At 22:00 on the evening of December 17, Beijing time, the 17th round of the English Premier League will stage an interesting strong dialogue, and the Gunners Arsenal will host the strong Premier League dark horse team Brighton.
After the first 16 rounds, Arsenal has 11 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 36 points, 1 point behind Liverpool and ranking second in the Premier League standings. After the first 16 rounds, Brighton have 7 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, accumulating 26 points and currently ranking 8th in the Premier League. In order to catch up with Liverpool at the top of the table as soon as possible, Arsenal naturally hope that Brighton will take all three points in this game.
The historical head-to-head record shows that Arsenal have played Brighton in the last 4 meetings, with 1 win and 3 losses, and have been completely suppressed by their opponents and are at a clear psychological disadvantage. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Brighton are Arsenal's nemesis. There is no doubt that against such a strong opponent, coach Mikel Arteta will give it his all and play as best as he can in his mind. Here's a quick look at Arsenal's likely starting line-up for this game against Brighton.
In goal, it is expected that the main goalkeeper David Raya will continue to guard the Arsenal goal, while at the back, Arteta is expected to continue with his usual back four, with Zinchenko, Gabriel, Saliba and England international White. Gabriel and Saliba will play in a pairing of centre-backs, while Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ben White will play at wing-back.
In terms of midfield, there is no doubt that the main midfielder responsible for interceptions and tackles in Arsenal's midfield will be Rice this summer, and the Norwegian midfield talent Odegaard should be partnered with Rice to form a two-man midfield combination. In front of the double midfield, new German ace signing Kai Havertz is expected to continue to dominate the Gunners' midfield, passing the ball and feeding the cake and dominating Arsenal's attacking line. In this game, Kai Havertz's performance is worth looking forward to.
Up front, it is no surprise that it will still be Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus who will charge forward for Arsenal, while the trident of British star Bukayo Saka and Belgian winger Leandro Trossard will be partnered with Jesus.
Based on the above analysis, the final expected starting line-up for Arsenal against Brighton is: David Raya, Zinchenko, Gabriel, Saliba, Ben White, Rice, Odegaard, Havertz, Saka, Gabriel, Trossard.