Arsenal v Brighton betting tips: Euro hope still alive for Gunners

Arsenal v Brighton head-to-head

Brighton have had the better of Arsenal since their promotion to the Premier League in 2017.

The Seagulls have come out on top in three of the seven meetings while two have been drawn.

Arsenal won the most recent encounter, though, which was at the Amex Stadium just after Christmas when substitute Alexandre Lacazette made an instant impact in a 1-0 victory.

Lacazette, dropped to the bench to accommodate recalled captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, coolly bagged the second-half winner just 21 seconds after replacing Martinelli.

Another 1-0 win for Arsenal this weekend can be backed at 6/1.

Previous XI

Arsenal: Leno, Tierney, Gabriel, Holding, Chambers, Saka, Partey, Elneny, Smith Rowe, Aubameyang, Pepe.

Brighton: Sanchez, White, Webster, Burn, Bissouma, Mac Allister, Gross, Moder, Jahanbakhsh, Alzate, Welbeck.

Key battles

Brighton’s back three of Ben White, Adam Webster and Dan Burn will have a tough afternoon trying to cope with the likes of Pepe, who has scored six goals in his last 10 appearances including three in his last two.

Pepe is 4/1 to open the scoring and 6/4 to be on target once more but the Brighton defence are a threat themselves from set-pieces.

Webster and Burn were on the scoresheet against Manchester City while Lewis Dunk opened the scoring in the previous away game at Wolves prior to his red card.

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