Brighton Hands Arsenal 3-0 Loss as Konsa Calls Display Not Good Enough
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Updated · Arsenal.com · Sep 19
Brighton Hands Arsenal 3-0 Loss as Konsa Calls Display Not Good Enough
3 articles · Updated · Arsenal.com · Sep 19
Summary
3-0 at Brighton marked Arsenal's biggest league defeat in more than three years, ending their 100% start and Ezri Konsa's perfect five-game record with the club.
Konsa said Arsenal "weren't good enough," pointing to two avoidable first-half goals and a failure to pressure shots from outside the box.
The defender rejected fixture congestion as an excuse after four away games in 11 days, saying the squad must use the international break to reflect and correct mistakes.
Only once in Arsenal's previous 158 matches in all competitions had they conceded more than twice, underlining how unusual the collapse was.
Brighton, celebrating their 125th anniversary, repeated a 3-0 win over Arsenal from May 2023 and extended a strong run after recent victories over Coventry and Manchester United.