Arsenal delivered a disaster performance at Brighton , losing 3-0 at the Amex as their nine-match Premier League winning run came to an abrupt end at the Ammex.

Two long-range goals that nine times out of 10 don’t go in, poor defending from a corner and a blunt attacking display combined to punish a side who never found their usual rhythm as Brighton hustled and harried.

The stats may suggest a more even contest than the scoreline, but Arsenal never looked in control and capable of taking anything from this game.

Mikel Arteta made no attempt to disguise his frustration afterwards.

“Extremely disappointed,” said Arteta after the match .

“But first of all, I think we have to congratulate Brighton for the victory. I think they deserve it. I think they were the better team. And from our side, there were certain basics that you need to accomplish in football, especially in the Premier League, that we were very far from.

“[We didn’t] win the first duel or every second ball. That put the game, especially how direct they were, in a really difficult place for us.

“On top of that, when we did regain the ball, especially in our half, the amount of technical errors that we did, we didn’t respect any principle of play that you have to, to get out of that man-to-man situation, so that put us always in the back foot, so it was very difficult to control the game.