ARSENAL have been handed a date for their Carabao Cup tie with Crystal Palace, and it’s not one fans are happy with. The Gunners will play two games in three days, after their preference of

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.

Arsenal vs Brighton will kick off at 3:45 p.m. ET/ 12:45 p.m. PT in the United States. The match will kick off at 7:45 p.m. local time in London, England, at Emirates Stadium. The match will be available to watch in the U.S. and the UK.

If Gooners could only pick one win this week, the priority would be Burnley, and Mikel Arteta won’t be risking any players on Wednesday who are carrying niggles. Long term though, a young squad picking up winners’ medals in March can only help in the title race.

Arsenal will take on Brighton in the fourth round of the 2025/2026 Carabao Cup. Fans in the USA can watch all the action live on television or stream it online through available broadcast options.

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Arsenal when they faced off in the Carabao Cup back in 2022–23, when Mikel Arteta’s side suddenly emerged as title contenders, but the Spaniard then didn’t possess the strength in depth at his disposal now.

Complaints over fixture congestion have mounted this season while the EFL says ‘to continue making endless concessions would undermine the reputation’ of the Carabao Cup