Brighton 3-0 Arsenal result, stats and report

Noni Madueke's 80th-minute right-foot strike gave Arsenal a hard-fought 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest, with the visitors' superior discipline and desire proving the difference on a day when Forest had plenty of the ball but almost nothing to show for it.

Brighton dismantled Crystal Palace with three goals inside ten minutes at the Amex, running out 5-0 winners in a performance that was as clinical as it was ruthless. Palace never competed. End of.

Arsenal have won both recent meetings with Everton without conceding a single goal. The question on Saturday is whether Everton have enough desire to make this one different.

Crystal Palace's 5-0 defeat at Brighton, their heaviest in the fixture since 1956, has talkSPORT pundits predicting Pierre Sage's sacking. But chairman Steve Parish's recent public backing suggests the speculation is running well ahead of reality.

Arsenal and Tottenham have been watching Barcelona wonderkid Xavi Espart, but a release clause worth more than €100million against a €25m valuation shows Barcelona have no intention of selling cheaply. This is speculative scouting, not an active transfer pursuit.

Mikel Arteta has confirmed Piero Hincapié and Martín Zubimendi were both injured in a bespoke post-match training session he has run without incident for seven years, a self-inflicted blow that thins Arsenal's squad ahead of a must-win Champions League tie with Lille.