Arsenal, controlling and clearing a through ball that Joao Pedro was trying to run on to.Arsenal corner, this time from the left. In a bid to reduce congestion in the box, Brighton send three men to the halfway line, so Arsenal have to put men on them.
Declan Rice’s inswinger is headed over the bar by Gabriel Jesus. Nearer the front post, Gabriel went to ground under the close attention of Matt O’Riley as the ball came in. He wants a penalty but the match officials aren’t interested.
Arsenal work the ball from left to right and Nwaneri wins a corner off Estupinan.Arsenal striker isn’t having it.Arsenal players out of position. It’s been a slow start as both teams try to find their feet.Arsenal get the ball rolling, their players wearing their Lynx Africa away kit of black shirts, shorts and socks with white trim and green and red epaulettes and badges.Arsenal. In the stands, the new England manager Thomas Tuchel is present, having watched most of Tottenham’s match against Newcastle in London earlier this afternoon. Kick-off at the Amex Stadium is just a couple of minutes away.
Arsenal manager when he was asked how he and his staff had helped Gabriel Jesus find his scoring boots after a long barren spell. “The players know they have to go through some periods sometimes which is not how they planned.
“As well, they have to believe in themselves and we have to make sure that if one day they doubt, we are there to recognise and make sure they feel from our side how much we like them and how happy we are to have them.”
Arsenal starting line-up, with Mikel Arteta bringing in Jorginho and former Brighton player Leandro Trossard to replace them as they drop to the bench. Declan Rice comes in for Jurrien Timber, who is suspended, which means we can expect to see Thomas Partey starting at right-back. Kai Havertz is not in the matchday squad.
Fabian Hurzeler makes three changes to the side that drew with Aston Villa last time out. Pervis Estupinan starts in place of Lewis Dunk, who is not in the matchday squad. The Ecuadorian will start at left-back, with Igor Julio moving inside to centre-back. Elsewhere in the Brighton back four, Joel Veltman comes in for Tariq Lamptey, while Matt O’Riley replaces Julio Enciso in midfield.
Arsenal to electro-shock their season back into life before it flatlines.
“Despite the bad results, we have had some really good performances,” said their manager Fabian Hurzeler, who will need his players to front up today if they are to get a good result against today’s visitors, who can close the gap to Liverpool (who have played one game fewer) to three points with a win until tomorrow at least.
Arsenal arrive in Falmer for this evening’s game on the back of three conecutive league wins but anything less than a fourth will be viewed as a poor result, despite the undeniable quality of their opposition. Kick-off at the Amex Stadium is at 5.30pm (GMT) but we’ll have team news and build-up in the meantime.
Source: theguardian.com
