Win Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 4 Arsenal | Saturday 31st, December | KO: 17:30 GMT | Sky Sports

Must win game.

Let's be honest, they're a far better side than West Ham. Tactically, they're one of the best team in league. They contract the space on pitch and force you to play on their terms and look to impose their game on you. But we're a much different team to the side that lost to them at the tail end of last season tbf.

Prediction

Brighton 0-1 Arsenal

 

[WiscoGooner8]

Bit harsh but it would raise some question marks because that would be two years in a row of being in an unexpected position and then crumbling.

The way we get results this season is completely different though. Our play is as good as the results. I’d imagine the underlying xG wasn’t as good as the results last year before the collapse (not sure what they were). This year we are 1st or 2nd in xG table as well.

 

[Batman]

Ode even assists Taylor producing yellows. Blimey, what a player.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Taylor using more cards than at whist.

 

[Vinci]

Can we make some rotation now?

Maybe by the 85th minute.

 

[SA Gunner]

That should have been 4 FFS.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

Aghhh Gabi and Saliba lashes the follow up

 

[MutableEarth]

Games like this, I wish we had Cozier-Duberry and the like to come off the bench.

 

[NieThePiet]

uff Gabriel nearly with a no look goal.

 

[bergholt]

Hah Ødegaard talked the ref into carding March!

 

[MartiSaka]

Another goal and we have caught city’s GD I think

 

[El Duderino]

Poor guy. I really fear for his perception amongst the more rabid of our fans.

You'd think a man of his skills has suddenly devolved into a Sanogo clone

I'm obviously joking, but there is a hint of truth to it.

He's all action, but sometimes he doesn't need to be winning the ball back inside our own box (this is hyperbole)

 

[Gunners1616]

Basically every foul for an Arsenal player is a yellow

 

[DJ_Markstar]

White/Saliba on that right hand side is impenetrable ffs

 

[boonthegoon]

When is our fa cup tie? Asking for a friend.

It's after the Newcastle game

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Damn unlucky should 4-0

 

[grange]

Games like this, I wish we had Cozier-Duberry and the like to come off the bench.

I was just looking at our bench to see if we could bring him on. I would rather watch the younger guys than Lokonga or El Neny

 

[steppenwolf]

shouldda been fourth

 

[razörist]

Early for Mikel will be the 81st minute

Annoys me so much

 

[BergMan]

Saka and Saliba both one yellow away from suspensions.

 

[SA Gunner]

it carries

Yup, the time to get Saliba's 5th yellow is this match.

Holding could play against Newcastle, but not Sp**s.