Premier League: Live scores, team news and updates as Arsenal are unchanged from last weekend’s loss as they look to go top by beating Brighton, plus updates from Brentford vs Aston Villa and West Ham vs Wolves

David Raya has been speaking on the challenge he has had adapting to life at Arsenal after joining on loan from Brentford earlier this summer.

Raya said to Sky Sports: ‘It is a big change from Brentford and I’m still adapting to the club to the team-mates, the staff and everything. But the challenge is incredible and I think we’re showing the team that we are.

On Brighton’s excellent record at the Emirates he added: ‘That’s in the past, we have to focus on the present and focus on today and I think we have a big chance to get three points at home.’

The former England forward had been ruled out since October with a hamstring injury.

He missed 11 games across all competitions but today has been named on Brighton’s bench to play against Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta has named the same side to the one that were beaten by Aston Villa last weekend at Villa Park.

David Raya comes back in to feature in goal, while Emile Smith Rowe on the bench in place of Jorginho

ARSENAL XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Rice, Odegaard, Havertz, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus.

Roberto De Zerbi has made three changes from the team that played against Burnley last weekend.

Kauro Mitoma, Joel Veltman and midfielder Billy Gilmour all return to the starting eleven with Joao Pedro, Mahmoud Dahoud and Carlos Baleba all moving to the bench.

Danny Welbeck also returns to the squad having recovered from an injury.

Arsenal have arrived at the Emirates!

We’ll have all the latest team news from this afternoon’s matches coming up in just under five minutes time.

Thomas Frank has arrived at the GTECH community stadium! His side have endured a tough period of late winning just one of their last five league outings – a 3-1 victory against Luton.

They come into today’s game against a high-flying Aston Villa side with several injuries, with star forward Bryan Mbeumo set to be ruled out for three months having undergone surgery on an ankle injury.

Aston Villa, meanwhile, claimed a huge victory against Arsenal last weekend that has propelled them to third in the Premier League table, just two points off league leaders Liverpool.

Should they win today and other results go their way, Unai Emery’s side can go top of the Premier League, having gone unbeaten in their last eight games. Despite that, Villa have not beaten Brentford in west London in their last 11 meetings!

Speaking ahead of the game, Mikel Arteta has urged his side to learn from their 3-0 defeat by Brighton last season.

The Arsenal boss said: ‘They are a really good side. Last year when we had the game under control was when we conceded a goal and then the game completely broke up and we struggled.

‘Especially in the last 15 minutes of the game, so we have to play better and be very efficient, which is key against them.’

Brighton’s record at the Emirates Stadium will give Roberto De Zerbi’s side a lot of confidence coming into this match.

They have beaten Arsenal in their last three visits to north London, with the Seagulls claiming a 3-0 victory at the Emirates in their most previous meeting.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side are also unbeaten in their last three matches, having claimed a big 1-0 victory against Marseille in midweek, that saw them gain automatic qualification for the knockout stages of the Europa League.

Victory today could see them jump above Man United in seventh place and go just three points off Tottenham in fifth.

Mikel Arteta’s side come into today’s match hoping to return to winning ways after they suffered their first defeat in six matches to Aston Villa, which they followed up with a 1-1 draw away to PSV Eindhoven in midweek.

Despite that, they’re still second in the Premier League and a win today can see Arsenal leapfrog Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table by two points, with Jurgen Klopp’s side set to play later on this afternoon.

But a loss could see the Gunners suffer their first three-match winless run for the first time since April.

They face stern opponents in Brighton today, who have a good record at the Emirates Stadium, having won in their last three outings in north London.

Welcome to Mail Sport’s live coverage of this afternoon’s Premier League matches.

We’ve got a ton of action kicking off at 2pm today with three games set to take place before Liverpool take on Manchester United at Anfield at 4.30pm.

Arsenal host Brighton at the Emirates Stadium in our feature match of the afternoon with Mikel Arteta’s side able to jump above Liverpool at the top of the table with a win.

Aston Villa travel to the GTECH Community Stadium to take on Brentford, with Thomas Frank’s side hoping to bounce back from consecutive defeats to Brighton and Sheffield United.

And West Ham go up against Wolves, with David Moyes’ side able to jump up to seventh in the league with a win.

Stay with us as we’ll have all the latest team news, commentary and updates from around this afternoon’s matches coming live here on Mail Sport!

2pm kick-offs

• Arsenal v Brighton
• Brentford v Aston Villa
• West Ham v Wolves

4.30pm kick-offs

• Liverpool v Man United