Overview
Arsenal once lost 2 points against Sunderland in the 2025-2026 season after Brian Brobbey's controversial equalizer. A year later, the "Gunners" responded by winning right on their opponent's field in the fourth round, thereby maintaining a winning start in the Premier League.
David Raya played an important role in this victory when he successfully saved Enzo Le Fee's penalty. The decision to award a penalty caused Mikel Arteta to react strongly, but the Spanish goalkeeper shone with an important save.
After that, Bruno Guimaraes made his mark with a beautiful shot, before Bukayo Saka successfully converted a penalty to help Arsenal complete the victory.
This result helps Arsenal win all 4 of their first Premier League matches. This is only the fourth time in club history that they have started the season with 4 consecutive wins, after the 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2022-2023 seasons.
However, Arsenal has never had 5 consecutive wins at the beginning of the Premier League season. However, Mikel Arteta has reason to be confident before the fifth round. Arsenal's rotated squad just defeated Ipswich Town 4-2 in the 3rd round of the Carabao Cup in the middle of the week.
This match also witnessed a special performance by Max Dowman. This young player scored a double and became the first player in Arsenal history to score 2 goals before reaching the age of 17.
Brighton also entered the confrontation with Arsenal with confidence after a series of many away goals. After a goalless match against Leeds United at home, Fabian Hurzeler's team quickly regained their attacking ability when they defeated Coventry City 5-0 last weekend.
Lewis Dunk also left his mark with a goal from a distance of about 30m. Brighton's central defender's goal contributed to the visitors' resounding victory.
Brighton has scored 13 goals in the Premier League this season, at least 3 more than any other team. That achievement helps the "Turtle" rank fifth in the standings, only 1 point behind the top three.
Brighton's away form was further strengthened after the comeback against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup. Being down 0-2 at Old Trafford, Hurzeler's team won 3-2 and became the first team in 50 years to defeat Man United at home in a match where they were once down 2 goals.
Two consecutive victories help Brighton have more motivation before the away trip to Arsenal's stadium. However, recent head-to-head history is not on the side of the away team.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 7 encounters with Brighton. Last season, the "Gunners" also won in both Premier League encounters.
Arsenal is aiming for their fifth consecutive victory to continue maintaining a perfect start. Brighton has an attack that is achieving high efficiency and has just created two impressive away performances. These factors promise to create a highly anticipated confrontation in the 5th round of the Premier League.
Score prediction: Brighton 1-2 Arsenal
The match between Brighton and Arsenal takes place at 9:00 PM on September 19th (Vietnam time).
