceded their second goal right at the end of the first half: this time Kostoulas decided not to assist but to take a shot from long range, doubling the lead to 2-0. Already early in the second half the score became final: Andrés Chema headed in from a corner, sealing the 3-0 rout. ### League standings: Brighton in third place This victory allowed Brighton to climb to third place in the table. In five matches the team had collected 10 points, and their only defeat of the season came in the second round, when Brighton lost to Chelsea 3-4. Thus, the anniversary win over the champions was not only an emotional but also a competitive breakthrough for the hosts, cementing their position in the top of the table. ### What's next: Manchester City and the relegation-battle derby Arsenal had come into this match unbeaten, with 12 points to their name, and were the direct rivals in the fight for first place. Manchester City, who could capitalize on the champions' defeat, would play Sunderland on Sunday and, with a positive result, would strengthen their lead at the top. It is also worth noting another match of the round: in the Premier League's relegation-battle derby, Tottenham lost to Aston Villa, adding spice and unpredictability to the fifth round. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Big sensation: Brighton celebrated its club anniversary with a win over Arsenal](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/football/guchna-sensatsiya-brayton-vidsvyatkuvav-klubniy-1789837889.html) - Счёт 3:0, юбилей 125 лет, авторы голов (Гросс, Костулас, Чема), 10 очков в 5 матчах, третье место. - [Brighton – Arsenal – 3-0. Shock for Arteta. Goal videos and review](https://sport.ua/news/908778-brayton-arsenal-3-0-shok-dlya-artety-video-golov-i-obzor) - Подтверждает счёт 3:0 и характер поражения «Арсенала». - [Brighton – Arsenal – 3-0 – video review of the Gunners' sensational defeat](https://football24.ua/ru/news/brajton-arsenal-30-videoobzor-sensacionnogo-porazhenija-kanonirov-965829) - Подтверждает счёт и сенсационный характер результата. - [Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0, strengthening Manchester City's lead in the Premier League](https://glob-news.com/brajton-pobedil-arsenal-3-0-ukrepiv-liderstvo-manchester-siti-v-premer-lige.html) - Подтверждает счёт и контекст борьбы за лидерство с участием «Манчестер Сити». ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What was the score in the Brighton — Arsenal match? **A:** The match ended with a 3-0 victory for Brighton in the 5th round of the Premier League. ### Q: Who scored the goals for Brighton? **A:** The goals were scored by Pascal Gross (off the rebound from the post), Charalampos Kostoulas (from long range) and Andrés Chema (from a corner). ### Q: What place does Brighton occupy in the table after this victory? **A:** Brighton climbed to third place, collecting 10 points in five matches.