Brighton v Arsenal LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups and latest updates

Mikel Arteta has insisted any tension with Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler is now behind him on the eve of their Premier League clash.

Hurzeler criticised Arteta after their previous meeting – a 1-0 win for Arsenal in March – stating “only one team tried to play football” and accused the Gunners of “making their own rules”.

Speaking ahead of their fixture at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, the Arsenal manager said: “That’s all done. That’s all in the past.

“I have huge respect for Fabian, and what he’s done and what Brighton has done as a club. It’s just remarkable, and tomorrow is going to be a beautiful game to watch, I’m sure.”

Arsenal are boosted by the return of Jurrien Timber, who makes his first start of the season in place of the injured Ben White. Bruno Guimaraes also starts alongside Declan Rice, in place of Myles Lewis-Skelly, in the second change from last weekend’s win at Sunderland. Max Dowman is on the bench after his two-goal display against Ipswich, as is Piero Hincapie.

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Guimaraes, Odegaard; Saka, Havertz, Tzolis

Subs: Kepa, Hincapie, Eze, Gyokeres, Madueke, Merino, Zubimendi, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman

Pascal Struijk starts ahead of Lewis Dunk in the Brighton defence while midfielder Chema Andres makes his first Premier League start. Malick Yalcouye drops to the bench from last week’s big 5-0 win over Coventry, with Diego Gomez moving to the right and Pascal Gross perhaps pushing into No 10.

Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Struijk, Vuskovic, Boscagli; Chema, Ayari; Gomez, Gross, De Cuyper; Kostoulas

Subs: Steele, Hadjam, Rutter, Promise, Osman, Costinha, Svoboda, O’Riley, Yalcouye

Brighton have started the season on fire and have scored more goals than any other side in the Premier League this season. But today they face an Arsenal side who have won nine consecutive matches in the Premier League, including five from the end of last season, and have only conceded one goal in the league this season.

Brighton will also be buzzing after knocking Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup from two goals down on Wednesday.

Team news is coming up next.

Uncertainty remains over Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Jurrien Timber and Piero Hincapie. Thomas Tuchel hinted that White would have been in his England squad had it not been for injury, which means Mikel Arteta might need to get creative at right back if Timber and Mosquera are unavailable. Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori and Christos Tzolis should return to the line-up after Arteta rotated in midweek.

Possible line-up: Raya; Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Guimaraes, Rice; Saka, Odegaard, Tzolis; Havertz

Fresh from their brilliant Carabao Cup comeback against Manchester United in midweek, Brighton are expected to rotate back to their Premier League line-up this afternoon. That means Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Lewis Dunk, Yasin Ayari, Diego Gomez and Maxim De Cuyper should return form the start. Georginio Rutter is back from injury but teenage Charalampos Kostoulas could keep his place up front.

Possible line-up: Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Dunk, Vuskovic, Boscagli; Gross, Ayari; Gomez, Yalcouye, De Cuyper; Kostoulas

Good afternoon. What a clash we have to look forward to on the south coast, quite an unexpected one too! If the Premier League had known that Brighton were going to start the season in such good form, then I’m not sure this game against the champions would have ended up scheduled for 3pm on a Saturday.