Brighton vs Arsenal | January 4, 17:30 GMT - The Arsenal discussion community: One More in the Tolly

Brighton vs Arsenal | January 4, 17:30 GMT

Bernard Woolley

Games coming thick and fast as always this time of year. Should have Havertz and Rice back for this one. With Timber suspended, guess Partey will play at RB (hope not). I doubt Arteta will start Nwaneri in 2 games in the space of 3 days so Trossard probably starts. They are an attacking team, so we need to exploit the space and score early on.
Probable starting line-up: Raya; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, MLS; Rice, Jorginho, Odegaard; Martinelli, Havertz, Trossard.
Form: Brighton haven't a game in their last 6 (4 points from 4 draws)
Prediction: Arsenal to win 2-1

Segway

Need revenge against this lot. Especially that über prick Hürzeler.

Burnwinter

Segway Time to rename Hürzeler Hürz-a-lot.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Can't stand that toddler looking cunt manager of theirs. I also can't stand Veltman. Hope we fuck him up today.

flobaba

Burnwinter there's your coat sir

Burnwinter

flobaba Ah, that old familiar sound of the door slamming behind me ...

Burnwinter

Win this and we'd only be three points behind Liverpool for the time being. Perhaps that'd feel like pressure.

Panda

Really hope we win. An ounce of pressure maybe would be good.

TambourineMan

Ode on the bench.

Big Willie

Jesus, back to the Jorginho, Rice Merino midfield again with Partey at RB (though that is kind of forced). Ode and Martinelli. Let's see how that goes. Hope we just hit them quickly on the break because it doesn't look like a team that can pick them apart whilst camped outside their box.

Claudius

Nwaneri’s time to shine.
Hopefully this midfield gets enough progression. Interesting to see how we use Calafiori

Panda

Arsenal team news
Team to play Brighton: Raya; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Jorginho, Merino; Nwaneri, Jesus, Trossard

Subs: Neto, Zinchenko, Tierney, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Martinelli, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia

Yikes that team is scary. Nwaneri, Trossard and Jesus our attacking threat. Hope Trossard is fired up at his old stomping ground.

No Havertz on the bench 😭 Ode must be ill/suffering.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Panda thanks. I expected to see MLS in this one. I'm very worried about our midfield. Very uninspiring.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Arsenal app is dog shit. Can't even find the lineup anywhere on there.

IBL

Worried about the slowness of the midfield, hopefully Nwaneri lights up the pier this evening.

DiabyKungFu

If that front 6 isn't a shitshow, then I'll have to cross my heart and call Mikel Arteta my daddy.

Panda

Yeah hoping Merino/Rice can be creative and decisive in final 3rd is asking a lot of them.

Claudius

Going into game without 2 players who drive over 40% of our G+A plus 2 benched who drive another 10%.

Big step up moment for this front 3.

naz

That team is depressing. Hoping for a win

swider

naz
I disagree, mainly because so many players were underperforming in recent games and Ode most likely needed to be rotated anyway.

Qwiss

Big ask today from the players selected. I hope the midfield can contribute to the attack.