Key events
Today's match officials
Referee: Anthony Taylor.
Attendees: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn.
Fourth referee: Sam Barrot.
VAR: Darren England.
VAR Assistant: Akil Howson.
Those teams: Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli are surprise omissions from the Arsenal starting line-up, with Mikel Arteta bringing in Jorginho and former Brighton player Leandro Trossard to replace them when they drop to the bench. Declan Rice replaces the suspended Jurrien Timber, meaning we can expect to see Thomas Partey start at right-back.
Fabian Hurzeler makes three changes from the team that drew with Aston Villa last time out. Pervis Estupinan starts in place of Lewis Dunk, who is not in the matchday squad. The Ecuadorian will start as a left back, with Igor Julio moving inside as a center back. Elsewhere in Brighton's defence, Joel Veltman replaces Tariq Lamptey, while Matt O'Riley replaces Julio Enciso in midfield.
Brighton-Arsenal lineups
Brighton: Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Igor, Estupinan; Baleba, Ayari, O'Riley; Adingra, Pedro, Gruda
Substitutes: Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Marzo, Enciso, Georginio, Minteh, Moder, Mitoma
Arsenal: stripe; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Jorginho, Merino; Nwaneri, Jesus, Trossard
Substitutes: Neto, Zinchenko, Tierney, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Martinelli, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia
Early team news
Arsenal right-back Jurrien Timber is out through suspension, and with Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu sidelined with knee injuries, Thomas Partey looks likely to replace him. Declan Rice or Kai Havertz are likely to return to the team after missing Arsenal's win over Brentford. Bukayo Saka remains out with a thigh injury, while the less injured Raheem Sterling is also unavailable through injury.
For Brighton, Ferdi Kadioglu, James Milner, Danny Welbeck, Evan Ferguson, Mats Wieffer and Jack Hinshelwood remain out, but Adam Webster has been overtaken after recovering from a thigh injury and Pervis Estupinan could return after missing the last game of his team due to illness. .
Premier League: Brighton-Arsenal
Without a win in seven games, five of which were drawn, Brighton could do with a home win. Arsenal to spice up your season with electroshocks before it plateaus.
“Despite the bad results, we have had very good performances,” said their coach Fabian Hurzeler, who will need his players to be up front today if they want to get a good result against today's visitors, who can close the difference with Liverpool (who have played one less game) to three points with a victory at least until tomorrow.
Arsenal arrive at Falmer for tonight's game on the back of three consecutive league wins, but anything less than a fourth will be considered a poor result, despite the undeniable quality of their rival. Kick-off at the Amex Stadium is at 5:30 pm (GMT), but in the meantime we will have team news and preparation.
