Brighton v Arsenal – EIGHT match facts and stats

Arsenal travel to Championship side Brighton in the FA Cup Fourth Round, and if last year is anything to go by, this game should provide entertainment and goals.

So here are eight match facts and stats about both sides before tomorrow afternoon’s kick-off:

1. Brighton have only ever beaten the reigning FA Cup champions on two occasions, both of these wins came in the 1981/1982 season.

2. Brighton and Arsenal have come up against each other nine times in all competitions to date – the Gunners have won six of these.

3. The Seagulls have only found the back of the net six times against the Gunners in the nine times they’ve met.

4. In their last five games, Brighton have scored eight goals, just one short of Arsenal (9).

5. Brighton have only lost one of their last 12 FA Cup home games, this defeat came last year (January 2013) against the team they face tomorrow, Arsenal – the game ended 2-3.

6. Arsenal have scored 10 goals in their last five away matches, conceding six.

7. In their four games they have played Brighton in the FA Cup, Arsenal have run out winners in each match.

8. Arsenal have conceded exactly two goals in five of their last six FA cup matches away from home (including games at Wembley).