Arsenal are set to travel to the Falmer Stadium to face off against Brighton & Hove Albion in their next game of the Premier League 2024/25 season. The Gunners are second in the points table with 39 points in 19 matches. They have managed to win 11 matches, draw six, and lose two in the league so far. They are coming to this game on the back of a 3-1 win against Brentford in their last game in the Premier League.
Arsenal will miss Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Bukayo Saka, and Raheem Sterling in this game due to injury. Jurrien Timber is suspended for this game. During the last 18 meetings, Brighton & Hove Albion have won six times; there have been four draws, while Arsenal FC have won eight times. The goal difference is 28-23 in favour of Arsenal.
Let us take a look at the predicted lineup of Arsenal for this game against Brighton & Hove Albion:
4-3-3 Arsenal Predicted Lineup against Brighton & Hove Albion
Defence:
David Raya will start in goal for the Gunners. David Raya has conceded 16 goals and kept 7 clean sheets in 19 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Thomas Partey will start as the right-back, William Saliba and Gabriel will start as the two centre-backs, and Lewis-Skelly will play as the left-back.
Thomas Partey has scored 2 goals in 18 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Saliba has conceded 12 goals and kept 7 clean sheets in 18 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Gabriel Magalhaes has conceded 14 goals and kept 6 clean sheets in 17 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season.
Midfield:
Declan Rice will start in the centre-defensive midfield position. Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino will be the two midfielders beside Rice. Rice has scored one goal in 17 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Odegaard has scored one goal and provided two assists in 12 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Merino has scored two goals in the 12 matches in the Premier League so far.
Attack:
Gabriel Martinelli will play as the right-winger, Gabriel Jesus will play as the centre forward, and Leandro Trossard will play on the left wing. Martinelli has scored five goals and has two assists in the 17 Premier League matches so far. Jesus has three goals in the 16 Premier League matches so far, and Trossard has scored three goals and provided two assists in the 19 matches in the league so far.