Danny Welbeck scored 32 goals in 126 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal between 2014 and 2019Premier League leaders Arsenal were knocked out of the Carabao Cup as Brighton gained a shock away victory.Eddie Nketiah had given Arsenal the lead with a curling finish after Reiss Nelson’s run from the halfway line.Danny Welbeck, who played for the Gunners in the 2018 final, made it 1-1 with a penalty after he had been fouled by debutant home goalkeeper Karl Hein.Kaoru Mitoma put Brighton ahead after a neat passing move and Tariq Lamptey added a third with a low strike.The loss in this third-round tie was only the third time in 20 matches in all competitions that Arsenal had been beaten this season.Wednesday’s Carabao Cup action as it happenedAll the latest Arsenal newsVisit our Brighton pageMikel Arteta made 10 changes from the 1-0 win at Chelsea and the Gunners looked on course for the last 16 when they took the lead through Nketiah’s excellent 20th-minute strike.Eddie Nketiah’s goal was his third of the season for Arsenal, with him also scoring twice in the Europa LeagueHowever, their lead only lasted seven minutes.Hein, a 20-year-old Estonia international goalkeeper who had a loan spell at Reading last season, was making his first senior appearance for the Gunners but brought down Welbeck, who then converted the spot kick.Arsenal almost retook the lead when Nketiah fired a shot against the post from outside the penalty area with Albert Sambi Lokonga also shooting just wide.Those misses proved costly… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Carabao Cup: Arsenal 1-3 Brighton
