So the transfer window is finally closedbut I’m not sure that we will see many of our new arrivals on the pitch today, certainly not at the start. I do expect our like-a-new-signing Jurrien Timber to return again alongside White, Gabriel and Saliba. Hopefully Calafiori will get a cameo towards the end again.
In midfield, I can’t see any changes either, with Partey, Rice and Odegaard set to start. It mat have been different if Merino had survived his first two weeks at the club before getting injured.
Up front will be interesting. Will Trossard get the nod over Martinelli? I think he will, eith Saka and Odegaard taking the other two spots behind Havertz. Of course Arteta will be introducing Sterling slowly, but maybe he could get a small cameo at the end if we are leading comfortably.
So we just have to wait for the confirmed Arsenal team from Arteta, and here it is…..
Que? Where is the team? COYG 😍😂⚽⚽⚽
Myles and Nwaneri are regulars now. Good!
Sterling, Jesus, Merino, Tomiyasu
Those boys will not be regular
I think we’ll move Tomi in the winter transfer. He rarely plays so I don’t think Arsenal are happy with him in that regard.
And yeah, in PL, what you say will be mostly the case barring injuries, but the kids will be a regular feature in cup games that’s for sure.
Is it the first time Salah is in the bench in EPL for us?
It was coming, as much as how I love the kid , Tossard have to start this one.
Martineli will bounce back
He is still Arteta’s first choice
This is just to remove ill-feelings in the team
I watched Arteta do it with Lacazette when he was always scoring from the bench
When he eventually starts you and you don’t score that’s enough for him to return you back to the bench in favour of his actual first choice
Something tells me you are right he’s still the gaffer first choice.
But how no one is talking about this Sterling deal, am I missing something.
This must have been a deal struck in heven
Wow! Three academy players, hope many here are happy?
Nope, you might hear complains now that we aren’t taking the league seriously by playing youngsters. No ambition. Top 4 club, etc.
Look how thin our bench looks from just from 3 injuries
We’re riding on our hopes that last season’s luck with injuries will continue this season
I hope Trossard will play with a smile on his face today and drop that pampered-child behavior of the other day
Don’t care as long as he plays well.
He can have a face like a smacked arse for me. If he produces. Whats his looks got to do with it?
You expect him to be smiling on the bench like Nelson while a guy out of form is always playing ahead of him, that’s mediocrity
You are the next Arsenal coach on the line🤣
I honestly don’t like it when after a change to the winning team and results don’t come. If it ain’t broken why try to fix? Now look at what has happened. Did Trosard score? Is he going to start next match with Jorginho again in the team? Arteta doesn’t have to please the press, supporters or one player at the expense of the collective. I didn’t support the Idea of benching Martinelli. If feel at times as if the football gods are punishing Arsenal for benching Martinelli for nothing. Goes around, comes around.
Pls who’s this Salah
Big chance today, because we have injuries and players gone to get minutes into the kids. Or at least one.
I knew Arteta want to show Trossard some kindness for some time only.
Terrific Trossard back in the starting line up where he should be! I expect a very productive left side today.
It’s a Brighton team full of youth, so is our bench. Let’s have the battle of the youth!
Arsenal cannot afford to play an open game with this Brighton outfit.
The former Man City Man may not be eligible for this one, but mark my word, Arsenal is going to win a lot more penalties when Sterling plays
It looks we are playing 3 at back with White
Saliba and Gabriel
Trossard made some irresponsible passes and movements. I’m sure Arteta didn’t like that
Trossard needs a good match with Martinelli and Sterling eyeing that place.
So saka gets yellow for kicking the ball but not joao pedro, thought that was an automatic yellow. I guess there is an exception when playing vs arsenal.
Such a poor stop start game
There is no fluency from either side
This doesn’t suit Arsenal
We are playing bad at the moment for sure
We are not even able to keep the ball for 2 mins
Brighton are defending well in Midfield area
Interesting to see Arteta’s tactical answer if he has
Easy to defend well when you can be super aggressive and makes countless fouls.
Poor first half no urgency
We needed that goal!
We sure did, hope this doesn’t become an open game
I thought we started pretty well but the injury to Milner put us off our stride. In the space of a few minutes Havertz almost became a villain but he was definitely in the right place at the right time for the goal
Yes he has excelent ball awareness but his positioning may only be match by the former Arsenal man Xhaka
How on earth did Partey get a card for that challenge?😡
Might be for Dissent
Because refs are allowed to blatantly be biased and if u call them out then suspended. Gotta get that Abu Dhabi bonus.
A great assist from Saka and a great goal from Havertz. Martinelli would most likely replace Trossard after the sixtieth minute
A tough game but still not as bad as Aston Villa was. Timber is solid but I think such a game would have been better for Zinchenko (who am beginning to appreciate more and more these days).
If Adingra comes in, then Zinchenko will have problems – but from what I saw last year – Adingra himself is not that polished yet…
…unlike people like Mo Sallah, u slip once they score instantly
Quality finish by havertz. Now lets hope everyone is on their best bahavior 2nd half cause this ref is itching to send someone off.
You saw it coming
Seems the team members are more confident going to the left when Martinelli is there
the team seem to not want to go to that side often
I told you the referee was a cheat.
When I saw him l immediately knew he would do something suspect.
Not to sound like critical but now I understand why Trossard starts as a substitute.
It’s getting a bit tasty now. Oh dear oh dear
Disgusting ref
And VAR are not going to look at this? What a farce!!!
VAR can’t check 2nd yellow, remember tomiyasu got the same vs palace phantom foul 2nd yellow.
They should be looking at the kick on Rice!
It’s all a nonsense. Poor refereeing in general
One of the most corrupt things I have ever seen. Absolutely cheating by the officials, no doubt at all
How much does a free kick cost. Disgusting narcissistic referee. The Dark Arts of football. Call a policeman.
Should take Kai Havertz and Trossard and bring Jorginho and Martinelli
Havertz can’t hold the ball and Trossard could try to do some tricky work and loose the ball
Grrrrr!
Surely this has to be the game for the Italian, Riccardo Calafiori
Very poor from Rice. He is barely in the game.
Cheating sensationalist narcissistic referee. Anti-Sport….. corrupt.
Might as well give the league to City right now, why waste our time.
The game is playing too open for my likings
I can’t watch this anymore. The referee has killed this game for us.
It really feels like we are in a very up hill battle
Rice killed the game but Brighton should be down to 10 men too imo.
Cheating is legal. Dirty.
Arsenal is gonna face so much corrupt refereeing this season. It’s clear.
Does this ref have an agenda against us. The way he is producing those yellow cards against us and nought for Brighton.
Partey,Saka just to name a few have really been poor.
That’s why you need proper CF that was the opportunity to win the game
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A brace denied
Raya is having a man of the match performance at the moment
I’m not surprised Odegaard was subbed as he wasn’t at his usual best
Come on Martinelli be a difference today.
Rice should’ve just got reprimanded, not another yellow card. The referee must be investigated
To be honest Rice deserved the second yellow more than the first one. The first incident was a genuine attempt to play the ball. Why did he kick the ball away. Very poor from him. Our midfield has been poor all 3 games we have played this season. IMO we need another player to compete with Odegaard as he doesn’t rise to the occasion when the team is under pressure. He is very good when the team is dominating but when the chops are down we don’t have creativity in the team to count on.
The first was as clear a yellow card as you’ll see – they were questioning if it was a red because of how he flew in, but he kept his feet down and didn’t do any damage – slowed down it looks like nothing but at full speed it almost looks dangerous.
I thought the second was a yellow as well – silly, and he appeared to be trying to mess with the Brighton player. It’s very strange, doesn’t seem like rice at all. He’s normally very well controlled – wouldn’t expect him to do something stupid when on a yellow
Which reminds me , why oh why was Smith Rowe so underestimated by Arteta.
Seriously, that’s the takeaway for you this match?
All fingers pointing at the ref then Daulat, a scrambled point against an ok team to follow a lucky/ plucky win at Villa. I was responding to the previous thread which was commenting on how poor our midfield was ,even before Rice’s sending off. I wonder why? We must be missing Merino.
Because someone is a recent/new addition doesn’t mean he’s a better player
He cannot even handle his own CB in training and some people say he’ll give us presence
Freak accidents happen pal. There is nothing to take away sometimes.