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Preview: Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion — Prediction, Team News, and Possible Lineups

The Premier League leaders go face the EFL Cup history-makers for Wednesday’s fourth-round clash, as Arsenal go host Brighton & Hove Albion for Emirates Stadium. Arsenal don survive Port Vale scare for the first round, while Fabian Hurzeler boys shock the world with back-to-back 6-0 wins over Barnsley for round three.

Match Preview

If Arsenal continue like this reach May, e fit be say only EFL Cup go remain dem no touch, because right now Mikel Arteta’s side dey play like team wey fit fight for everything this season.

The Gunners never lift the League Cup since 1993, but the kind squad depth wey dem get this season don make dem look like real threat for mid-season silverware.

For the third round of the 2025–26 tournament, Arsenal no get am easy against Port Vale, but goals from Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard give dem 2-0 win. Eze later continue im hot form as im score the only goal wey down Crystal Palace for Sunday Premier League London derby.

This spooky season na pure cruise for Gooners, especially as both Liverpool and Manchester City don drop points for gameweek nine — Arsenal use that opportunity take stretch lead for table with four

points clear, while Bournemouth dey chase dem. Arteta men never drop point since dem play Man City last month, and dem don go 10 games unbeaten with seven straight wins and five clean sheets. But that their strong defence go really get test when dem jam Brighton the way Seagulls dey fire goals for this EFL Cup.

Anything wey happen on Wednesday night, Brighton don already enter EFL Cup record books — na dem be the first team ever to win two EFL Cup games back-to-back with six goals each.

Dem first scatter Oxford United 6-0 before dem destroy Barnsley again 6-0, and na Diego Gomez score four that day — the first player wey go score that many for away EFL Cup match since Julio Baptista do am for Arsenal vs Liverpool in 2007.

But Brighton no dey ever get luck for fourth round — dem never reach quarter-final since the 1978–79 season. Na four times out of five seasons now dem don crash for round of 16.

To add more wahala, dem just lose 4-2 to Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United for Premier League last weekend, wey end their five-match unbeaten run across all competitions.

Even though the Seagulls get injury issues, dem still go enter Emirates with small confidence because dem beat Arsenal for this same cup back in the 2022–23 third round. Last season, the two Premier League games between both clubs end draw, so Brighton go believe say dem fit still cause trouble.

Team News

Arsenal hard-fought win over Crystal Palace no come without casualty — William Saliba, Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Martinelli all collect knocks. But the first three for that list for don rest for this cup game anyway.

Rice and Calafiori don already pass fit, but Saliba and Martinelli don join long-term injured players like Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke, and Gabriel Jesus for treatment table. That one mean Arsenal get six players out.

For defence, Saliba partner Mosquera against Port Vale last time, but now e look like Piero Hincapie go finally make full debut. For right wing, 15-year-old wonderkid Max Dowman fit lose starting spot to Ethan Nwaneri wey Arteta don dey build confidence for.

For Brighton side, Kaoru Mitoma (ankle), Joel Veltman (calf) and Brajan Gruda (knee) no play against Man United and dem still never ready. Same with Jack Hinshelwood (foot), Solly March (knee), Adam Webster (knee) and James Milner wey get muscle issue. That one mean Hurzeler no go fit rotate too much, but Diego Gomez wey score four against Barnsley go surely get start chance.

Arsenal Possible Starting XI:

Kepa; White, Mosquera, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly; Eze, Norgaard, Merino; Nwaneri, Gyokeres, Trossard.

Brighton & Hove Albion Possible Starting XI:

Steele; Wieffer, Dunk, Boscagli, De Cuyper; Baleba, Ayari; Gomez, Rutter, Minteh; Welbeck.

Prediction: Arsenal 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Even though Brighton no get European games this season, so dem fit come full force for this clash, Arsenal still get enough strength — even with injury wahala — to edge this one. Brighton defence don dey leak small, and Arsenal get players wey dey hungry to prove themselves. Expect Brighton to finally score Arsenal’s fourth goal of the season, but Arteta boys go still grind out narrow win to enter quarter-final.

Na Live Preview — We Go Dey Update Am Steady

This page go dey update live as new info drop before and after kickoff. From team lineup confirmation to last-minute injury gist, we go dey update am sharp-sharp. Make sure you dey check back regularly so you no miss any new Arsenal vs Brighton update as e dey hot.

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