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Brighton end Arsenal winning start Premier League

ChampionSport Editorial Team·21-09-2026·2 min read
Brighton end Arsenal winning start Premier League

Brighton ended Arsenal winning start Premier League with a 3-0 win at the Amex Stadium on Saturday as the hosts celebrated their 125th anniversary in style.

Pascal Gross opened the scoring with a shot that curled in off the post before Charalampos Kostoulas doubled the lead with a long-range effort before halftime.

Chema Andres headed in the third in the 57th minute to complete a comfortable victory over the previously perfect Gunners.

Newcastle United raced to a 2-0 lead over Hull City inside seven minutes through Joe Willock and Lewis Hall despite also seeing a penalty saved.

Mohamed-Ali Cho pulled one back for Hull in the 67th minute but the visitors could not find an equaliser in the closing stages.

Thierno Barry scored in the 11th minute to give Everton a 1-0 home win over Ipswich Town who had Abdul Fatawu sent off in the second half.

Coventry City claimed their first win since returning to the Premier League with a 1-0 triumph at Nottingham Forest thanks to Jay Dasilva's 55th-minute volley.

Forest mustered over 20 shots but only three on target as the Sky Blues held firm at the City Ground.

Aston Villa led 3-0 through Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson and Emiliano Buendia before Tottenham Hotspur pulled two back late on.

Conor Gallagher scored in the 86th minute and Jan Paul van Hecke added a 98th-minute header as Villa survived a nervy finish.

Brentford cruised past Chelsea 3-0 on Friday with Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho all netting after the hour mark.

Results round-up Saturday

  • Brighton 3-0 Arsenal
  • Newcastle 2-1 Hull City
  • Everton 1-0 Ipswich Town
  • Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City
  • Aston Villa 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Brentford 3-0 Chelsea (Friday)

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ChampionSport Editorial Team

ChampionSport Editorial Team

Editorial Team

The ChampionSport.ug editorial team compiles and edits sports coverage for Ugandan fans — Uganda Premier League, the Cranes, the Premier League and more. Stories are drawn from official and reputable sources and reviewed before publishing.

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