Arsenal head to the Amex Stadium on Saturday looking to continue a perfect start to the season, but this could be one of their toughest Premier League tests so far.
Mikel Arteta’s side have won all seven matches in all competitions in 2026/27 and are now chasing a 10th consecutive Premier League victory, something Arsenal have not managed for 24 years.
However, Brighton’s form and attacking output suggest there may be a few nervous Gooners heading into this one.
Brighton are scoring for fun
Fabian Hurzeler’s side are currently fifth in the table and are the Premier League’s top scorers.
Brighton have already scored 13 league goals, with nine of those coming in emphatic victories over Aston Villa and Coventry City.
They also found the net three times in a 4-3 defeat at Chelsea and come into Saturday’s game on the back of another dramatic performance, recovering from 2-0 down to beat Manchester United in the Carabao Cup.
Their seven matches in all competitions have produced 28 goals, so Arsenal can expect a very different kind of challenge on the south coast.
Arsenal’s record offers encouragement
The Gunners have not lost at the Amex since 2020 and are unbeaten in their last six Premier League meetings with Brighton, winning four and drawing two.
Brighton, though, have only lost one of their last six league games at home, winning four and scoring at least twice in each of those victories.
That combination makes this a fascinating contest between an Arsenal side full of confidence and a Brighton team that clearly believes it can hurt anyone.
Arteta acknowledged the scale of the challenge, describing Brighton as a “really tough opponent” and praising the work done by Hurzeler and the club.
The Arsenal boss also stressed that his side want to play with the same dominance away from home as they do at the Emirates.
That mentality will be tested here.
This feels like the kind of fixture that could tell us plenty about Arsenal’s early title credentials. Brighton are fearless, dangerous and in form, while the Gunners arrive knowing another win would maintain their flawless start.
Gooners, how confident are you feeling ahead of this one? Does Brighton’s attacking form make this Arsenal’s biggest test of the league season so far? Let us know in the comments. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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I have a feeling that we will get the 3 points but Brighton is a tough team so we can’t take them lightly.
They are more than capable of taking points of us, especially at home
Away fixtures are always tough
COYG!
Hurzeler never beat Arteta in their 5 meetings. He bemoans the ‘dark arts’ pursued by Arsenal for that. Arteta yesterday promised to make this tie a beautiful one.
I’m going for a 2-0 Saturday wins for Villa, Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle and Forest.
Likely a banana skin, if we don’t show up. Hopefully we get the three points and head into the break on a high.
👍Kenya001. There will be no loose banana skins lying around today and we might play a little football just to please Hurzeler.
Arteta won’t care what football he plays @ BB! As long as he gets the points Hurzeler can moan all his life!
The moment we score first Arsenal will definitely slow the temple and let them have possession and block all channels for any meaningful threat.
We can as well blow them away and show them why we are champions, .
Hope you are right about the loose banana skins BB!!!😁😁
This game is a tricky one I think. Brighton must be respected, and our boys will need to show up well for this one. It would be nice to go into that extended International break with a 5 in 5 record regards the League.
And today represents our first Saturday 3 ‘o clock kick-off of the season. I wish there was more, like the good old days🤷♂️. COME ON YOU GUNNERS.
Not confident about our attack but I think the defence should hold out. Tricky one as mentioned above. Probably similar to last years away fixture where we got away with the points in spite of being quite lame.
Are Brighton that good? It’s based on a very small sample size of games this season, beware small sub samples. They’ve played Coventry. Chelsea and Man Utd are big names but struggling for clean sheets this season. Man Utd in particular let all teams play against them – they don’t have many midfield ball winners in squad, nor do they have a convincing pressing game or defensive shape off the ball.
Moon Girl,
Brighton 3-0 Arsenal. That’s a bigger sample!.😂
ONLY ONE POSSIBLE OUTCOME: VICTORY TO GUNNERS FROM A DOMINANT PERFORMANCE!
2, 3 goals and a clean sheet to boot!
There is hope Arsenal will win. Chelsea was a free scoring side until they met Arsenal. I don’t see this game beyond Arsenal , I can’t imagine Brighton game will be tougher than Napoli & Sunderland away matches. Yes Brighton can score but they also concede goals. IMO a narrow win for Arsenal 1:0 , 2:0 or 2:1
“ can’t imagine Brighton game will be tougher than Napoli & Sunderland away matches. Yes Brighton can score but they also concede goals.”
Yes. Very good points.
MoonGirl,
Brighton 3-0 Arsenal.
Tougher than you thought?. 😂
This would be a test for our defense and attack. It’s definitely a tough match and winning it would be a huge statement.