Date: Saturday 4th January, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm
Stadium The American Express Community Stadium
Referee Anthony Taylor (England)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Brighton
The list of absentees at Brighton & Hove Albion is not out of the ordinary following their most recent game, as at least six players are missing from action, including former Gunners man Danny Welbeck.
Mats Wieffer is also out of contention for the time being, while Hurzeler will be hoping to have Pervis Estupinan fit following an illness that saw him miss the Villa clash. Lamptey should continue at right-back in the prolonged absence of Ferdi Kadioglu and Jack Hinshelwood.
Carlos Baleba and Yasin Ayari are the expected midfield pairing for the Seagulls. At the same time, Simon Adingra has given himself another chance to shine following that goal against Villa as he will continue on the left side of the attack.
Giorginio Rutter will play in the attacking midfield role behind Joan Pedro, while the impressive Brajan Gruda will continue on the right wing for Brighton & Hove Albion against Arsenal on Saturday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Lamptey, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan; Baleba, Ayari; Gruda, Rutter, Adingra; Pedro
Arsenal
The Gunners are missing all of their recognised right-backs ahead of this trip to Brighton, as Jurrien Timber’s yellow card against Brentford will leave him suspended. Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are out for the time being, with the former likely to return at the end of January, while the latter has been doing light training.
Beyond that, there are no fresh absentees, as Arsenal continue to miss Bukayo Saka through a long-term hamstring injury. Kai Havertz is expected to make himself available following his absence against Brentford through illness, as Arteta will look to tweak his lineup following Timber’s absence.
It remains to be seen whether Arteta brings Havertz straight into the lineup, as Mikel Merino and Gabriel Jesus have given no reasons to be dropped. Thomas Partey could shift to the right-back slot as he has done on many occasions this season, which could see Declan Rice return to the starting lineup and at the base of the midfield.
Teenage sensation Ethan Nwaneri was impressive on his first-ever start in the Premier League for Arsenal and will likely continue to deputise for Saka on that right wing. Martinelli and Jesus are expected to keep their places in the front three. Meanwhile, Martin Odegaard will captain the side and will hope to improve upon his numbers in the final third.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Raya; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Nwaneri, Jesus, Martinelli
Prediction: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Arsenal
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