PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 19/09)

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·17 September 2026

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 19/09)

Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal clash this Saturday at the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium) for round five of the Premier League.

Brighton & Hove Albion have won 7 points to date and are placed in 5th position. Last time out, Fabian Hürzeler's team triumphed 2-3 against Manchester United (Carabao Cup 2026/27).

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Arsenal have 12 points to their name this season and occupy 1st position in the table. In their last game, Mikel Arteta's team won 2-4 against Ipswich Town (Carabao Cup 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Arsenal winning 1-0.

Predicted lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion: Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Luka Vuskovic, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, Yasin Ayari, Pascal Gross, Diego Gómez, Malick Yalcouyé, Maxim De Cuyper, Charalampos Kostoulas

Arsenal: David Raya, Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Magalhães, Ezri Konsa, Riccardo Calafiori, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Kaoru Mitoma - In doubt
Jack Hinshelwood - Unknown Injury
Stéfanos Tzímas - Injury
Yankuba Minteh - Foot Injury
Evan Ferguson - Injury

Arsenal

William Saliba - Back Injury

Last starting XIs

Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Manchester United 2026-09-16): Jason Steele, Costinha, Pascal Struijk, Luka Vuskovic, Jaouen Hadjam, Pascal Gross, Chema Andrés, Olivier Boscagli, Matt O'Riley, Charalampos Kostoulas, Malick Yalcouyé

Arsenal ( vs Ipswich Town 2026-09-15): Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi, Gabriel Magalhães, Marli Salmon, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Mikel Merino, Bruno Guimarães, Noni Madueke, Max Dowman, Eberechi Eze, Viktor Gyökeres

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MANAGERS

Fabian Hürzeler has faced Mikel Arteta on five occasions, recording two draws and three defeats
Mikel Arteta has faced Brighton & Hove Albion on 15 occasions, recording eight wins, three draws and four defeats
Fabian Hürzeler has faced Arsenal on five occasions, recording two draws and three defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Arsenal have scored in four consecutive matches.
Away from home, Arsenal are on a run of four consecutive matches without defeat.
Away from home, Arsenal are on a run of four consecutive wins.
Arsenal have scored in seven consecutive matches.
Arsenal are on a run of seven consecutive matches without defeat.
Arsenal are coming off seven consecutive wins.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion have scored in three consecutive matches.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion are on a run of three consecutive matches without defeat.
Brighton & Hove Albion currently have one defeat in their last seven matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion have scored in six consecutive matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion are on a run of three consecutive matches without defeat.
Brighton & Hove Albion are coming off two consecutive wins.

HEAD TO HEAD

Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal have already met 35 times, with Arsenal holding the advantage: 20 wins, compared with eight victories for Brighton & Hove Albion.
At the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium), Arsenal have the edge in duels against Brighton & Hove Albion: ten wins in 18 matches. Brighton & Hove Albion have three victories.
In the English league, 26 matches have been played between the two teams, with seven wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, six draws and 13 victories for Arsenal.