Arsenal vs Brighton: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream and team news for Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium
Newly-promoted Seagulls travel to the Emirates searching for their first Premier League away win
BRIGHTON continue their search for a first Premier League away win as they take on Arsenal.
Chris Hughton's side have recovered from a slow start to pick up two vital home victories in their last three games.
The wins over West Brom and Newcastle have fired them to 13th in the table, ahead of their first meeting with the Gunners since 1983.
Arsenal have won four of their last five in all competitions, but sit 7th in the standings after a slow start which saw them lose to Stoke and Liverpool.
What time is kick-off?
THE game will be held at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday October 1.
Things kick-off at 12pm.
Which channel can I watch it on?
YOU can watch this one on BT Sport 1, with coverage beginning at 11.30am.
Or stay with us here on SunSport, where we will have a LIVE blog with all of Sunday's Premier League action.
What is the team news?
Stat attack
- This is the first league meeting between the sides since February 1983 – Arsenal won 3-1 at Highbury with goals from Graham Rix and a brace from Raphael Meade.
- The Gunners have won their last four matches against Brighton in all competitions, with three of those last four wins coming in the FA Cup, most recently a 3-2 win in January 2015 at the Amex.
- Brighton have never won an away match at Arsenal in all competitions in six attempts (D1 L5), scoring just one goal in those six matches.
- Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 31 Premier League matches against newly promoted sides (W26 D5) collecting 83 points from a possible 93, since losing 1-2 to QPR in March 2012.
- Indeed, the last newly promoted side to win at the Emirates in the Premier League were Newcastle in November 2010 – then managed by current Brighton boss Chris Hughton.
- Arsenal haven’t lost a home Premier League match in the month of October since 2002; a 1-2 defeat to Blackburn - since then, they’re unbeaten in 26 matches in the month (W21 D5).
- 49% of Brighton’s shots this season have come from outside the box (27/55); a league-high proportion.
- Arsene Wenger has currently won a Premier League game against 44 different teams – level with Sir Alex Ferguson. If he wins this match, Brighton will be the 45th different club he’s defeated in the competition and it would be an outright Premier League record for a manager.
- Alexandre Lacazette has scored in each of his opening three league appearances for Arsenal at home – the last player to do this in his first four home league games for the club was Jackie Henderson in 1958 (scored in first five).
- Theo Walcott has scored in Arsenal’s last two matches against Brighton, netting a goal in each of their FA Cup victories in January 2013 and January 2015.