Brighton vs Arsenal: Premier League – predictions, teams, lineups

Arsenal travel to the Amex Stadium to face Brighton on Saturday in a Premier League match scheduled for 3pm local time. The visit follows a season-opening sequence in which the reigning champions have collected seven successive wins across all competitions, including the Community Shield, their opening Champions League fixture and a League Cup victory at Ipswich.

Tensions from a spat last season between Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler remain a talking point ahead of the fixture. Hurzeler publicly criticised Arsenal's style after a March meeting, and while he has reiterated his right to express opinions this week, both managers have offered conciliatory remarks; Arteta said the matter is behind them and praised Brighton's work as a club.

Team news for Brighton suggests a return to the side that beat Coventry, though Jaouen Hadjam picked up a knock in their 3-2 League Cup win over Manchester United. Several players remain on a long-term injury list including Femi Azeez, Evan Ferguson and Kaoru Mitoma. Predicted starters named in coverage include Verbruggen in goal with Kadioglu, Dunk, Vuskovic and Boscagli across the back.

Arsenal could have Jurrien Timber available after he was rested for the midweek League Cup tie, but Piero Hincapie, Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera are listed as doubts and William Saliba is still sidelined with a back problem. A predicted Arsenal lineup provided by the source features Raya in goal, a back four of Timber, Konsa, Gabriel and Calafiori, midfielders Guimaraes and Rice, and an attacking trio of Saka, Odegaard and Tzolis with Havertz leading the line.

Statistically, this will be the 36th meeting between the clubs; Arsenal have won 20 of those fixtures while Brighton have eight victories. Brighton's last league win over Arsenal came on May 14, 2023, a 3-0 result at the Emirates. Opta's model gives Arsenal a 57% probability of winning the upcoming match compared with 29% for Brighton.