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'Brave' Brighton put in 'complete' performance to beat Arsenal - Murphy

Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy praises Brighton's "incredible" performance in their 3-0 win over Arsenal, predicting they will cause problems for Premier League teams this season.

'Brave' Brighton put in 'complete' performance to beat Arsenal - Murphy

Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0 at the Amex Stadium. According to BBC Sport, Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy praised Brighton's "incredible" performance, predicting they will cause problems for Premier League teams this season. The win inflicted Arsenal's first Premier League loss of the season, as reported by Ajel English.

Brighton took the lead through Pascal Gross, who scored in the 31st minute. Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andres also scored for Brighton, as stated by Free Malaysia Today. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged that Brighton "deserved" the win, saying they didn't do the basics right for long periods, according to Free Malaysia Today.

The loss was Arsenal's heaviest defeat in more than three years, and Arteta described it as a "big lesson" for the team, as reported by Punch Nigeria and MyJoyOnline Ghana. Arteta expressed disappointment, stating that Brighton were the better team and that Arsenal were "very far from" accomplishing the basics needed in the Premier League.

Brief written by urgent.news from BBC Sport, Ajel English, Free Malaysia Today, MyJoyOnline Ghana, Punch Nigeria — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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