- 1 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal: 13 scored, just one conceded
- 2 Brighton, record attack and a leaky back line
- 3 Arsenal, four wins and only one goal conceded
- 4 Premier League prediction Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal
- 5 First, a quick word on our free picks
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal: 13 scored, just one conceded 
Brighton have scored 13 goals in four Premier League rounds. No other side in the division has hit that number after a month of the season.
Arsenal’s numbers go the other way: just one goal conceded over the same stretch. The Gunners sit top with 12 points from a possible 12.
Kick-off is set for Saturday, 19 September at 16:00 Paris time, at the American Express Stadium. This is the fifth round of the 2026-27 campaign.
The Seagulls come in with seven points and fifth place in the table. Their goal difference, +8, is still the best in the Premier League.
So there are five places between the two clubs, but the league table only tells part of the story. Brighton have lost once, Arsenal have not lost at all.
The tactical question is a simple one: can the most productive attack in the league punch holes in the tightest defence in the country?
The first four rounds already give us plenty of numbers to work with. Let’s run through them before settling on a call.
Manchester City are on the same 12-point haul as the Gunners after four rounds. Top spot is already being decided on goal difference.
Brighton, meanwhile, are the only English club to have scored at least 13 times in that span. Chelsea are next best with 10.
Brighton, record attack and a leaky back line 
Brighton beat Coventry 5-0 on Sunday, 13 September. Kostoulas, Yalcouye, Gross from the spot, Dunk and Ayari all got on the scoresheet.
The context matters here: Coventry finished the game with 10 men. The Midlands club are also still on zero points after four rounds.
That rout took Brighton to 13 goals, which works out at more than three a game. It’s the best attacking return in the league so far.
The points tally is more modest: two wins, one draw and one defeat from four games. Seven points, fifth place.
They have conceded five goals in that same period. That leaves Brighton well off the strongest defensive sides in England, four behind Arsenal’s total.
Lewis Dunk started at Coventry and scored the fourth goal in the 83rd minute. The captain is therefore available for this home fixture.
The picture is clear enough: they score plenty, but they also give up chances. Against a team that barely concedes anything, that imbalance matters.
Brighton’s +8 beats Arsenal’s +7 and Manchester City’s +6. No other English side has a better gap between goals scored and goals conceded.
That statistical oddity comes from a very specific pattern: Brighton post big winning margins when they do win, but they are not turning that into points with any real consistency.
That split between attacking output and defensive security has defined Brighton’s start to the season. It explains why they sit fifth with the best goal difference in the country.
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Arsenal, four wins and only one goal conceded 
Arsenal won 2-0 at Sunderland on Saturday, 12 September. Bruno Guimaraes opened the scoring on 58 minutes, Bukayo Saka finished it off from the spot in stoppage time.
That result kept a perfect run rolling: four matches, four wins. Along with Manchester City, they are the only team with that record.
The real story of their start is at the back. One goal conceded in four games, and no major European side has done better in that period.
Going forward, the Gunners have scored eight, exactly the same total as Manchester City. Their goal difference stands at +7.
The injury list is the main concern for the trip. William Saliba and Cristhian Mosquera are out, while Ben White was among the doubts after the medical update on 14 September.
Those three names all affect the centre and right side of the defence. That is exactly the area that has driven Arsenal’s start to the season.
They also had an EFL Cup trip to Ipswich on 15 September. Squad management comes into play before this trip to the south coast.
The win at Sunderland came away from home, against a side that had already picked up four points from four rounds. It was no soft touch.
The English calendar has also squeezed in a midweek EFL Cup round for almost every top-flight club. Arsenal were no exception.
12 points from 12, eight goals scored, one conceded: Arsenal’s record after four league rounds is beyond dispute.
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Premier League prediction Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal
Our pick: Arsenal to win
Arsenal have dropped no points in four rounds and have conceded only one goal. That mix of consistency and control isn’t matched anywhere else in the Premier League this season.
Brighton’s 13-goal haul needs context. Five of those came on Sunday against a side reduced to 10 men and still stuck on zero points.
That leaves eight goals across the other three league games, with five conceded. Brighton’s defence has not shown enough to stop the sharpest attack in the country.
We’re backing Arsenal to take the points at the American Express Stadium.
It won’t be simple. The American Express Stadium is never an easy place for the top sides to go. But a defence that has given up one goal against one that has shipped five makes the call fairly straightforward.
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