Brighton 3-0 Arsenal player ratings: Gross tops stellar Albion display | OneFootball

Brighton hammered champions Arsenal 3-0, with Pascal Gross outstanding. According to WeAreBrighton.com, his 9.29 was the season’s highest rating.

Gross, 35, struck from outside the box past David Raya to start the scoring. Diego Gomez fed Charalampos Kostoulas for two, then Chema Andres headed a third from a Gross corner on his full Premier League debut.

With Lewis Dunk sidelined by a stiff neck, Pascal Struijk excelled on his full league bow for Albion with 9.14 and a key intervention to thwart Bukayo Saka. Luka Vuskovic earned 8.79 after a superbly timed tackle on Christos Tzolis.

Bart Verbruggen was scarcely tested, making two saves including a one on one stop from Kai Havertz. Ferdi Kadioglu, at 7.64, contained Tzolis despite the winger’s £34 million switch from Club Brugge to Arsenal. Olivier Boscagli was steady at left back.

Andres posted 8.86, Yasin Ayari 7.71 for relentless pressing, and Gomez 8.14 with the assist. Kostoulas took 9.07 and now has three in three, while Maxim De Cuyper’s crossing threatened.

From the bench, Georginio Rutter was lively and teed up a chance that Matt O’Riley missed. Malick Yalcouye provided the pass and drew an off the ball kick from Declan Rice, who was fortunate to avoid a red card. Michael Svoboda debuted on 86 minutes as Struijk appeared to tweak a hamstring.

Source: WeAreBrighton.com

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