Brighton vs Arsenal Prediction: Gunners' Defensive Wall Set to Silence Seagulls' Attack
Gameweek 5 brings Brighton, fifth with seven points and already on 13 goals in four games, up against an Arsenal side that has won all four of their matches and conceded exactly once - and whatever Brighton need from this…
It's week 5 of the 2026-2027 Premier League on 2026-09-19 at 15:00 GMT, when Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal go head-to-head.
Referee D. England has dished out around 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, plus 23 fouls per match across 10 games.
Looking back over 5 duels, Mikel Arteta has 3 wins versus F. Hürzeler, who has no wins, with 2 draws.
Brighton & Hove Albion sit 5th with 7 points while Arsenal occupy 1st on 12 points.
Brighton & Hove Albion report 10 missing players: E. Ferguson (Ankle Injury), J. Hinshelwood (Injury), Y. Minteh (Injury), K. Mitoma (Hamstring Injury), S. Tzimas (Knee Injury), M. Wieffer (Knee Injury), Z. Yohanna (Lacking Match Fitness), F. Azeez (Abdominal strain), J. Hadjam (Injury), M. Svoboda (Injury) while Arsenal report 3 missing players: W. Saliba (Back Injury), C. Mosquera (Muscle Injury), B. White (Groin Injury).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Brighton & Hove Albion should be met by Arsenal's expected 4-2-3-1.
In their last outing, Brighton & Hove Albion's highest-rated performer was P. Gross (7.9), while Arsenal's standout was M. Odegaard (9).
Brighton & Hove Albion came off a win (3-2 vs Manchester United) and Arsenal also triumphed (4-2 vs Ipswich Town).
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-1-1) and Arsenal (5-0-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Arsenal lead this rivalry - 11 wins from 22 matches versus Brighton & Hove Albion (who've won just 6 games), alongside 5 draws.
The two most popular scorelines among our users are 1-2 (picked by 15.7%) and 0-2 (picked by 12%).
Expect Arsenal to edge a 0-2 win: their 2-0-0 record on the road and 2.50 goals per away match tip the balance.
Brighton is going head to head with Arsenal on 19/9/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Premier League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 0 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Brighton v Arsenal H2H statistics!