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The Premier League title race is hotting up ahead of Christmas as Arsenal take on Brighton looking to bounce back from defeat to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n
The narrow 1-0 loss at Villa Park was only the second Premier League reverse of the season for Mikel Arteta\u2019s men as they ceded top spot to Liverpool.<\/p>\n
Arteta was able to rest much of his first-choice side at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday with Champions League progress already secure, but Brighton were at closer to full strength against Marseille on Thursday in the Europa League.<\/p>\n
Joao Pedro\u2019s late goal ensured that Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s side advanced directly to the round of 16 in the competition, and the club will no doubt be looking to build momentum over the festive period.<\/p>\n
Follow live updates in our blog, below: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Confirmed line-ups<\/strong><\/p>\n Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.<\/p>\n Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Gross, van Hecke, Dunk, Milner, Mitoma, Veltman, Adingra, Lallana, Gilmour, Ferguson<\/p>\nArsenal vs Brighton<\/h3>\n
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