After 44 days without a competitive fixture, Arsenal will be in action three times in just over a week as they face Brighton and Hove Albion in the final Premier League game of 2022 on Saturday evening.
The north London outfit head to the Amex Stadium on the back of a 3-1 win over West Ham United on Boxing Day thanks to goals from Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah, and that result means they are guaranteed to enter the new year top of the table regardless of what happens on the South Coast.
Three days after the Brighton fixture, Arsenal will welcome Newcastle United to the Emirates Stadium and squad rotation is going to be key with the games coming in quick succession, although Mikel Arteta won't be able to call upon Gabriel Jesus or Reiss Nelson for either match due to injury.
