Arsenal will look to bounce back from defeat against Crystal Palace and boost their chances of finishing in the Premier League top four when they host Brighton this Evening on Kilamiti.
Mikel Arteta’s men were dealt a chastening 3-0 reversal at Selhurst Park on Monday night, which has just dented their ambitions of returning to the Champions League, with north London rivals Tottenham currently occupying fourth. The Gunners are level on points with Spurs but do have a game in hand, so Arteta will know the importance of ensuring his don’t drop points in this potential banana skin fixture against a Brighton side winless in seven.
Kieran Tierney faces the daunting possibility of missing the rest of the season as he requires surgery on a knee injury, while fellow full-back Takehiro Tomiyasu continues to nurse a muscle complication. Arteta is boosted by the return of Nicolas Pepe, but Thomas Partey is out with a thigh issue.
“It is a little bit ambiguous, but he has a significant injury and we’ll have to keep assessing him, but he will be out for some weeks,” Arteta told reporters on Partey’s injury his pre-match press conference.
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