Follow live coverage as Arsenal face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Arsenal FC 0 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:42
Arsenal continue to have joy down the right side. Saka is giving Hinshelwood a real runaround today so far. Again, he gets through, but his low cross goes straight to Verbruggen.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:40
Saka drills the right-sided free-kick low and into the wall. He gets it back and reworks it with Odegaard. The Norwegian lofts it over for Saka and he forces another stop from Verbruggen! Could've done better there...
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:38
Trossard against his former club here, he flies down the left and crosses early for Havertz to run on to. Dunk and co. can only watch. It's just too far for the German attacker though. In the next phase, Saka gets the better of Hinshelwood again, and the England man is brought down just outside of the penalty area.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:38
Arsenal have enjoyed the last minute or two on the ball in the back three. However, Joao Pedro presses hard and the Gunners look shaken briefly before it's regained. Brighton will rush them like this, Arteta's side have to be wary of the Seagulls' energy and not get complacent on the ball.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:36
Regardless of 100% records so far this term, Arsenal will be thinking about their wider form chart. They have won each of their last eight Premier League games, since a 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa in April. They last won nine in a row between January and March 2004. That turned out to be a good year...
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:34
Saka darts down the right before cutting across the byline. The defending from Hinshelwood is a little reluctant and Verbruggen is forced to block low before it's cleared.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:34
Fabian Hurzeler is just the fourth Brighton manager to win his opening two league games in charge, after Alan Mullery (August 1976), Jeff Wood (January 1999) and Micky Adams (April 1999), none of whom won their third game. Can his team prevail today? It'll certainly be a tough task, especially as Arsenal look to make inroads down the right side.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:32
Brighton start and it's lumped long. Arsenal immediately gain possession here.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:32
The players are out on the North London turf, and the Premier League anthem blares. The atmosphere is building here as chief referee Chris Kavanagh negotiates kick off duties with the respective captains. It looks like the visitors will be getting this weekend of football off and under way.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:28
Fabian Hurzeler names an attacking line-up, with Joao Pedro continuing in attack after he scored the winner against Manchester United late on last time out. Carlos Baleba starts in the middle of the park alongside James Milner, after Billy Gilmour’s transfer to Napoli. Bart Verbruggen replaces Jason Steele in between the sticks.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:28
BRIGHTON SUBSTITUTES: Jason Steele, Adam Webster, Igor, Pervis Estupinan, Tariq Lamptey, Georginio Rutter, Julio Enciso, Yasin Ayari, Simon Adingra.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:18
BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Jack Hinshelwood, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Joel Veltman; Carlos Baleba, James Milner; Kaoru Mitoma, Joao Pedro, Yankuba Minteh; Danny Welbeck.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:18
It’s just the one change for Arsenal, as Leandro Trossard comes into the Gunners’ starting XI for Gabriel Martinelli following his game-clinching performance in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa. New signing Raheem Sterling was not registered in time to be involved today.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:12
ARSENAL SUBSTITUTES: Tommy Setford, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riccardo Calafiori, Ethan Nwaneri, Jorginho, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Salah Oulad M'Hand, Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:12
ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Ben White; Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard; Leandro Trossard, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:12
Brighton prevailed 2-1 over Manchester United late on, last time out. This put them in second spot on six points. They are level on points with first-placed Manchester City in the formative table. Previously, Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 2-0 away, and now look to home comforts while a familiar face in Danny Welbeck hopes to be a thorn in the Gunners' side. Tied league top scorer Welbeck, has scored four goals in his last six starts against Arsenal across all competitions, with each of his last three strikes against the Gunners coming at the Emirates for different teams (Manchester United, Watford and Brighton).
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:08
Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to this live text commentary for Premier League action between two teams with 100% records so far this season. It's Arsenal v Brighton at the Emirates, and hopefully, we're set for an exciting clash.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:00
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
10:30
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