Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton and Mikel Arteta's Arsenal face same dilemma ahead of Emirates clash

Albion have gone back and forth between Jason Steele and summer signing Bart Verbruggen in between the sticks, whereas David Raya has largely been preferred to Aaron Ramsdale at the north London side. So, how are they all faring?

Net World Sports has crunched the numbers to see how they have performed so far and has predicted how many goals the keepers will concede this season.

For the Seagulls, Verbruggen, who has started seven Premier League games this term compared to Steele's nine, is expected to be at fault for 4.84 goals this season whereas the 33-year-old could be responsible for 8.36.

So far, Steele has let in 17 goals and is expected to let in 40 over the course of the campaign, whereas Verburggen has conceded 11 and is predicted to concede a further 26. Both are in the bottom five for the Premier League's keepers and Verbruggen, 21, has a save percentage of 67.9 in the English top-flight in 2023/24, whereas Steele is down at 62.2.

Brighton head coach De Zerbi likes his goalkeepers to play out from the back and while Steele is excellent with the ball at his feet, it appears the Dutchman is a safer pair of hands in goal. As time goes by, that may come into his thinking on who should be the first-choice stopper.

At Arsenal, Raya, ranks in the bottom five worst-performing keepers this season (as do Ramsdale, Verbruggen, and Steele), with the stats suggesting he could be responsible for letting in 3.96 goals which could be key come the end of the season.

However, the Spaniard, who is on a season-long loan from Brentford but is expected to sign permanently for Arsenal eventually, still has a better save percentage than Ramsdale (64.3% vs 60%), who has been usurped as the club's number one.

Both De Zerbi and Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta may have much to ponder over this matter ahead of their clash at the Emirates on Sunday.