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Arsenal host Brighton as they look to avoid dropping points and maintain their place at the top of the table. Premier League.
The Gunners’ lead at the top of the top flight has been reduced to just two points in recent weeks, with Manchester City running out of steam in the title race.
Mikel Arteta’s men have had a good first half of the season, however, having lost twice in the league and remaining unbeaten in the Champions League.
Brighton, meanwhile, are without a win in four matches but are five points outside the top five. Fabian Hurzeler’s side have scored just one goal in their last three outings and the German coach is hoping his front can bring their shooters to the Emirates.
Read on to find out how the two teams line up for this clash.
Arsenal team news
Piero Hincapie’s return is one of eight changes to the Gunners squad that began in the Carabao Cup quarter-final win over Crystal Palace.
David Raya REPLASS SHOOTOUT HERO kepa ARRIZABAGA, while Martin Zubendish, Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Bukayo, Leandro Trossard and Viktor Gyokeres all return to the fold.
Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino and William Saliba are the only three players to retain their place.
Arsenal: Raya, Saliba, Hincapie, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres
Submarines: Arrizabalaga, Gabriel, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly
Brighton team news
The return of captain Lewis Dunk from suspension is a big boost for Brighton, while midfielder Diego Gomez also returns from an enforced absence.
Carlos Baleba is present at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon.
Brighton: Suite, Kadioglu, Van Hecke, Dunk, The Cuyper, Hinshlewood, Coppola, Gruda, Ayari, Grugino
Submarines: Steele, Minteh, Watson, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Wieffer, Veltman
How to watch Arsenal vs Brighton: TV channel, live stream online
Kick-off on Saturday will be at 3:00 p.m. GMT (10:00 a.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. PT). This match is not shown live in the UK.
Arsenal vs Brighton Stats
- Arsenal have won three of their eight Premier League home matches against Albion (D2 L3)
- They only have a lower win rate against Wimbledon (25%) and Liverpool (36%) among teams they have faced at least five times.
- Arsenal’s three home Premier League wins against Brighton have been 2-0 (October 2017, May 2021, December 2023).
- Mikel Arteta has only once enjoyed a winning home run longer than his current five-game winning streak, recording 10 consecutive victories between April and December 2022.
- Goalkeeper David Raya is set for a 150th Premier League appearance for Arsenal – since his debut in August 2021, the goalkeeper has kept more clean sheets than any other keeper in the competition (58).
- Among players who have played at least 500 minutes in the Premier League this season, only Manchester City pair Jeremy Doku (3.4) and Rayan Cherki (3.2) have created more chances per 90 minutes than Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard (2.5), with the Norway international creating four in their 1-0 win at Everton last Saturday.
- Brighton are winless in their last four Premier League matches against Arsenal (D2 L2), although they came from behind to draw 1-1 in both meetings last season.
- Albion have failed to score in their last two Premier League matches, joining Everton as the two teams who have failed to score in Matchdays 16 and 17.
- Hurzeler’s record without a win in his 10 Premier League matches in December (D6, L4) is the most games a top manager has ever gone in December without a win.
- Against Sunderland, Brighton named the youngest starting team in a Premier League match this season (23 years, 240 days) under the youngest manager in the competition (32 years, 297 days as of December 20), while also fielding the oldest player to appear in the competition in 2025/26 (replacing James Milner, aged 39 years, 350 days).
