Arsenal will aim to preserve their perfect start to the season when they travel to Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Mikel Arteta’s side have made a flawless start to their title defence, taking maximum points from their opening four league matches.
They were forced to dig deep at Sunderland last weekend but still came away with a hard-fought 2-0 victory.
The Gunners followed that up by beating Ipswich 4-2 on Tuesday night to reach the fourth round of the EFL Cup.
Brighton will also be in confident mood after putting Coventry to the sword in a resounding 5-0 away win last Sunday.
Fabian Hurzeler’s side carried that momentum into Wednesday night, staging a stunning comeback to beat Manchester United 3-2 away in the EFL Cup.
How the bookies view it: Another Arsenal victory
Arsenal are odds-on favourites to make it five league wins from five, with bet365 pricing the Gunners at 7/10.
Brighton are big outsiders at 15/4, while the draw is also deemed unlikely at 3/1.
Head to head: History against the hosts
Arsenal have dominated this fixture, winning 20 of the 35 meetings between the sides, with Brighton recording eight victories and the other seven ending all square.
The Gunners completed the Premier League double over the Seagulls last season, winning 2-1 at the Emirates before claiming a 1-0 victory at the Amex. A repeat of that 1-0 scoreline on Saturday can be backed at 15/2 with bet365.
Players to watch: Saka to strike?
Having scored in three of Arsenal’s opening four Premier League games, Bukayo Saka looks good value to score or assist on Saturday at 10/11 with bet365.
Diego Gomez regularly finds himself on the referee’s radar, having committed exactly two fouls in each of his last two Premier League appearances. That makes the Paraguayan an attractive option to overstep the mark 2+ times against Arsenal at 10/11 with bet365.
Predicted line-ups
Brighton have a lengthy injury list that includes Jack Hinshelwood, Kaoru Mitoma, Mats Wieffer, Stefanos Tzimas, Yankuba Minteh and Zadok Yohanna, while the availability of Femi Azeez and Michael Svoboda remains uncertain.
Arsenal will again be without injured duo Ben White and William Saliba, while Christian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie are rated as doubtful.
Brighton: Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Vuskovic, Dunk, Boscagli; Gross, Ayari; Gomez, Yalcouye, De Cuyper; Kostoulas
Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Konsa, Magalhaes, Calafiori; Guimaraes, Rice; Saka, Odegaard, Tzolis; Havertz
Anything else catch the eye?
Arsenal look a little too short at 7/10, but backing them to win alongside under 4.5 goals pushes the price out to 21/20 with bet365.
That combination has landed in all four of the Gunners’ Premier League victories this season, as well as their 1-0 Champions League success at Napoli.
Bruno Guimaraes was fouled twice in just 45 minutes off the bench against Sunderland last weekend.
The Brazilian has a real knack for drawing contact, so a repeat looks worth supporting at 4/5 with bet365.
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