Brighton are without influential holding midfielder Carlos Baleba who is away at AFCON, while Stefanos Tzimas, Adam Webster and Solly March are out injured. Danny Welbeck will likely start in support of Georginio Rutter, while Diego Gomez remains a real goalscoring threat from midfield.

Arsenal host Aston Villa at the Emirates in a huge Premier League clash at the top of the table on Tuesday December 30, live on Sky Sports.

The reverse fixture earlier this month saw Villa claim victory thanks to a late Emi Buendía goal, but the danger man this time will, of course, be Morgan Rogers.