Arsenal vs Brighton
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: London Stadium
Date: Sunday, May 5, 2019
Kick-off: 4:30pm BST
Arsenal will look to keep their top four hopes alive against Brighton on Sunday.
Currently sat fifth, the Gunners are hoping for a slip-up by fourth place Chelsea, who sit two points ahead and who are in action against Watford the same day.
Unai Emery’s side can still qualify for next season’s Champions League by winning the Europa League – having taken one step into the final with victory over Valencia on Thursday.
But they can afford to take no chances against a Brighton side still fighting to secure their Premier League status.
Arsenal vs Brighton team news and predicted line-ups
Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny is expected to be fit for Sunday's Premier League visit of Brighton.
The defender came off in the 3-1 Europa League semi-final first leg win over Valencia on Thursday but is in contention to face the Seagulls.
Nacho Monreal replaced Koscielny and could come in from the start having overcome his own calf problem, while Danny Welbeck (ankle), Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding (both knee) are all out for the season.
Arsenal provisional squad: Leno, Cech, Maitland-Niles, Lichtsteiner, Jenkinson, Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Papastathopoulos, Monreal, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Torreira, Elneny, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Nketiah.
Brighton winger Jose Izquierdo will be absent for Sunday's Premier League trip to Arsenal.
The Colombia winger has suffered a knee injury and joins Holland midfielder Davy Propper (hamstring) on the sidelines.
Record signing Alireza Jahanbakhsh could return to Albion's squad after being left out against Newcastle last weekend.
Brightion provisional squad: Ryan, Button, Bruno, Montoya, Dunk, Duffy, Balogun, Burn, Bong, Bernardo, Kayal, Stephens, Bissouma, March, Gross, Knockaert, Locadia, Jahanbakhsh, Murray, Andone.
Score prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton
Just as they did against Tottenham a few weeks ago, Brighton will arrive in north London determined to keep the opposition out and win the point that could guarantee them safety.
Arsenal have the firepower to find a way through, however.
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Match odds
- Arsenal to win: 2/5
- Brighton to win: 17/2
- Draw: 15/4
First goalscorer odds
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 13/5
- Alexandre Lacazette: 3/1
- Glenn Murray: 15/2
- Mesut Ozil: 8/1
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Arsenal vs Brighton tickets
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Head to head (h2h) history and results
This will be just the 19th meeting between these two sides with Arsenal winning 12 of those.
Brighton have just three wins to their name – but have a draw and a win in their last two games against the Gunners.
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
But you can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
