LIVE: Arsenal vs Brighton – English Premier League football match

Kick-off: Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 3:00 PM GMT

Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

Follow all the live action from the English Premier League clash between Arsenal and Brighton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Gunners are looking to keep pace with leaders Manchester City at the top of the table, while Brighton will be hoping to boost their own top-four hopes.

You can follow all the build-up, team news, and match action right here. We’ll also have highlights and reaction after the game.

Pre-match build-up

Arsenal will be without injured duo Gabriel Jesus and Thomas Partey for the visit of Brighton.

The Gunners have won their last four Premier League games, scoring 11 goals in the process.

Brighton have won just one of their last five league matches, but they did beat Arsenal 2-1 in the reverse fixture at the Amex Stadium in September.

Team news

Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Xhaka, Jorginho, Odegaard; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.

Brighton: Sanchez; Veltman, Dunk, Webster; March, Caicedo, Mac Allister, Gross; Mitoma, Welbeck, Ferguson.

Match action

The game is underway at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal have started brightly and have had a couple of early chances.

Brighton are sitting deep and looking to hit Arsenal on the counter-attack.

Half-time

Arsenal lead 1-0 at half-time thanks to a goal from Bukayo Saka.

The Gunners have been the better team in the first half and have created a number of chances.

Brighton have defended well but have not offered much going forward.

Second half

The second half is underway.

Brighton have made a bright start to the second half and have had a couple of chances to equalize.

Arsenal are still looking dangerous going forward, but they need to be careful not to concede a goal.

Full-time

Arsenal have beaten Brighton 2-0.

The Gunners took the lead in the first half through Bukayo Saka and doubled their advantage in the second half through Gabriel Martinelli.

Brighton had a couple of chances to equalize, but they were ultimately outplayed by the Gunners.