{"id":231269,"date":"2026-03-03T08:22:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/norgaard-havertz-and-martinelli-start-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-brighton\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:22:49","slug":"norgaard-havertz-and-martinelli-start-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/norgaard-havertz-and-martinelli-start-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Norgaard, Havertz and Martinelli start: Predicted Arsenal XI vs Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/arsenal\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Arsenal News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> will be looking to continue their title charge in a midweek round of <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"21\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> fixtures as they visit the south coast of England on matchday 29 tomorrow to take on Brighton &amp; Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium at 19:30 local time.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners picked up a vital win over <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/chelsea\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"Chelsea news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> at the Emirates Stadium at the weekend, and will look to repeat the feat against the Seagulls in their hope to continue holding a slender advantage over <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/man-city-news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Man City news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> atop the league standings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jgfyw69a69fea013f5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememore.com\/hair-transplant-in-turkey#utm_source=footbal-talk&amp;utm_id=footbal-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225247\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\" alt=\"Rememore new hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here is how <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/mikel-arteta\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Mikel Arteta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikel Arteta<\/a>\u2019s men are expected to line-up for the clash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalkeeper<\/strong> \u2013 David Raya is likely to be the goalkeeper for Arsenal over Kepa Arrizabalaga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders<\/strong> \u2013 Jurrien Timber was exceptional against Chelsea and is expected to continue at right back once more, as is Piero Hincapie on the left side of the back four. Gabriel Magalhaes is also in contention for a place in the heart of the backline, with <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/william-saliba\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"31\" title=\"William Saliba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Saliba<\/a> the go-to option to pair with the Brazilian international once more.<\/p>\n<h2>Changes higher up the pitch<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Midfielders<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/declan-rice\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"32\" title=\"Declan Rice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declan Rice<\/a> was not walking comfortably against Chelsea before being subbed off, so Arsenal are unlikely to risk his fitness in a midweek fixture. Therefore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11670\/13389106\/arsenal-sign-christian-norgaard-from-brentford-in-lb15m-transfer-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a315 million summer signing<\/a> Christian Norgaard is likely to enter the team in the double pivot, alongside Martin Zubimendi. Eberechi Eze might also be left out of the team in favour of <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/kai-havertz\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"33\" title=\"Kai Havertz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kai Havertz<\/a> at number 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/bukayo-saka\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"34\" title=\"Bukayo Saka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bukayo Saka<\/a> is expected to start on the right flank once again, but a change could be in store on the left side of the offensive department with Gabriel Martinelli likely to come in at Leandro Trossard\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forward<\/strong> \u2013 Viktor Gyokeres is set to lead the line for Arsenal yet again ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/gabriel-jesus\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"35\" title=\"Gabriel Jesus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabriel Jesus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the visitors are expected to look on paper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fotmob.com\/api\/data\/lineup-builder\/team?players=562727:Raya,942381:Timber,955406:Saliba,795179:Gabriel,1137667:Hincapi%C3%A9,1031325:Zubimendi,266520:N%C3%B8rgaard,961995:Saka,749736:Havertz,1021586:Martinelli,664500:Gy%C3%B6keres&amp;formation=4-2-3-1&amp;teamId=9825&amp;showTeamBadges=false&amp;showCountryBadges=false&amp;lang=en&amp;currency=EUR\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/229646\/norgaard-havertz-and-martinelli-start-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-brighton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal will be looking to continue their title charge in a midweek round of Premier League fixtures as they visit the south coast of England on matchday 29 tomorrow to take on Brighton &amp; Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium at 19:30 local time. 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