Arsenal travel down south to face Brighton in the Premier League this evening, with the Gunners looking to keep the pressure on Liverpool at the top of the table.
Mikel Arteta’s side started the new year in convincing fashion as they came back from a goal down to beat Brentford 3-1 on New Year’s Day, and players and fans alike will believe they’re still firmly in the title race despite Liverpool’s six-point advantage and game in hand.
Meanwhile, Brighton are sitting in 10th despite some good results over the first half of the season, and the Seagulls will hope to start the new year in encouraging fashion having grabbed a promising 1-1 draw at the Emirates in the reverse fixture.
Follow all of the build-up from the Amex in our live blog below:
Brighton vs Arsenal LIVE
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Brighton host Arsenal in the Premier League, with kick-off at 5.30pm | Live on Sky Sports
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The Seagulls sit in 10th in the league on 27 points
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Arsenal start the weekend six points behind leaders Liverpool at the top
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Good afternoon!
11:17 , Mike Jones
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of today’s Premier League action as Brighton host Arsenal in Saturday’s late kick off.
The Seagulls are without a win in seven matches though they have drawn their last three league games against West Ham, Brentford and most recently Aston Villa. Fabian Hurzeler’s side are in decent form but haven’t been able to convert their nice play in positive results and will hope to change that against the Gunners today.
They have a difficult task on their hands however. Arsenal are one of the most in-form sides in the league. They are unbeaten in 12 matches across all competitions and have won their last three league games by an aggregate score of 9-2. Gabriel Jesus is back to his best goalscoring form and Mikel Arteta’s men have so far managed to limit the loss of Bukayo Saka to injury.
But how will today’s encounter at the Amex Stadium turn out?
We’ll have all the team news, line-ups and match action throughout the day so stick with us as we build up to kick off at 5.30pm.
