Overview
- Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1 on Saturday, with Martin Odegaard scoring before a Georginio Rutter own goal, and Diego Gomez pulling one back for the visitors.
- Viktor Gyokeres missed a clear early chance, prompting Paul Merson on Sky Sports to label it an "unbelievable opportunity" that had to be scored.
- Match reports judged Gyokeres' display as low-impact, noting 17 touches, two shots without a goal, six passes with three misplaced, and three dispossessions.
- Kai Havertz has returned to training and is expected to challenge for the central role, while Gabriel made his injury comeback off the bench.
- Signed in the summer to lead the line, Gyokeres has struggled to adapt and has not yet looked an upgrade on Gabriel Jesus or Havertz.