Brighton vs Arsenal prediction

THE FORECAST

Arsenal sits top with flawless form (WWWW, seventh consecutive victory) and the best defensive record in the league (0.3 goals against, three clean sheets), but has significant injury concerns: Saliba, Timber, White, Martinelli and Guimarães are absent, which structurally weakens the defence and attack. Brighton is itself offensively productive (3.3 goals per match, victories over Coventry and Villa), but is also missing a large part of their squad through injuries (Mitoma, O'Riley, Rutter, Ferguson, Baleba and others), which significantly limits their attacking capability. Both teams have little rest (3-4 days) after the League Cup, but the next match is still far away, so rotation pressure is limited; Arsenal's quality depth remains just sufficient despite the absences to win at Falmer Stadium.