Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal

Amex Stadium is the venue as high-flying Brighton & Hove Albion lock horns with resurgent Arsenal in an exciting Premier League showdown.

Neal Maupay’s 95th-minute equalizer at Selhurst Park gave Brighton a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace last time out, keeping them within a single point from Premier League pacesetters Liverpool. Indeed, the ‘Seagulls’ are enjoying a purple patch, having won three of their last four Premier League fixtures at home (L1), as many victories as they managed in their previous 22 at the Amex (W3, D10, L9). None of Brighton’s three league games at home this season have ended as a draw (W2, L1), with each result (win/loss) seeing the victor win the first half ‘to nil.’ Graham Potter has based his side’s impressive home form in 2021 on a rock-solid backline, as the hosts have registered seven home clean sheets this calendar year, with only Manchester City and Chelsea bettering that record.

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta has taken advantage of September’s international break to rally his troops and steer Arsenal away from the bottom half of the table. Indeed, the ‘Gunners’ have gone from losing their first three Premier League games without scoring to winning their last three in a row by an aggregate score of 5-1. Despite their topsy-turvy start to the season, the ‘Londoners’ only constant has been their eye-catching away form, with Arteta’s team winning the division’s third-most nine Premier League fixtures on the road this calendar year (D2, L4). What’s more, after a run of five consecutive top-flight H2Hs without a victory (D2, L3), Arsenal defeated Brighton in both last season’s Premier League duels by an aggregate scoreline of 3-0.