It has finished Watford 1-1 Leicester in the lunchtime game. Ben Chilwell gave Leicester the lead with a screamer in the 90th minute; Craig Dawson equalised in injury time with a spectacular overhead kick.

Related: Watford v Leicester City: Premier League – live!

“Afternoon Rob,” says Geoff Wignall. “I can’t help thinking that Brighton (and Hove, as I’ve lived in both) could be the team punished by David Luiz’s absence.”

Brighton (4-2-3-1) Ryan; Schelotto, Dunk, Webster, Burn; Propper, Bissouma; Grossw, Mooy, Trossard; Maupay.
Substitutes: Button, Lamptey, Duffy, Montoya, MacAllister, Stephens, March, Murray, Connolly.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1) Leno; Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Kolasinac; Ceballos, Guendouzi; Saka, Pepe, Aubameyang; Lacazette.
Substitutes: Martinez, Tierney, Medley, Ozil, Maitland-Niles, Willock, Martinelli, Nelson, Nketiah.

It’s Saturday, it’s 3pm and it’s live? Bob Lord will be spinning in his grave. This match between Brighton and Arsenal - and the one running simultaneously between West Brom and Birmingham in the Championship - is the first English league game to kick off at 3pm on Saturday and be shown on television. To some it’s sacrilege, to others a logical compromise. I’ll level with you: I can see both sides!

The match itself may also sit on the fence. Brighton and Arsenal are among the Premier League’s draw specialists, with 24 between them this season. Brighton are in 15th, two points above the relegation places. Since their 2-1 victory at Arsenal in early December, they have won only one out of 14 league games, with eight draws in that time.

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