Arsenal’s last seven games in all competitions have all had three goals or fewer
Brighton are winless in four, scoring just once in their last three
Recommended bet: Under 2.5 goals
Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League is down to two points heading into this week's fixtures and Tuesday's energy-sapping EFL Cup win over Crystal Palace may see the Gunners struggle to hit top gear for the visit of Brighton.
Mikel Arteta's men had to rely on penalties to see off the Eagles and their lack of a cutting edge in recent weeks suggests another low-scoring win could be on the cards at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.
Team news
David Raya, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka should all be restored to the starting line-up having started the EFL Cup quarter-final with Crystal Palace on the bench, but Gabriel Magalhaes, Kai Havertz, Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera remain on the sidelines.
They look set to be joined by Gabriel Martinelli for the hosts, after he picked up a heavy knock in the penalty-shootout win over the Eagles.
Stefanos Tzimas, Solly March and Adam Webster are long-term absentees for Brighton, while Carlos Baleba is away on Africa Cup of Nations duty.
Lewis Dunk and Diego Amarilla are available after suspensions while Danny Welbeck and Mats Wieffer could feature after shaking off knocks.
Jan Paul van Hecke is also likely to be in contention following illness.
The stats
Arsenal’s last seven matches in all competitions have featured three goals or fewer.
Brighton are winless in four outings, scoring just once across their last three fixtures.
The Gunners' last three home goals have been scored by the opposition.
Brighton have failed to score in three of their last five meetings with Arsenal.
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Prediction
Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup quarter-finals was another underwhelming performance from the Premier League leaders who had to rely on a penalty shootout to get the better of the Eagles after 90 minutes.
Some excuses can be made as Arteta made eight changes to the side who won 1-0 at Everton last week but the manner of the display will still cause the Gunners boss some concern as his side had to rely on another own goal to open the scoring against the Eagles.
Maxence Lacroix put through his own net late on at the Emirates and that was the third home goal in a row scored by the opposition in Arsenal's favour.
The Gunners remain a solid side to break down but their struggles in attack are plain to see as their last seven matches in all competitions have featured three goals or fewer.
And Brighton do not bring much to the party in terms of goalscoring action, either, as they have scored just once across their last three matches, and they are winless in four outings.
Three of the last five meetings between these two have seen the Seagulls fail to breach the Gunners' defence, so backing a low-scoring affair looks the best betting option for this encounter.
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