Kai Havertz is poised to make his Arsenal return in today’s Premier League clash with Brighton. The versatile German international missed Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Brentford on New Year’s Day due to illness, but he is now back in training.

Arsenal take on Brighton as the Gunners begin the second half of their Premier League campaign chasing down Liverpool.

Despite missing Bukaya Saka, the Gunners got the job done and have a chance to pull within three points of Liverpool

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal kicked off 2025 with a 3-1 win over Brentford to move back into second place in the Premier League on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s team shook off a slow start at Gtech Community Stadium to leapfrog Nottingham Forest and pull within six points of league leader Liverpool, which has a game in hand.

Arsenal scored two goals in three second-half minutes to complete a 3-1 comeback victory at Brentford to move back up to second in the Premier League.

There are some huge games at the top and bottom of the Premier League this weekend and none more significant than at Anfield. Leaders Liverpool may have seen their lead at the top reduced to three points by the time they kick-off against Manchester United should Arsenal win at Brighton on Saturday evening.

It’s an intriguing London derby to begin 2025 in the top-flight, with Arsenal having the chance to go back second in the table with a fourth consecutive win across all competitions and cut dominant Liverpool’s title lead down to six points in the process.

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Brentford haven't shown any signs over the past 18 months of struggling without Ivan Toney's goals. Having served a long ban last season, he left for Saudi Arabia last summer but during that time,