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Arsenal gunning for three more points at the Amex
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Seagulls' have won their last two in the league
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Wednesday 4 March, 19:30 kick-off
Live on Sky Sports
Arsenal lead the Premier League tite race by five points going into this round - albeit having played a game more than Manchester City 7/42.75 - after grinding out a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at the weekend. The Gunners are 2/51.40 to win the title after that result made it consecutive London derby victories, following the previous weekend's 4-1 win at Tottenham.
Now trip to the south coast awaits on Wednesday evening. The good news for Mikel Arteta's men is that they haven't lost any of their last five visits since 2020-21 (W3 D2).
| Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 27 | 85 |
| 2 | Man City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 35 | 78 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 50 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 49 | 65 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 53 | 60 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 58 | 54 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 48 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 46 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 52 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 52 | 52 |
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 52 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 55 | 49 |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 50 | 49 |
| 14 | Leeds | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 56 | 47 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 51 | 45 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 51 | 44 |
| 17 | Spurs | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 57 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 39 |
| 19 | Burnley | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 75 | 22 |
| 20 | Wolves | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 68 | 20 |
The Seagulls have won their last two in the league after having only won one of their previous 13 beforehand (D6 L6). Another encouraging fact for Fabian Hurzeler's team going into this match is that they have won two of their last four Premier League home games against the team starting the day top of the table (D1 L1), both by a 3-2 scoreline.
Get tips for every Premier League match, including this one, in the Opta stats preview.
Bet #1 - Back more Gunners' goals on the road
The Stat
Between August and December in the Premier League this season, Arsenal scored just 11 goals in nine away games, an average of 1.2 per game. Since the turn of the year they've netted 14 goals in six on the road, an average of 2.3 per game.
The Bet
Back Away Team Over 1.5 goals
Bet #2 - Back a point apiece and goals for all
The Stat
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 19 evening (7pm or later) Premier League matches (W14 D5) since a 2-0 home loss to West Ham in December 2023. However, all three of those games so far in 2026 have finished level (0-0 v Liverpool, 1-1 v Brentford, 2-2 v Wolves).
The Bet
Back Draw and BTTS
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Bet #3 - Back a former Gunner to find the back of the net
The Stat
Brighton's Danny Welbeck has scored 10 Premier League goals this season, matching his best ever tally previously set in 2024-25. One more goal would make him only the third player to score more than 10 goals in a Premier League season for the very first time while aged 35 or older when doing so, after Gary McAllister in 1990-00 (35) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2016-17 (35). The former-Arsenal man would love to achieve that feat on Wednesday.
The Bet
Back Welbeck to score