Today, Arsenal plays Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League at the Amex Stadium.
At the moment, the Gunners are two points behind Liverpool in the standings, and they will want to keep the pressure on Liverpool with a win over Brighton.
If they win at Brighton, Mikel Arteta’s team can be in first place for a short time. Liverpool doesn’t play again until Sunday afternoon, when they go on the road to play Manchester United.
We expect a lot of changes from the 2-0 win over Luton Town going into the game.
Setting up: 4-2-3-1
Guessed Line-up:
Aaron Ramsdale is not the club’s first choice for goalie. Instead, David Raya is. Against the Hatters, he kept his 11th straight clean sheet of the league season. The Spanish goalkeeper will want to keep the Seagulls from scoring again on the road.
There should be only one move in the backline in front of him. Some players who are sure to start are Ben White, William Saliba, and Gabriel Magalhaes. At left back, Oleksandr Zinchenko could be replaced by the hot Jakub Kiwior.
In the middle of the park, Thomas Partey and Emile Smith Rowe are likely to make way for Jorginho and Declan Rice, respectively. Together with Martin Odegaard, the two will play. Smith Rowe had a good game against Luton because he helped score both goals. But we don’t think he will start.
Bukayo Saka missed yesterday’s workout because he is still healing from a thigh problem. Gabriel Jesus could start on the right wing instead of Reiss Nelson while he is out. Gabriel Martinelli is a strong choice to take Leandro Trossard’s place on the left side of the Arsenal attack.
Kai Havertz looks like he will be the main scorer again. In his last six league games, the German has helped set up eight goals. When he shoots from the air in and around the box, Brighton players should have a hard time stopping him.