Arsenal v Brighton team news: Trossard starts

FPL GW18 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Pickford

O’Reilly
van Dijk
Keane
Saliba

Saka
Wilson
Wirtz

Thiago
Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Alderete
Miley
Le Fée

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Cherki	MCI	6.6m	141.3%	Very Likely
Keane	EVE	4.7m	95.0%	Likely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	101.0%	Very Likely
Wirtz	LIV	8.1m	89.2%	Likely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	99.2%	Likely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	98.6%	Maybe
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	95.2%	Maybe
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	90.4%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	86.5%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	85.8%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.1m	58.0%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	77.6%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.2m	72.0%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	74.7%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.8m	63.8%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	71.6%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	69.8%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	69.3%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	65.4%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	67.6%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	62.5%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	6.0m	57.6%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	63.1%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.8m	57.4%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	56.2%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	57.0%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.5m	52.3%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	53.7%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	54.7%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	55.8%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	54.2%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	53.3%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	54.5%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.2m	45.6%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	50.5%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.7m	47.2%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	46.4%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	47.3%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	45.2%	Unlikely
De Cuyper	BHA	4.3m	43.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Eze	ARS	7.6m	105.7%	Very Likely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.2m	104.0%	Very Likely
Cucurella	CHE	6.2m	104.3%	Very Likely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	98.7%	Likely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	101.3%	Very Likely
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	101.1%	Very Likely
James	LEE	5.3m	100.6%	Very Likely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	97.9%	Likely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	98.6%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	97.9%	Maybe
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	97.7%	Maybe
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	97.6%	Maybe
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	96.9%	Maybe
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	96.1%	Maybe
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	95.8%	Maybe
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	95.4%	Maybe
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	95.5%	Maybe
Adams	BOU	5.0m	91.8%	Unlikely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	93.4%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	93.8%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	91.9%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	90.4%	Unlikely
Johnson	SUN	3.9m	89.2%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.0m	87.9%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	89.5%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	87.5%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	87.8%	Unlikely
Aké	MCI	5.3m	88.4%	Unlikely
Bellegarde	WOL	5.2m	86.9%	Unlikely
Bayindir	MUN	4.8m	87.7%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.5m	76.5%	Unlikely
Seung soo	NEW	4.4m	83.6%	Unlikely
R.Gomes	WOL	4.4m	82.1%	Unlikely
March	BHA	5.8m	80.9%	Unlikely
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	79.7%	Unlikely
Reinildo	SUN	3.9m	79.4%	Unlikely
Agbadou	WOL	4.3m	79.3%	Unlikely
Anderson	SUN	3.9m	77.7%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	78.8%	Unlikely
Anthony	BUR	5.2m	75.3%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Pickford	EVE	B, Vs
Down	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
Down	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	B, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:46pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
Up	Keane	EVE	Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
Down	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C, Sus
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:50pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Matheus Cunha	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	A
Up	Wirtz	LIV	B, Vs
Up	Grealish	EVE	B, Vs
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:54pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	B, Vs
Down	Thiago	BRE	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:56pm

Dugout Discussion

31 August 2024 623 comments

Skonto Rigga

Gameweek 3 gets underway with Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion.

At least one side’s 100% record will end in the lunchtime kick-off at the Emirates.

Arsenal are yet to concede in the opening two Gameweeks, while Brighton have seen off Everton and Manchester United in Fabian Hurzeler’s first games in charge.

Mikel Arteta makes one change to his line-up, bringing in Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli.

Jurrien Tumber continues at left-back ahead of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riccardo Calafiori.

Raheem Sterling, you won’t be surprised to hear, was not registered in time to be involved.

Hurzeler makes two alterations, one enforced after Billy Gilmour‘s exit.

Mats Wieffer still isn’t fit enough so in comes Carlos Baleba into midfield.

The other change is between the posts as Bart Verbruggen ousts Jason Steele.

Hurzler said on Thursday that he won’t rotate his goalkeeper like predecessor Roberto De Zerbi did, so Verbruggen looks set to continue – so long as fitness and form aren’t an issue.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Havertz.

Subs: Setford, Martinelli, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Calafiori, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Salah.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggem, Hinshelwood, Dunk, Van Hecke, Veltman, Baleba, Milner, Minteh, Mitoma, Welbeck, Pedro.

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Julio, Webster, Enciso, Rutter, Adingra, Ayari, Estupinan.

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WVA
1 year, 3 months ago
Come on Pedro!!
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Feloh
1 year, 3 months ago
Anyone saw how smug Rice was when clapping on his way to take the corner. Lmao.
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hnmfm
1 year, 3 months ago
Rice u damn moron
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Pariße
1 year, 3 months ago
The ref doesn’t even really need to give the card really. But it’s exciting to do so.
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1. Zalk
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Perks of being a ref
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  1. Pariße
    1 year, 3 months ago
    That’s the cheeky attitude of English referees. UEFA refs tend to be unnoticeable and professional.
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Feloh
1 year, 3 months ago
Only negative from that RC is that Raya will now haul again before I get him.
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SouthCoastSaint
1 year, 3 months ago
That’s so unbelievably stupid from Rice but Pedro wasn’t booked for hammering the ball away first half

Waiting on Saka coming off now…
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1. Squires FC
  1 year, 3 months ago
  This
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Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
1 year, 3 months ago
Raya already has his first BS save... I am so mad
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F4L
1 year, 3 months ago
Did someone want Raya bonus. cos this is how Raya gets 6 saves and 3 bonus
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1. SouthCoastSaint
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Saved transfer and kept pickford!
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Ze_Austin
1 year, 3 months ago
Rice went from pretending to be injured to pleading for mercy
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Nightcrawler
1 year, 3 months ago
Havertz back in midfield next week LOVE to see it
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1. Feloh
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Naah.
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2. JT11fc
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Jorginho surely comes in, Jesus injured so no other forward
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3. Ze_Austin
  1 year, 3 months ago
  That's if Trossard goes to false 9 and Havertz replaces Rice at LCM
  
  I'll guess Trossard at LCM instead though
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Valar(Keith)
1 year, 3 months ago
Going Robertson over Gabriel looking pretty good ATM considering the next 40 mins one man down + spurs away without Ride + city away
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Unliklinho
1 year, 3 months ago
From PL Live Blog:
"Declan Rice, already on a yellow card, stands right in front of Joel Veltman's free-kick as the Brighton man was trying to play it quickly. Rice is shown a second yellow card and is dismissed! That means he will miss one match through suspension - and that is the north London derby!"
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DantheManinaPan
1 year, 3 months ago
Absolutely love to see the pettiness and whinging getting punished 😀
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Tonyawesome69
1 year, 3 months ago
Stupid from Muller Rice when already on a booking
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1. Cojones of Destiny
  1 year, 3 months ago
  this
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lilmessipran
1 year, 3 months ago
Hoping for Raya to rack up those save points.. the cleanie will probably go
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AIRMILES
1 year, 3 months ago
Presume Jorginho to come on for.. Trossard?
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1. lilmessipran
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Probably something like that
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2. lilmessipran
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Looks like Califiori
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3. JT11fc
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Maybe Timber will push forward and Califiori go LB
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ClassiX
1 year, 3 months ago
Honestly the first time ever I could tell, definitively, the Rice was cooked...
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1. Steve The Spud
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Very well said mate
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KanuLenoMeeMoCash
1 year, 3 months ago
That decision was ridiculous
Ball moving rice walking away
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Mid-Table Obscurity
1 year, 3 months ago
Bit rough when a Brighton player had a far more egregious instance of kicking the ball away after a foul in the first half and wasn’t booked
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1. Sgt. Schultz
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Pedro was it not?
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  1. Mid-Table Obscurity
    1 year, 3 months ago
    Think so
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Bounce
1 year, 3 months ago
It's hilarious how many Arsenal haters are on this site. Cry more lol.
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1. Steve The Spud
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Well timed
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2. x.jim.x
  1 year, 3 months ago
  It's only Arsenal fans I can see crying tbh
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  1. Pariße
    1 year, 3 months ago
    We just mad.
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Lieutenant Frank Columbo
1 year, 3 months ago
Ffs ... just have to accept the incoming double CS wipe and pour some vodka for lunch.
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Thanos
1 year, 3 months ago
Arse CS busted

Pedro!!!
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1. g40steve
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Welbz A??
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Steve The Spud
1 year, 3 months ago
Pedro goal

Arsenal BUSTED
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Feloh
1 year, 3 months ago
Shite defending.
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Andy_Social
1 year, 3 months ago
Who has JoPed on the bench??
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1. Andy_Social
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Hang on, Minteh assist - he's on MY bench!
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2. JT11fc
  1 year, 3 months ago
  Me.....only just got him so meh
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F4L
1 year, 3 months ago
pedro g
minteh a
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Cojones of Destiny
1 year, 3 months ago
f ref killed the game
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lilmessipran
1 year, 3 months ago
FFS benched Pedro so unlucky
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Deulofail
1 year, 3 months ago
Sack the ref!
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TheSteel
1 year, 3 months ago
Arsenal CS wiped. Needed that
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