Danny Welbeck crucial for Brighton vs Arsenal
But their chances of upsetting Arsenal would be boosted by the presence of Danny Welbeck.
The Seagulls have had 14 different goalscorers in the Premier League this season, the most of any team in the division.
They have shared 24 goals between them, to which you can add an own goal from Aston Villa’s Pau Torres for a total of 25.
How is the Prem held at Christmas? (Image: PA wire)
(Image: PA wire)
Arsenal come next in terms of goalscorers with 29 goals shared between 11 players (they also received two own goals).
Welbeck leads the way for the Seagulls with seven in the league, but has played sparingly in the last two games due to a back problem.
Seagulls boss Fabian Hurzler said: “He’s scored seven goals, so I think that’s the answer.
“He was in incredible form before he got injured and he is definitely crucial for us.
“He is crucial for us not only as a player, but also as a leader, as a person on the pitch.
“But we cannot rely on just one player. We absolutely have to find solutions, we have to find replacements.
“And, again, we are now talking about the fact that we are not able to score but we have a lot of chances, we create a lot of chances, maybe more chances than we have created in previous games.
“I think that’s something we shouldn’t underestimate.
“At the end of the day it’s all about creating chances, creating those kinds of moments and then of course we all want to score.
“But the players have enough quality, at some point they will get back on track, they will get back on the scoresheet and then I hope we won’t have these discussions anymore.”
Jan Paul van Hecke is Albion’s second top scorer with three.
Diego Gomez has two, both at home against Leeds.
Max De Cuyper also has two – the goals which have put him ahead in his two away wins so far, at Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.
Gomez, Brajan Gruda, Georginio Rutter, Yasin Ayari and Mats Wieffer have all had decent openings in the last two games, both of which have seen Albion fail to score.
They also had three clear chances in their Carabao Cup match at Arsenal earlier this season, to Rutter, van Hecke and Stefanos Tzimas.
Arsenal have conceded just three goals in eight league matches at the Emirates but were transfixed by a free-kick in their midweek Carabao Cup match with Crystal Palace.
Their defense has also been breached recently by the lower Wolves.
Albion have scored nine out of eight away goals in the league.