Although it certainly had Arsenal fans worried in the closing stages.
But there were aspects of concern at the Emirates from the Seagulls' perspective.
And they will be aspects to look at going into the West Ham trip, the rest of the season and, possibly, the January window.
The complete lack of threat until they were 2-0 down, for example.
Seemingly a lack of conviction in what they were doing in the first half and certainly a lack of cohesion in possession.
A lack of target or focal points in attack without their three main points of reference in that regard in Danny Welbeck, Yankuba Minteh and Kaoru Mitoma.
It was tempting to think Bart Verbruggen had seen a Mitoma mirage when he arrowed one ball out of play across the left touchline in the first half.
It feels like they are having to be very careful with Welbeck, who has had a back problem, given how late he went on even as his side chased the game.
That they have busy plaiers in midfield but no one who can dominate.
And that, while it appears widely accepted that Georginio Rutter is not a No.9, he still appears to be considered the best option among the personnel currently available.
Expectation on Tony Bloom will mount from some fans to sign a centre-forward next month, especially if results do not improve.
Like Prem-ready goal-getting centre-forwards are just out there asking to be signed midway through a season.
Which takes us back to where we were when Roberto De Zerbi’s tenure was undermined by injuries.
Do you make signings to replace injured players?
However long-term the absence for Stefanos Tzimas, for example, it will not be as long as the contract any new centre-forward would want.
Evan Ferguson’s name will be thrown into conversations.
But does his form and fitness with Roma make him the answer?
Albion have already let him go out twice in the last year.
We are now in that position you get during a winless run where the players not in the side see their stock rise among those who do not see squad members go up against each other on a daily basis in training.
Albion miss a fit Welbeck, they miss a fit Mitoma and they miss the best version of Carlos Baleba.
Even those who have faith both in the overall project and current direction will find a winless run unsettling.
Not necessarily losing by the odd goal at Arsenal even though, such is Albion’s recent history, we go to such places still believing they can be the ones to throw a spanner into the works.
That we do so is testament to what has been achieved in recent years.
There is reason to think the people who made all that possible will find a way to see the ship through a rough patch.
If Arsenal nerves were left on edge, that is partly down to Albion merits. Take confidence from that.
The saves of Bart Verbruggen, a ridiculous number of blocks by Jan Paul van Hecke and Lewis Dunk and the urgency of Minteh.
The ability of Diego Gomez to get himself into dangerous areas, even if it does not always come off, as we saw at Anfield.
And, dare one say, two moments of hold-up and link play by Rutter which were in contrast to his general performance and led to the goal and the Minteh chance.
But Mikel Arteta was right. Arsenal could, probably should, have won by more.
That they didn’t will not mask some failings as Hurzeler and his colleagues put Saturday's events under the microscope.