Arsenal host Brighton on Saturday, December 27 at Emirates Stadium, looking to maintain their position atop the Premier League table.
The Gunners are heavy favourites to extend their winning run after consecutive victories over Wolves and Everton, while Brighton are winless in their last four games.
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT, Saturday, December 27, 2025
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Streaming: London TV: Sky Sports
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Form Guide
Arsenal topped the Premier League on Christmas Day for the fifth time but have failed to win the title in any of the previous four seasons. Mikel Arteta’s side bounced back from their December 6 defeat to Aston Villa with back-to-back 1 to 0 wins.
Viktor Gyokeres’ penalty decided the Everton match after Jake O’Brien’s handball. Arsenal have now scored first in 19 consecutive games across all competitions and won all of them. They could extend their lead to five points if City lose to Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa drop points at Chelsea.
Brighton are winless in their last four Premier League games, their longest spell without a victory since March to April last season. The Seagulls drew 0 to 0 with promoted Sunderland at home, their 12th goalless draw since promotion in 2017.
Most concerning is their failure to score in the opening 45 minutes in 12 of their opening 17 matches, the worst record in the league. However, each time Brighton have scored at Emirates, they’ve taken a result with three wins and two draws.
Team News
David Raya makes his 150th Premier League appearance for Arsenal. The goalkeeper has kept more clean sheets than any other keeper since his August 2021 Brentford debut.
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Martin Odegaard is back to full fitness and in form, creating four chances in the Everton win. Among players with 500 plus minutes, only Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki create more open play chances than Odegaard’s 2.5 per 90 minutes.
Brighton welcome back Diego Gomez and captain Lewis Dunk from suspension. Jan Paul van Hecke and former Arsenal player Danny Welbeck face late fitness tests after struggling with illness and lower back injury respectively.
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Predicted Lineups
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Calafiori, Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli. Head coach: Mikel Arteta
Brighton: Verbruggen, Veltman, Dunk, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Ayari, Gomez, Kostoulas, Gruda, Mitoma, Rutter. Head coach: Fabian Hürzeler
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Arsenal vs Brighton Prediction
The Opta supercomputer rates Arsenal as heavy favourites with a 69.5 per cent win probability. Brighton won just 13.4 per cent of simulations with a draw seen at 17.1 per cent. Arsenal’s clinical finishing combined with Brighton’s attacking ineptitude suggests a narrow Gunners victory, likely another 1 to 0 scoreline.
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