On the 2nd of October, Brighton & Hove Albion plays host to Arsenal in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. 6th placed Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty, then in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Joël Veltman sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Neal Maupay earning them at least the one point. Brighton & Hove Albion should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while arsenal sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Emile Smith Rowe struck first for Arsenal in the 12th minute, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added another in the 27th minute. Arsenal is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Arsenal won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Arsenal’s most prolific scorer has been Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Neal Maupay has been the most prolific scorer on Brighton & Hove Albion in the last five matches with 3 goals
Graham Potter’s squad will be without Yves Bissouma, Enock Mwepu, Dan Burn, Adam Webster and Alexis Mac Allister, while Arsenal will be without Granit Xhaka.