Arsenal suffered an early exit from the Carabao Cup following a 3-1 defeat to Brighton. Former Gunners striker Danny Welbeck booked the Seagulls a place in the fourth round with a 3-1 win over Mikel Arteta's side at the Emirates Stadium.
Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring in the first-half with a well taken effort before Welbeck equalised from 12-yards after he was brought down by Karl Hein. Against the run of play, Kaoru Mitoma put Brighton ahead in the second-half and left the north Londoners chasing a goal with half an hour to play.
Then, Tariq Lampty put the final nail in the coffin later in the half after slotting the ball through Hein's legs. While Arsenal may not have been at their strongest, Brighton stunted the Gunners' form as Arteta looks to defend his side's place at the top of the Premier League heading into the World Cup.
