Arsenal travel to Brighton on Saturday, bidding to cut down to just three points the gap to Liverpool at the top of the Premier League. It might be a temporary tightening of the summit given that the leaders play Manchester United on Sunday,

Arsenal travel down to Brighton in the Premier League later today. The Gunners came from behind to beat Brentford on New Year’s Day, kicking off 2025 in the best possible fashion. Indeed, Mikel Arteta’s could go three points behind leaders Liverpool with a victory on the south coast – albeit Arne Slot’s team will have two games in hand.

Arsenal take on Brighton as the Gunners begin the second half of their Premier League campaign chasing down Liverpool.

Arsenal goalscorer Ethan Nwaneri was substituted at half-time against Brighton & Hove Albion because of a muscular injury, Mikel Arteta has said. The 17-year-old opened the scoring for Arsenal in the first half with a composed finish but Brighton secured a 1-1 draw thanks to Joao Pedro’s penalty,

Arsenal kicked off 2025 with a strong 3-1 win at Brentford but faced Brighton without several key players before losing Ethan Nwaneri and dropping more points.Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesArsenal