Arsenal take on Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League tomorrow, and here’s our predicted XI.
The Seagulls have been a tricky opponent for us, especially at the Emirates. They’ve won here on their last three visits, and Mikel Arteta will want to end that terrible run tomorrow. We expect him to make eight changes from our Champions League game against PSV Eindhoven midweek.
Predicted Arsenal XI vs Brighton
Mikel Arteta deployed a weakened Arsenal team midweek in the Netherlands, but we expect all our key stars to start against Brighton tomorrow.
David Raya will return in goal in place of Aaron Ramsdale, while Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko are also expected to come back in place of Cedric Soares and Jakub Kiwior. Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba will keep their place.
In midfield, we expect Declan Rice to return, and the Englishman has arguably been our Player of the Season so far. He has dominated almost every midfield he has come up against this season, and we hope he will do the same again tomorrow.
Kai Havertz, who is at risk of getting suspended for the game against Liverpool next week, is expected to start again, with Martin Odegaard returning to the side after starting on the bench against PSV.
Our front three is a predictable one – Bukayo Saka on the right, Gabriel Jesus through the middle and Gabriel Martinelli on the left.
Emile Smith Rowe, who returned to action this week, will likely be on the bench, but we hope to see him play a part at some point tomorrow.
Predicted Arsenal XI vs Brighton: David Raya, Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli
Substitutes: Aaron Ramsdale, Cedric Soares, Jakub Kiwior, Reuell Walters, Jorginho, Emile Smith Rowe, Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah
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