Brighton vs Arsenal: Premier League preview, predictions and bet builder tips

• Ladbrokes previews Brighton vs Arsenal in the Premier League

• Arsenal are tipped to win, but our team of experts also predicts that both teams score.

• Viktor Gyokeres, who has struggled this season since joining from Sporting Lisbon, is also tipped to register a shot on target against his former club.

Ladbrokes brings you an in-depth match preview for Brighton vs Arsenal including predictions, lineups and expert bet builder tips.

Arsenal picked up a huge win against Chelsea on Sunday afternoon, keeping their gap in the title race over Man City at five points.

The Gunners may not be playing the best football right now, but they're still picking up results, and that's all that matters as Arsenal aim to win their first Premier League title in over 20 years.

Speaking of wins, we're tipping Arsenal to walk away from their match on Wednesday against Brighton with all three points, but we don't think it'll be plain sailing.

• Fixture: Brighton vs Arsenal

• Date: Wednesday March 4, 2026

• Kick-off: 19:30 GMT

• Venue: AMEX Stadium

Our prediction: Brighton 1-2 Arsenal

Arsenal

Our predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya / White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie / Zubimendi, Rice, Havertz / Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres

Brighton

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen / Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu / Baleba, Groß / Mitoma, Hinshelwood, Minteh / Welbeck

We kick things off with a 'match betting' selection, with our team of experts predicting that Arsenal walk away from the AMEX with a vital win in the Premier League.

The Gunners have beaten Tottenham and Chelsea in their last two games, recovering from a tough draw to Wolves last month. While Brighton do present a tough challenge, Arsenal have momentum back on their side and will relish the chance to keep their distance from Man City in second.

Brighton have lost three of their last six Premier League matches, and a recent 3-0 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup show that they're still vulnerable against the bigger teams.

As such, the first leg of our Brighton vs Arsenal bet builder features a tip of Mikel Arteta's side to win.

Martin Zubimendi has been, without a doubt, one of Arsenal's standout players this season. In fact, if the Gunners do win the league, the Spanish midfielder will be one of the key reasons why.

However, the number six is looking more tired as of late, and that's evidenced by the number of minutes on his legs and the amount of fouls he's committing.

Zubimendi is averaging 0.9 fouls per game, and has committed three in his last three Premier League matches. So, against an energetic and technically sound Brighton midfield, we're tipping Zubimendi to commit at least one foul, making it four in his last four, if not more.

The feeling amongst many is that Arsenal's defence has been their biggest strength this season, as evidenced by the fact that even John Terry said he was concerned last year about the prospect of the Gunners breaking Chelsea's record of 15 goals conceded in a single campaign.

However, that defence has looked a lot more leaky as of late, as evidenced by the fact that Arsenal have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last four games, conceding to Brentford, Wolves, Tottenham and most recently Chelsea.

Brighton, a side who like to attack, have scored six goals across their last six Premier League games, including scoring four in their last two.

Therefore, for the third leg of our Brighton vs Arsenal bet builder, we're tipping both teams to end up scoring.

Viktor Gyokeres hasn't been the player that Arsenal thought they were signing in the summer, there's no getting away from that.

However, the Swedish striker has still scored ten Premier League goals so far this season. It seems like the media may be overplaying just how bad he's been.

Gyokeres tends to play well against teams who allow him space to run into, and Brighton's forward-thinking style will definitely give the striker the avenue to get in behind.

Not only that, but it seems like Arsenal are playing in a more direct style as of late, aiming to get the best out of Gyokeres. So, we're tipping him to register at least one shot on target against his former club.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.