ARSENAL are hosting Brighton today in another must-win Premier League match.
With Manchester City beating Everton, the Gunners head into the game four points behind with only two matches left.
But all hope is not lost yet after Martin Odegaard's masterclass helped Arsenal keep their title hopes alive by inspiring the North London outfit to a gruelling 2-0 win at Newcastle.
And they'll be itching to capitalise on a wounded Brighton side, who were recently thrashed 5-1 by relegation-threatened Everton.
- Kick-off: 4.30pm
- TV channel/ live stream: Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League
- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; White, Kiwior, Gabriel, Tierney; Jorginho, Odegaard, Xhaka; Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli
- Brighton XI: Steele, Estupinan, Colwill, Gross, Dunk, Caicedo, Mac Allister, Enciso, Mitoma, Gilmour, Ferguson
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Brighton subs:
38. McGill, 18. Welbeck, 21. Undav, 26. Ayari, 29. van Hecke, 40. Buonanotte, 42. Offiah, 49. Moran, 51. Peupion
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Brighton starting XI:
Roberto De Zerbi makes four changes to the side that got battered by Everton at home in their last game.
23. Steele, 13. Gross, 6. Colwill, 5. Dunk, 30. Estupinan, 25. Caicedo, 27. Gilmour, 20. Enciso, 10. Mac Allister, 22. Mitoma, 28. Ferguson
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Arsenal subs:
30. Turner, 16. Holding, 97. Walters, 5. Partey, 21. Viera, 10. Smith Rowe,24. Nelson, 19. Trossard, 14. Nketiah
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Arsenal starting XI:
Mikel Arteta makes one change to the side that had an impressive win at Newcastle last week with Kieran Tierney coming into the side.
1. Ramsdale, 4. White, 15. Kiwior, 6. Gabriel, 3. Tierney, 8. Odegaard, 20. Jorginho, 34. Xhaka, 7. Saka, 9. Jesus, 11. Martinelli
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Gunners with chance to turn screw
Arsenal will play twice before Man City's next Premier League match.
With Pep Guardiola's side currently winning 3-0 at Everton, it is important for Mikel Arteta that they put the pressure on his old club.
That starts today with this game against a Brighton side who have been impressing everyone with their attacking play this season.
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Title race to go down to wire
The Arsenal manager answered whether the recent win at St James’ Park would give his side renewed confidence to put pressure on Man City in the Premier League title race:
Every time you win, every time you play well, every time you feel like you’re competing at a level that is required to win this league, it gives you hope. It’s not in our hands and we’re certainly going to need to be at our best again and try to win the game. If we win the game, we will be a little bit closer.
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De Zerbi looking for European spot
Only a week or so ago, many were talking about whether Brighton could catch the teams in the top four spots in the league.
However, the 5-1 defeat at home against Everton has seemingly put pay to that.
Finishing in the Europa League spots is still a realistic ambition for Brighton but they would ideally need to get some sort of result against Arsenal here today.
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Arteta looking to finish on a high
While every press conference has been focussed on The Gunners’ ability to challenge Man City for the title, the Spaniard will be wanting to ensure that they win all their remaining fixtures to keep the pressure on Pep Guardiola’s side.
Unlike their Manchester rivals, Arsenal have no other competitions to focus on so Arteta can solely concentrate on the task at hand.
His side have managed to find some form again since their defeat against Man City.
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Welcome to Arsenal vs Brighton
Arsenal welcome Brighton to The Emirates this afternoon with both teams coming off the back of very contrasting results last weekend.
Brighton will have a point to prove after their surprise mauling at home against relegation threatened Everton, while Arsenal impressed with a convincing victory at St James’ Park.
Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny are long-term absentees for The Gunners, however Mikel Arteta will have to deal with the recent blow that both William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko will not play again this season.
Arteta is likely to bring Kieran Tierney into the starting line-up to replace his Ukrainian full back, while Jorginho is likely to start again after his man of the match performance against Newcastle.
Brighton manager De Zerbi has confirmed that both Solly March and Adam Webster will not be fit enough for the trip to London.
Aside from these new injuries, The Seagulls will be without Jeremy Sarmiento, Tariq Lamptey, Joel Veltman, Adam Lallana and Jakub Moder also.
Veltman does have an outside chance of being involved in this game however.
Roberto De Zerbi is likely to make changes to his side after they were battered by Everton in their last Premier League outing.
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