Midfielder Martin Ødegaard is facing several weeks more on the sidelines with a knee injury, while winger Noni Madueke joins strikers Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus as long-term absentees, and Arteta is not expecting to see any of the group back in action soon.

The playmaker returns to his former school to talk to pupils about chess and Sunday's game against Crystal Palace

Mikel Arteta’s side now face back-to-back away trips to Burnley and Slavia Prague over the next week, with huge games against the likes of Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Chelsea also coming up in November. Follow Arsenal vs Brighton reaction live below, with expert analysis from Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium.

Preview the matchup between Crystal Palace and Brentford FC with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner launched a scathing attack on soccer's governing bodies on Friday after his side's midweek League Cup win at Liverpool created a nightmarish fixture crunch that could see the Londoners play four times in eight days.

Liverpool has fielded a weakened team and gotten duly punished in a 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the League Cup, the latest setback to strike the beleaguered English champions.

Mikel Arteta hopes Arsenal’s Premier League game with Everton will be moved after their Carabao Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace was scheduled for two days after it. It was announced on Monday that Arsenal will host Palace on December 23,

Arsenal look destined to be without striker Viktor Gyokeres for Tuesday Champions League game against Slavia Prague. The Sweden international ended a six-game goal drought in Saturday’s win over Burnley but was taken off at half-time following what Mikel Arteta described as a ‘muscular injury’.