Need to know
Action from Arsenal vs Brighton in December 2025 (Image: Getty)
1. **Match Timing and Venue:** The game is scheduled to kick off at **7.30pm on Wednesday, March 4**. The match will be played at Brighton's American Express Stadium and is sold out.
2. **Broadcast Information in the UK:** Fans in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on **TNT Sports 2**, with pre-match coverage from 7pm. If you prefer streaming, the game will be available via the **discovery+ app** for subscribers with the appropriate sports package.
3. **Radio Coverage:** Both the **Arsenal app** and the **Brighton & Hove Albion app** offer free live audio commentary for every match. Live commentary is also available on **BBC Radio 5 Live** and **BBC Radio Sussex**, while Brighton vs Arsenal is one of a number of games covered as part of **talkSPORT's** 'Kick Off' show from 7pm on Wednesday.
4. **Viewing Options Outside the UK:** For viewers in the United States, the match will be broadcast at **2.30pm ET** on the **USA Network**. Streaming will also be available through the **NBC Sports** website and app for those with a valid cable or satellite login, while the game will be broadcast on **Stan Sport** in Australia and **Fubo TV** in Canada, among other international options.
5. **Arsenal’s League Position:** Arsenal currently sit at the **top of the Premier League table** with 64 points after 29 matches played. They are currently five points clear of closest challenges Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
6. **Brighton’s League Position:** The Seagulls went into the current gameweek sat in **11th spot in the standings** with 37 points, though there were just five points separating 8th and 14th before the first midweek games kicked off on Tuesday. If they beat Arsenal and other results go their way, Fabian Hurzeler's side break back into the top half of the table.
7. **Team News:** Mikel Arteta faces a midfield selection headache with both **Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard** doubts and **Mikel Merino** ruled out. Brighton will likely be without **Adam Webster and Yasin Ayari**, among others, though **Solly March** made his first appearance of the season on Sunday after knee surgery.
8. **Previous Meeting Results:** The last time these two teams met was in December 2025, when **Arsenal secured a narrow 2-1 victory** at the Emirates Stadium. In that match, a strike from captain Odegaard and an own goal by Georginio Rutter were enough for the Gunners before Diego Gomez pulled a goal back for Brighton.
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