Arsenal left stunned by brilliant Brighton, Tottenham woes continue
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Arsenal's 100% start to their Premier League title defence ended in emphatic fashion as Brighton & Hove Albion secured a stunning 3-0 win against Mikel Arteta's dumbstruck side.
Arsenal arrived at the Amex Stadium with ambitions of equalling a 123-year club record of eight straight victories to start a season, but that piece of history looked in doubt right from the kick-off, with a rampant Brighton side delivering a masterclass against the champions.
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Pascal Gross blasted Brighton ahead after 31 minutes before Charalampos Kostoulas doubled the hosts' lead on the stroke of half-time.
Arteta sprinted down the tunnel in the hope of masterminding a half-time speech which would revive his side's fortunes.
But Brighton remained on top after the interval and they served Arsenal a dose of their own medicine when Chema Andres headed home from a corner shortly before the hour mark.
A disjointed Arsenal were never at the races and Arteta will now have 21 days to stew over a shock result, which will abruptly end any suggestion of his side cantering to a second league title in as many seasons.
For Brighton, surely the best result of manager Fabian Hurzeler's career - just days after a brilliant League Cup comeback win at Manchester United - catapults them up to third in the table, just two points off the Gunners.
Aston Villa piled the pressure on big-spending Tottenham Hotspur and Roberto De Zerbi with a 3-2 away victory to claim a first win in the Premier League this season.
Both clubs had made slow starts to the new campaign after summer rebuilds and while Spurs had failed to score in four league fixtures, there had been green shoots in 0-0 draws with Nottingham Forest and Everton.
However, Tottenham's latest strong opening was again followed by a meek collapse after Johan Manzambi broke the deadlock in first-half added-time when he tapped in Boubacar Kamara's cross.
It occurred with Spurs captain Micky van de Ven off the pitch receiving treatment, but boss De Zerbi watched the hosts produce a disjoined second-half performance and conceded again in the 67th minute through Nicolas Jackson.
A superb long-range strike by Emi Buendia with 11 minutes left made the points safe for Unai Emery's Villa before Conor Gallagher ended Tottenham's league goal drought with a close-range finish after 87 minutes.
Jan Paul van Hecke headed a second late on but this latest defeat was greeted with boos, with patience starting to wear thin after a summer of lavish spending.
Jay DaSilva fired Coventry to their first Premier League win in 25 years as they beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in another game mired by VAR controversy.
Frank Lampard's side have endured a tough return to the top flight, with four defeats and no goals, but they put that right at the fifth attempt at the City Ground on a memorable night.
Hull's unbeaten start to life in the Premier League came to an end with a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United at St James' Park.
A pulsating opening saw Joe Willock and Lewis Hall score in the first seven minutes and the Magpies were unable to capitalise on another opportunity to inflict further misery on Hull before the break when Yoane Wissa's penalty was saved.
Substitute Mohamed-Ali Cho pulled one back for the Tigers, but Newcastle managed to withstand a late flurry of attacks from the visitors to seal victory.
Abdul Fatawu's dismissal after being shown a second yellow card for diving capped a frustrating afternoon for Ipswich Town in their 1-0 defeat at Everton.
Having gone behind to Thierno Barry's deflected first-half goal, the visitors then had to chase the game with 10 men for nearly half an hour after the winger's ill-judged choice to throw himself to the ground as he went past James Garner.
Brighton and Hove Albion's Chema Andres (C) celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at Vitality Stadium. (is associated with: «Arsenal left stunned by brilliant Brighton, Tottenham woes continue») Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpaAston Villa's Johan Manzambi celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (is associated with: «Arsenal left stunned by brilliant Brighton, Tottenham woes continue») Andrew Matthews/PA Wire/dpaNewcastle United's Lewis Hall scores his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Hull City at St James' Park. (is associated with: «Arsenal left stunned by brilliant Brighton, Tottenham woes continue») Owen Humphreys/PA Wire/dpaEverton's Thierno Barry (L) celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Ipswich Town at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. (is associated with: «Arsenal left stunned by brilliant Brighton, Tottenham woes continue») Peter Byrne/PA Wire/dpa