Arsenal look to close the gap to league leaders Liverpool on Saturday as they face a trip to play against Brighton. 

The Gunners won 3-1 against Brentford in their last match, after goals from Gabriel Jesus, Mikel Merino and Gabriel Martinelli helped Mikel Arteta‘s side to victory.

They currently sit second in the Premier League table, six points behind Liverpool, who play against rivals Manchester United on Sunday.

Arteta will have to make a few interesting selection choices, as the Gunners will be without Ben White, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling and Takehiro Tomiyasu due to injury.

Furthermore, defender Jurrien Timber will also be unavailable after he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season last time out. The Dutchman will return in Arsenal’s next game against Newcastle in the FA Cup.

The Gunners face a Brighton team, who are 10th in the Premier League, and haven’t won a game in their last seven matches.

Click here to see the predicted XI for Arsenal as they make the trip to the Amex Stadium on Saturday evening.

Arsenal backed against testing Brighton side

Arteta’s side are the better team in all metrics as they are currently in better form and they are better than the Seagulls on paper. The bookmakers are backing the Gunners to earn three points on Saturday.

According to Oddschecker, Arsenal are 13/16 favourites to win, which gives them a 55.2% chance to win against Brighton.

The Seagulls are backed to win at odds of 15/4 (21.1%), and a draw is backed at 3/1 (25%). We predict a 3-1 win for Arsenal against an out of sorts, but talented Brighton side.

Where to watch the Gunners against Brighton

The game kicks off at 5.30 pm on Saturday 4 December from the Amex Stadium. It will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and for Now TV customers.

Highlights will be posted to Sky Sports’ YouTube channel after the game, and extended highlights will be shown on BBC One’s Match of the Day at 10.30 pm.