Arsenal vs Brighton LIVE: Premier League latest team news and line-ups as Leandro Trossard starts

These two sides have met a total of 30 times, with games dating back to 1935.

Arsenal have won 17 of these matches, with Brighton winning eight and five ending as draws.

The Gunners have won three of their last four league matches against Brighton, but the Seagulls have won three of their seven top-flight away matches versus the Gunners (D1, L3).

Last season, Arsenal won both matches – 2-0 at home and 3-0 away.

A reminder of how you can watch today’s match, with just 15 minutes until kick-off.

When is Arsenal vs Brighton?

Arsenal vs Brighton kicks off at 12.30pm BST on Saturday 31 August at the Emirates Stadium in London.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on TNT Sports. Subscribers will also be able to watch via the Discovery+ app and website.

Arsenal have won 18 of their 20 top-flight games in 2024, only dropping points in a 0-0 draw at Manchester City and a 2-0 home loss to Aston Villa.

They are aiming to win nine successive Premier League matches for the first time since January to March 2004 – during their ‘Invincibles’ title-winning season.

This year, only Cole Palmer (15 goals, 10 assists) and Erling Haaland (17 goals, one assist) have been directly involved in as many Premier League goals as Kai Havertz (10 goals, seven assists).

Havertz has scored in each of his last three league meetings with Brighton.

If they manage a surprise win at the Emirates, Brighton would win their opening three games of a Premier League season for the first time.

The Seagulls were winless in all seven of their top-flight away games in the capital last season, drawing three and losing four.

Their last victory in London was at the Emirates though – a 3-0 win in May 2023.

Danny Welbeck is looking to score in three consecutive Premier League appearances for the first time since January 2014. 

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, speaking before the lunchtime kick-off against Brighton, on signing Raheem Sterling:

“We are happy with what we have done, but now the full-focus is on the match.

“We know the qualities he has. It is a bigger step-up for us, we have brought a top talent who has a loads of experience, hopefully he impacts the team in a good way.

On Sterling’s Man City record: “He was playing under a great manager [Pep Guardiola] with great players around him – if you do that he will cause so many issues to a team.”

Arsenal have the chance to match a 20-year record match Brighton today. The Gunners have not won nine Premier League matches in a row since the ‘Invincibles’ season.

“That would show unbelievable consistency,” Mikel Arteta said.

“It’s already difficult to do what we’ve done, but we want to be better and tomorrow we are going to have to really earn it because we are going to face a really good Brighton side.”

Arsenal’s longest ever winning run in the Premier League is 14 matches, which was set in 2002.

After contributions in the wins over Wolves and Aston Villa, Bukayo Saka could become the first Arsenal player since Thierry Henry in 2004-05 to assist a goal in the first three games of a top-flight season.

Meanwhile, in 2024, only Cole Palmer and Erling Haaland have been involved in as many Premier League goals as Kai Havertz. The German has also scored in each of his last three league meetings with Brighton, including the 3-0 win at the Amex last season.

Fabian Hurzeler is the first Brighton boss to win his opening two league games in charge since Micky Adams in April 1999. The 31-year-old has so far overseen a thumping win against Everton and a dramatic late victory against Manchester United last weekend.

In fact, Brighton could win their opening three games of a Premier League season for the first time, if they win at Arsenal this afternoon. Their last victory at the Emirates came towards the end of the 2022/23 season.

Meanwhile, after scoring against Everton and Manchester United, Danny Welbeck is looking to score in three consecutive Premier League appearances for the first time since January 2014.

Just one change for the home side from their win over Villa – Leandro Trossard comes in for Gabriel Martinelli.

For Brighton, there is also just one change; Billy Gilmour comes out as he has left for Napoli, and Carlos Baleba comes in.

Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Partey; Saka, Havertz, Trossard

Subs: Setford, Kiwior, Calafiori, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Lewis-Skelley, Nwaneri, Martinelli.

Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Hinshelwood; Milner, Baleba; Minteh, Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Julio, Webster, Enciso, Rutter, Adingra, Ayari, Estupinan.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta thanked Aaron Ramsdale as the England international goalkeeper completed a £25m move to Southampton on deadline day. Ramsdale helped Arsenal back into the top four as the Gunners become a force again in the Premier League before he was replaced by David Raya last season.

“First of all, thank you so much for what he’s done for the club and for the team,” Arteta said. “When he joined, he brought a lot of charisma and energy and he was really good at that time.

“Things developed and he had a situation that was difficult for him, and he was insisting a lot that he was very happy when he plays. We tried to fulfil that desire that he had and he looked really excited and happy the other day.

“He’s joining a great club, a great coach and he looks really excited, so I think we’re all happy for him.”