After a 3-1 away win against Crystal Palace, Arsenal will come back to the Emirates Stadium to play their final game of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion.
After their win against 13th positioned Crystal Palace, Arsenal have now won 4 of their last five matches and are currently sitting at 9th position with 58 points. For Mikel Arteta and his team, they will look to win their final match of the season against Brighton and will look to cross the 60 points mark and also, they will hope to qualify for a European tournament.
Whereas Brighton, who caused a big upset by winning their previous fixture by 3-2 against a 10-men Manchester City team, will look to spoil Arsenal’s little hopes of qualifying in the European football and will look to steal another 3 points in their final game of the season. With a win in their previous match, Brighton are now currently sitting at 16th position with 41 points and are way ahead of the relegation zone.
WHEN AND WHERE?
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
Date: 23rd May 2021
Time: 16:00 (GMT)
TEAM NEWS:
Arsenal
For Mikel Arteta and his side, Hector Bellerin is still suffering from his lower leg injury and will be replaced by Callum Chambers. Also, David Luiz has still not yet fully recovered from his thigh injury and will miss what could be his last game in an Arsenal shirt.
Other than that, Matt Ryan will be ineligible to play against his parent club.
Brighton & Hove Albion
For Graham Potter and his side, Injuries to Danny Welbeck, Davy Propper, Joel Veltman, Solly March, and Tariq Lamptey means that they won’t be able to play this season’s last game for Brighton. Also, their striker Neal Maupay will also miss this fixture as he will be attending his three-match ban.
Other than that, their captain Lewis Dunk returns from a two-match ban and will be playing the season’s final match.
PREDICTED LINEUP:
Arsenal
Bernd Leno (GK), Callum Chambers, Rob Holding, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Martin Odegaard, Nicolas Pepe, Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang
Brighton & Hove Albion
Robert Sanchez (GK), Ben White, Lewis Dunk, Adam Webster, Pascal Gross, Yves Bissouma, Adam Lallana, Dan Burns, Alexis MacAllister, Leandro Trossard, Andi Zeqiri
