Premier League,
Round 5
Brighton
BRI
Arsenal
ARS
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Venue
- American Express Stadium
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Referee
- Darren England
Preview for Brighton v Arsenal
Brighton welcome Premier League champions Arsenal to the Amex Stadium on Saturday, with the Gunners looking to maintain their perfect start to the season.
Mikel Arteta’s side have won all seven of their matches across all competitions in 2026-27, while Brighton have also enjoyed an encouraging start and head into the weekend after back-to-back wins.
Arsenal maintained their perfect Premier League record last weekend with a 2-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Bruno Guimaraes opened the scoring before Bukayo Saka converted from the penalty spot, while David Raya also played a key role by saving Enzo Le Fee’s spot-kick.
The result gave Arsenal four wins from four at the start of a Premier League season for only the fourth time, following similar starts in 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2022-23.
Brighton will provide a stern test, however, after Fabian Hurzeler’s side put Coventry City to the sword in a 5-0 Premier League win last weekend.
Lewis Dunk scored an outstanding long-range effort, while Charalampos Kostoulas, Malick Yalcouye, Yasin Ayari and Pascal Gross were also on the scoresheet.
The result took Brighton’s league tally to 13 goals, the highest total in the Premier League at the time, and moved them up to fifth in the table.
The Seagulls followed that result with another impressive win in midweek, recovering from two goals down to beat Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford in the EFL Cup.
Brighton have now scored at least four goals in four of their last five matches, although their record against Arsenal will provide a reminder of the challenge facing them.
The Gunners are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Brighton and completed the league double over the Seagulls last season.
The Premier League Table
Premier League 2026
England
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manchester City |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
W
W
W
W
W
|
| 2 |
Arsenal |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
L
W
W
W
W
|
| 3 |
Brighton |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
W
W
D
L
W
|
| 4 |
Brentford |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
W
D
D
D
W
|
| 5 |
Leeds |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
D
W
D
D
W
|
| 6 |
Liverpool |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
W
D
W
D
D
|
| 7 |
Everton |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
W
D
D
D
W
|
| 8 |
Hull City |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
L
D
D
W
W
|
| 9 |
Newcastle |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
W
L
D
W
D
|
| 10 |
Chelsea |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 |
L
D
L
W
W
|
| 11 |
Ipswich |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 |
L
W
L
L
W
|
| 12 |
Manchester United |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
D
L
D
W
L
|
| 13 |
Nottingham Forest |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
L
W
D
D
L
|
| 14 |
Sunderland |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 |
L
L
D
W
L
|
| 15 |
Crystal Palace |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
D
L
W
L
L
|
| 16 |
Aston Villa |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
W
L
D
L
L
|
| 17 |
Bournemouth |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
L
D
D
D
L
|
| 18 |
Coventry |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 3 |
W
L
L
L
L
|
| 19 |
Fulham |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
D
D
L
L
L
|
| 20 |
Tottenham |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
L
D
D
L
L
|
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion – Champions League (League phase)
- Position 5 : Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
- Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation – Championship
Team News for Brighton v Arsenal
Arsenal are expected to make several changes from the side that started against Ipswich in midweek.
Jurrien Timber was left out of the EFL Cup squad as a precaution after recently returning from injury and should be available to face Brighton.
Piero Hincapie, Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera are all doubts, while William Saliba remains sidelined with a back problem.
Max Dowman is expected to drop back to the bench despite his two-goal performance against Ipswich, with the likes of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz returning to the starting XI.
Brighton could also make changes after their midweek win at Old Trafford.
Jaouen Hadjam picked up a knock against Manchester United and is a doubt, meaning Ferdi Kadioglu could return to the starting XI.
Georginio Rutter returned from an ankle problem in midweek and is available for selection, while Femi Azeez and Michael Svoboda remain doubts.
Evan Ferguson, Zadok Yohanna, Mats Wieffer, Jack Hinshelwood, Kaoru Mitoma, Yankuba Minteh and Stefanos Tzimas remain unavailable.
Expected line-ups for Brighton v Arsenal
Brighton: Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Dunk, Vuskovic, Boscagli; Gross, Ayari; Gomez, Yalcouye, De Cuyper; Kostoulas.
Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Guimaraes, Rice; Saka, Odegaard, Tzolis; Havertz.
Brighton
Arsenal
Substitutions
- 12 P. David
- 35 M. Yalcouyé
- 33 M. O'Riley
- 15 I. Osman
- 10 G. Rutter
- 30 M. Svoboda
- 20 Costinha
- 3 J. Hadjam
- 23 J. Steele
- Kepa 13
- P. Hincapié 5
- M. Lewis-Skelly 49
- E. Eze 10
- Mikel Merino 23
- Martín Zubimendi 36
- M. Dowman 56
- V. Gyökeres 14
- N. Madueke 20
Recent Form & Stats for Brighton v Arsenal
- Arsenal have won all four of their Premier League matches this season.
- Arsenal have also won all seven of their matches across all competitions in 2026-27.
- Brighton have scored 13 goals in their opening four Premier League matches.
- Brighton have scored at least four goals in four of their last five matches.
- Arsenal are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Brighton.
- Arsenal completed the Premier League double over Brighton last season.
- Max Dowman became the first male player to score twice for Arsenal before turning 17.
Recent Results : Brighton
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Premier League
Brighton
BRI
W 3 – 0 2026-09-19
Arsenal
ARS
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League Cup
Manchester United
MUN
W 2 – 3 2026-09-16
Brighton
BRI
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Premier League
Coventry
COV
W 0 – 5 2026-09-13
Brighton
BRI
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Premier League
Brighton
BRI
D 1 – 1 2026-09-05
Leeds
LEE
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Premier League
Chelsea
CHE
L 4 – 3 2026-08-30
Brighton
BRI
Recent Results : Arsenal
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Premier League
Brighton
BRI
L 3 – 0 2026-09-19
Arsenal
ARS
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League Cup
Ipswich
IPS
W 2 – 4 2026-09-15
Arsenal
ARS
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Premier League
Sunderland
SUN
W 0 – 2 2026-09-12
Arsenal
ARS
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UEFA Champions League
Napoli
NAP
W 0 – 1 2026-09-09
Arsenal
ARS
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Premier League
Arsenal
ARS
W 2 – 1 2026-09-06
Chelsea
CHE
Where to Watch Brighton v Arsenal: TV and online streams
Brighton v Arsenal will not be available to watch live in the UK due to the usual Saturday blackout. The match takes place at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, with kick-off at 3pm.
Prediction for Brighton v Arsenal
Brighton are in excellent attacking form and have scored 10 goals across their last two matches, but Arsenal’s consistency and defensive strength should give them the edge.
The Gunners have won every game so far this season and should have enough quality to handle Brighton’s attacking threat, particularly with their first-choice players returning after the midweek cup tie.
Match Prediction
Brighton
Arsenal
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