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

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

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

    • Panda

    • Post #8

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

    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.

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

    • Panda

    • Post #13

    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.

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

      • IBL

      • Post #15

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

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

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

        • Panda

        • Post #18

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

        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

        • Post #20

        That team is depressing. Hoping for a win

          • Qwiss

          • Post #21

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