Though there is still a lot of football left to play this season, Mikel Arteta’s men will surely have to be almost perfect from here on out. Such is the searing pace set by Liverpool, they can ill afford to slip-up any further.
The Seagulls, meanwhile, have really stalled recently after a good start to the season under Fabian Hurzeler, who has come in for criticism of late during a hugely disappointing run of form.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Brighton vs Arsenal is scheduled for a 5:30pm GMT kick-off time today on Saturday January 4, 2025.
The Amex Stadium in Falmer, near Brighton, will host the match.
Where to watch Brighton vs Arsenal
TV channel: The game will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage starts at 5pm GMT.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch the match on a live stream online via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action today with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, featuring expert analysis from Arsenal correspondent Simon Collings at the Amex.
Brighton vs Arsenal team news
Brighton will hope to welcome back Pervis Estupinan and Adam Webster but the likes of James Milner, Jack Hinshelwood and Ferdi Kadioglu are all likely to miss out, along with Evan Ferguson and Mats Wieffer.
Danny Welbeck has been ruled out of the meeting against his former club and the game comes too soon for £12million signing Diego Gomez to make his debut despite working with the squad.
Arsenal will be without Bukayo Saka, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu through injury, whilst Jurrien Timber is suspended. Kai Havetz missed the Brentford game due to illness but is expected to return, while Raheem Sterling is back in training but won’t feature just yet.
Return: Kai Havertz missed Arsenal’s win over Brentford with illness
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Brighton vs Arsenal prediction
With Brighton struggling of late, Arsenal look slight favourites for another victory this evening.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Brighton vs Arsenal match odds
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
