Brighton v Arsenal live: Premier League latest team news and line-ups

Danny Welbeck made it to double figures in the Premier League as Brighton won 2-1 against Nottingham Forest.

Back-to-back wins have now surely ended any lingering fears of Brighton being sucked into trouble following their recent sticky patch.

Mikel Arteta is hopeful that Declan Rice will be available to face Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday as he offered an update on the midfielder’s fitness.

The England international asked to be brought off in the 76th minute of Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Chelsea on Sunday, with Arteta confirming he would need to be “assessed” ahead of the crucial trip to Brighton.

But Rice is doing “much better”, according to Arteta, as the Premier League leaders bid to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the table. Manchester City will host Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.

When Arteta was asked whether Rice could be available, he said: “I hope so. He was much better today. We haven’t trained much as we only have two days to prepare for the game. Hopefully he’s going to be better tomorrow.”

Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Hinshelwood, Milner, Gross; Gomez, Welbeck, Mitoma.

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Zubimendi, Rice, Eze; Madueke, Gyokeres, Martinelli

Mikel Arteta said he was hopeful that Declan Rice would be available after the midfielder asked to come off against Chelsea. Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard face late checks.

Yasin Ayari could be available again for Brighton but Fabian Hurzeler has no new injury concerns to report after naming an unchanged team for the win against Nottingham Forest.

The Premier League fixture kicks off at 7:30pm GMT on Wednesday 4 March.

It will be shown on TNT Sports 2 and Discovery+.

Arsenal continue their Premier League title challenge as the Gunners head to Brighton.

Mikel Arteta’s side moved five points clear of Manchester City as they defeated Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates.

The title rivals will be kicking off at the same time as City host Nottingham Forest at the Etihad.

Brighton earned a 2-1 win over Forest on Sunday, to relieve some of the pressure on Fabian Hurzeler’s shoulders.