London, Sept. 19 -- Brighton and Hove Albion ended Arsenal's perfect start to the Premier League season in emphatic fashion, defeating the defending champions 3-0 at the American Express Stadium on Saturday

Mikel Arteta's side arrived on the south coast after winning the opening four matches of their title defence, but struggled to contain a dominant Brighton display as Fabian Hurzeler's team produced a clinical performance.

Pascal Gross opened the scoring in the 31st minute with a stunning strike from outside the box after Brighton's intense pressing created problems for Arsenal's defence.

The hosts doubled their advantage just before half-time when Charalampos Kostoulas found the net with another long-range effort, leaving Arsenal wi...