The gunners have won all their matches at home. Brighton started the season very well but they’ve dropped off since then. Arsenal has recorded four wins at home this season but only three games were away from the Emirates. Only Southampton and Tottenham managed to beat them in the league this season. Brighton is currently sixth in the league, less than two points ahead of the Seagulls. There was some good news for Brighton this week. The Seagulls have also beat West Ham and Leicester who are both in the play-off position.
Brighton hasn’t
won against Arsenal in the league since October 2015. Since then the Gunners have won 10 games at home. Brighton is currently the bottom team in the league and the odds are very low for the Seagulls to pick up a win.
The Gunners are currently in 4th place with a 7-point gap between the top three. That’s something that has been expected since Wenger was appointed manager. Arsenal won the title last season and it looks like they’re getting close to it again this year.
When Arsenal was 11 games into the season, Wenger said his team were as good as league champions. A lot has changed since then. But if Arsenal wants to keep pace with the top three, there are still a lot of games to come.
Arsenal has a very good chance to finish in the top three. A win against the Seagulls would also boost Arsenal’s confidence.
All the odds suggest that Arsenal will be getting their goals on Saturday. The Blues are currently on their 9th loss and their next game is at home against Manchester United. A draw will be more than enough for Arsenal at home.
The decision to play Leroy Fer as an orthodox midfielder is not surprising, given that he is Brighton’s top-scorer with five goals in six appearances. Joe Gomez, like Fer, is a more advanced full-back, who plays the ball out from defense. Although Brighton’s goal difference is -4, there is an argument that they should be higher than 5th in the table.
Arsenal vs Brighton 1.33 favourites Brighton vs Arsenal win 4/9 Draw 26/10 Arsenal win 1.8/1 Bournemouth vs Man Utd 2.6/1 Burnley vs Everton 4.0/1 Chelsea vs Man City 6.4/1 Crystal Palace vs Tottenham 10.0/1 Everton vs Bournemouth 25.0/1 Liverpool vs Leicester 31.6/1 Norwich vs Leicester 6.0/1 Southampton vs Huddersfield 8.7/1 West Ham vs Chelsea 25.0/1 West Ham vs Man Utd 4.4/1
In an EPL campaign that has featured managers being fired at an unprecedented rate, there might be more sackings on the way. With Everton (+230) only winning one match in their past ten, Rafael Benitez is increasingly worried about his job security. Everton, who got off to a great start this season, is languishing only five points from the relegation zone and has only a win versus league whipping boys to show in the win column since mid-September.
Everton will be without the services of star forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin until Boxing Day, and his strike partner Salomón Rondón is also listed as doubtful for Monday. Therefore, the Toffees turn their hopes to Brazilian forward Richarlison for some much needed scoring. Richarlison has only one goal in three and a half months, so the hope is somewhat thin.
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From the day the First Division was founded in 1888 to the present day, Everton have scored in their opening two League games only once – and that was just a consolation goal in the game they won.
In the last 10 seasons, Everton are one of the few clubs to have won their opening two League games. They have not won their opening two League games since season 1989-90, when they did so twice – but at Molineux.
In the last 30 years, Arsenal and Newcastle United have each won their opening three League games. In the last 30 years only Blackburn Rovers, Southampton, and Wigan have won their opening two League games.
Everton’s last manager to take his first two home League fixtures to a FA Cup final was Howard Kendall in season 1990-91 when the Toffees won the final at Wembley.
Since then, only four managers at Everton have taken their first two home League fixtures to a FA Cup final. The Toffees have only progressed to the quarter-final stage once in the last 14 years – losing to Liverpool in 2010-11.
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