Premier League, Round 5BrightonBRI 19/09/2026 15:00 ArsenalARS Venue American Express Stadium Referee Darren EnglandTable of ContentsPreview for Brighton v ArsenalThe Premier League TableTeam News for Brighton v ArsenalExpected line-ups for Brighton v ArsenalRecent Form & Stats for Brighton v ArsenalWhere to Watch Brighton v Arsenal: TV and online streamsPrediction for Brighton v ArsenalPreview for Brighton v ArsenalBrighton welcome Premier League champions Arsenal to the Amex Stadium on Saturday, with the Gunners looking to maintain their perfect start to the season. Mikel Artetas side have won all seven of their matches across all competitions in 2026-27, while Brighton have also enjoyed an encouraging start and head into the weekend after back-to-back wins.Arsenal maintained their perfect Premier League record last weekend with a 2-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Bruno Guimaraes opened the scoring before Bukayo Saka converted from the penalty spot, while David Raya also played a key role by saving Enzo Le Fees spot-kick.The result gave Arsenal four wins from four at the start of a Premier League season for only the fourth time, following similar starts in 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2022-23.Brighton will provide a stern test, however, after Fabian Hurzelers side put Coventry City to the sword in a 5-0 Premier League win last weekend.Lewis Dunk scored an outstanding long-range effort, while Charalampos Kostoulas, Malick Yalcouye, Yasin Ayari and Pascal Gross were also on the scoresheet.The result took Brightons league tally to 13 goals, the highest total in the Premier League at the time, and moved them up to fifth in the table.The Seagulls followed that result with another impressive win in midweek, recovering from two goals down to beat Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford in the EFL Cup.Brighton have now scored at least four goals in four of their last five matches, although their record against Arsenal will provide a reminder of the challenge facing them.The Gunners are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Brighton and completed the league double over the Seagulls last season.The Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 4 1 Arsenal440081712 W W W W 2 Manchester City440082612 W W W W 3 Leeds42207348 W D D W 4 Hull City42205238 D D W W 5 Brighton421113587 W D L W 6 Chelsea421110917 D L W W 7 Brentford41307436 D D D W 8 Liverpool41306426 D W D D 9 Everton41305326 D D D W 10 Ipswich4202710-36 W L L W 11 Nottingham Forest41214405 W D D L 12 Newcastle412178-15 L D W D 13 Manchester United41127704 L D W L 14 Sunderland411235-24 L D W L 15 Bournemouth403167-13 D D D L 16 Crystal Palace4103611-53 L W L L 17 Tottenham402205-52 D D L L 18 Fulham401347-31 D L L L 19 Aston Villa401317-61 L D L L 20 Coventry4004010-100 L L L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Team News for Brighton v ArsenalArsenal are expected to make several changes from the side that started against Ipswich in midweek.Jurrien Timber was left out of the EFL Cup squad as a precaution after recently returning from injury and should be available to face Brighton.Piero Hincapie, Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera are all doubts, while William Saliba remains sidelined with a back problem.Max Dowman is expected to drop back to the bench despite his two-goal performance against Ipswich, with the likes of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz returning to the starting XI.Brighton could also make changes after their midweek win at Old Trafford.Jaouen Hadjam picked up a knock against Manchester United and is a doubt, meaning Ferdi Kadioglu could return to the starting XI.Georginio Rutter returned from an ankle problem in midweek and is available for selection, while Femi Azeez and Michael Svoboda remain doubts.Evan Ferguson, Zadok Yohanna, Mats Wieffer, Jack Hinshelwood, Kaoru Mitoma, Yankuba Minteh and Stefanos Tzimas remain unavailable.Expected line-ups for Brighton v ArsenalBrighton: Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Dunk, Vuskovic, Boscagli; Gross, Ayari; Gomez, Yalcouye, De Cuyper; Kostoulas.Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Guimaraes, Rice; Saka, Odegaard, Tzolis; Havertz. Official lineups are not available yet. They are usually announced 2040 minutes before kickoff, depending on the competition.Recent Form & Stats for Brighton v ArsenalArsenal have won all four of their Premier League matches this season.Arsenal have also won all seven of their matches across all competitions in 2026-27.Brighton have scored 13 goals in their opening four Premier League matches.Brighton have scored at least four goals in four of their last five matches.Arsenal are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Brighton.Arsenal completed the Premier League double over Brighton last season.Max Dowman became the first male player to score twice for Arsenal before turning 17. Recent Results : Brighton League Cup Manchester United MUN W 2 3 2026-09-16 Brighton BRI Premier League Coventry COV W 0 5 2026-09-13 Brighton BRI Premier League Brighton BRI D 1 1 2026-09-05 Leeds LEE Premier League Chelsea CHE L 4 3 2026-08-30 Brighton BRI Premier League Brighton BRI W 4 0 2026-08-23 Aston Villa AST Recent Results : Arsenal League Cup Ipswich IPS W 2 4 2026-09-15 Arsenal ARS Premier League Sunderland SUN W 0 2 2026-09-12 Arsenal ARS UEFA Champions League Napoli NAP W 0 1 2026-09-09 Arsenal ARS Premier League Arsenal ARS W 2 1 2026-09-06 Chelsea CHE Premier League Aston Villa AST W 0 1 2026-08-31 Arsenal ARS Where to Watch Brighton v Arsenal: TV and online streamsBrighton v Arsenal will not be available to watch live in the UK due to the usual Saturday blackout. The match takes place at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, with kick-off at 3pm. Prediction for Brighton v ArsenalBrighton are in excellent attacking form and have scored 10 goals across their last two matches, but Arsenals consistency and defensive strength should give them the edge.The Gunners have won every game so far this season and should have enough quality to handle Brightons attacking threat, particularly with their first-choice players returning after the midweek cup tie. Match PredictionBrighton 1 2 Arsenal Topics Arsenal F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 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