Arsenal will not have Julien Timber because of a Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion for a stop. Timber received his seventh yellow card of the season in the 17th minute in a New Year’s Day match against Brentford. This means you miss the Brighton game as a result of accumulation of yellow cards.
Timber’s absence brings challenges as manager Mikel Arteta, particularly in defense, requires determining how to adjust the lineup without disrupting other areas of the team.
Potential wood alternatives
There are several options that Arteta can consider to fill Timber’s role with the right back.
- Ricardo Carafioli It could move to the right-back position, but this requires Miles Lewis Skelly to enter and cover the Carafiori on the left side of the defense.
- Thomas Party It can also be deployed in defense. This will cause Declan Rice to return to normal midfield position. However, Partey was solid in the middle, but shows some contradiction when playing on the right.
In both cases, Atteta faces delicate balancing acts as defensive re-shuffling can affect the dynamics of the entire team. If Calafiori plays right, Arteta may tend to start Ethan Nwaneri at Bukayo Saka’s right wing location.
Arsenal’s prediction lineup vs. Brighton (4-3-3)
- GK: David Raya
- RB: Thomas Party
- CB: William Saliba
- CB: Gabriel
- lb: Ricardo Carafioli
- CM: Declan Rice
- CM: Martin Ødegaard
- CM: Mikel Merino
- RW: Gabriel Jesus
- ST: Kai Havertz
- LW: Gabriel Martinelli
Perhaps Arteta would choose to deploy Partey in defense, particularly against the strong Brighton side, to maintain team stability.
