Myles Lewis-Skelly could now do something at Arsenal for the first time in 224 days

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Myles Lewis-Skelly has had a difficult season at Arsenal.

The teenager burst onto the scene in the 2024/25 campaign, and he was incredible. Despite being just 18 at the time, he was among the best left-backs in the Premier League.

However, since the start of this season, Mikel Arteta has preferred Riccardo Calafiori at left-back, while Piero Hincapie has also got minutes in that role.

That has hurt Lewis-Skelly’s game time, but that could be about to change when Arsenal take on Brighton.

Myles Lewis-Skelly could start back-to-back Arsenal games for the first time in months

Calafiori has been so good this season that Arteta has had no reason to drop him.

The Italy international has become one of the best left-backs in the Premier League, and his runs in the final third always cause chaos for the opposition.

Because of Calafiori’s brilliance, Myles Lewis-Skelly hasn’t started any of Arsenal’s first 17 games in the Premier League this season.

The youngster’s seven starts have come in the Champions League and Carabao Cup, and his performances in those two competitions have been mixed.

However, despite that, Lewis-Skelly is in line to make his first start of the season in the Premier League on Saturday against Brighton.

That’s because Piero Hincapie is currently injured and missed the win over Crystal Palace. It is unclear if he will be available for the clash against the Seagulls.

That would mean Calafiori continues at left-centre-back and Lewis-Skelly gets the nod at left-back.

That would be back-to-back starts for the teenager, which is something that hasn’t happened since May last year – 224 days before the upcoming fixture against Fabian Hurzeler’s side.

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Myles Lewis-Skelly has a point to prove when Arsenal face Brighton

Arsenal have already faced Brighton once this season. That was in the Carabao Cup, and the Gunners won the game 2-0.

Lewis-Skelly played the full 90 minutes of that fixture and even assisted Ethan Nwaneri’s opener.

The defender will be hoping for a repeat of that performance, not just because he has fallen down the pecking order at Arsenal, but also because his World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread.

Lewis-Skelly is much better than the likes of Lewis Hall, Luke Shaw and Djed Spence, but Thomas Tuchel has made it clear that he will not be part of the squad if he does not play enough games.

For that reason, the youngster will have to take every chance he gets, and the clash against Brighton is likely to be the next one.