Initial Observations
Oleksandr Zinchenko, who was substituted during Arsenal’s victory at Newcastle United due to a calf injury, is yet to be ruled out of the team’s remaining matches, according to manager Mikel Arteta. On Sunday, Kieran Tierney is anticipated to fill in for the injured William Saliba at left-back. Due to wounds sustained against Everton, Adam Webster and Solly March of Brighton are both out of commission. Evan Ferguson may make his first start since April 15th.
Brighton has won three of its last four road games versus Arsenal in all leagues after losing all eight of their previous encounters with the Gunners. The two teams have previously faced off against one other twice during the current campaign. Brighton won with Arsenal winning both times, 3-1 at the Emirates in the league’s Emirates Cup in November and 4-2 away early the topflight in December.
Arsenal Team News
With their own record of 26 victories in a Premier League season, Arsenal needs one victory. They won the championship in 2001–02 and 2003–042001–02 and 2003–04, respectively, reaching that milestone both times. The Gunners must win their final three games to match the club record for Premier League points (90), established through the ‘Invincibles’ team in 2003-04.
They have scored at least a pair of goals in each of their last six league contests at the Emirates, winning five and drawing the other. The club’s top-flight milestone of a minimum of three scores in seven straight home games, achieved from November to December 1950, may be matched by Arsenal. They have only lost points in one of their past twelve Premier League home games played in May, winning 11 of those games. Also Read: Top 5 Oldest football clubs in La Liga
The team of Mikel Arteta is two goals shy of reaching 100 goals this season in all competitions. Emirates Stadium has been the site of three among the club’s 13 premiership clean sheets this year. The only team with fewer top-flight away clean sheets is Southampton, with one. Compared to 2.4 points every game and a 78%-win percentage when William Saliba has played Arsenal is averaging 1.9 wins per game and a victory rate throughout the English premiership this year without him.
In six of his previous seven league games, Bukayo Saka was unable to score or provide an assist. Before joining Arsenal in January, Leandro Trossard made 116 Premier League games for Brighton and scored 25 goals. Since joining Arsenal, he has contributed eight assists, which is the joint-most with any player in the current.
Brighton Team News
This season, Brighton has established new club records for the highest number of points (55), most victories (16), and highest number of goals scored (63). After losses to Spurs at their stadium and to Brentford away in October, Albion may drop two straight Premier League games for the first time in 2022–23. The Seagulls have suffered as many road losses in their past two league away games as they had in their previous 10.
Only one of Brighton’s six Premier League away victories against opponents in the top half of the standings has ended in a victory, a 2-1 triumph at the hands of Manchester United in their season opener. Pascal Gross needs one more goal to tie Glenn Murray and Neal Maupay for first place among Brighton’s all-time Premier League scorers.
Predicted Lineup
Arsenal Starting XI (4-3-3): Turner; Cedric, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; Elneny, Xhaka, Lokonga; Vieira, Nketiah, Nelson
Brighton & Hove Albion Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Steele; Lamptey, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinan; Caicedo, Gilmour; Sarmiento, Lallana, Enciso; Welbeck.
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