Thursday evening, from 20:15 pm, Arsenal receive the visit of Brighton, a team that is harmless in the Premier League away. The match at the Emirates Stadium counts for the 15th stage and will be played in a fiery atmosphere, as the fans of the “tuners” are increasingly critical.
Without the victory of seven consecutive stages, Arsenal was 8th (goal 20-21) and made a normal decision by dismissing Unai Emery. The previous round, under the command of “interim” Frederik Ljungberg, the Londoners drew with the newly promoted Norwich away, score 2-2. Arsenal were run twice, but returned each time due to the individual value of the red and white strikers. However, Arsenal’s defense leaves much to be desired in the current season.
Brighton is 16th in the standings (16-21 goalscoring) and does not usually impress when traveling, where it has a modest balance. In fact, the “fishermen” team comes after three consecutive defeats in the championship, and Gary Monk knows he has a difficult mission in the basement. Brighton conceded the last matches, with Manchester United (1-3), Leicester (0-2) and Liverpool (1-2), but had good performances against the Northern rivals. This time, the white-blue hopes to get at least one point with Arsenal, although the shock of the manager’s change should produce a positive shock.
Arsenal and Brighton drew 1-1 in the last two straight matches. Moreover, the “tuners” have only one success in the last meetings with the “fishermen”, which makes us doubt the success of the favorites again. We bet on an open game on “Emirates”, because Ljungberg wants to thank the fans present at the match, with an offensive performance, incisive. However, Brighton also has the potential to register for the move, especially if Neal Maupay will be a starter on Thursday night.
PREDICTION: Arsenal to win @ 1,65
