Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion will put their 100% Premier League records on the line when they square off at the Emirates on Saturday lunchtime.
The Gunners boast back-to-back 2-0 wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa to start their season, with goals from Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey seeing off the latter.
Meanwhile, the Seagulls demolished Everton 3-0 in their own backyard before a dramatic 2-1 beating of Manchester United last weekend, as Fabian Hurzeler enjoys a dream start to his Premier League reign.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 30
Arsenal wins: 17
Draws: 5
Brighton wins: 8
Meetings between Arsenal and Brighton have only just become commonplace thanks to the Seagulls now establishing themselves as a Premier League force, and there have now been 30 competitive clashes between the two clubs.
Seventeen of those have been won by Arsenal, while Brighton have a respectable eight victories to their name against the North London giants, and another five showdowns have ended in a share of the spoils.
However, Arsenal made light work of a Roberto De Zerbi-led Seagulls side in 2023-24, where a 2-0 Emirates success preceded a 3-0 Amex annihilation; Trossard was among the goals against his erstwhile employers in the latter game.
That campaign marked just the second time that Arsenal had completed a Premier League double over their South Coast counterparts, though - the other coming in 2020-21 - and Brighton quickly became one of Arsenal's bogey teams following their top-flight return.
Indeed, after winning their inaugural Premier League battle in 2017, the Gunners went winless in five straight matches against Brighton, who prevailed in both matches during the 2019-20 campaign, one of which came during Freddie Ljungberg's spell as interim Arsenal boss.
As well as their batch of league triumphs over Arsenal, Brighton also eliminated the Gunners from the EFL Cup third round in 2022-23, although an Arsene Wenger-led North London side prevailed 3-2 in the fourth round of the 2012-13 and 2014-15 FA Cups.
Brighton's EFL Cup beating means that they have actually won three of their previous four matches against Arsenal at the Emirates; only Swansea City and Manchester City also have either an equal number or more wins than losses from away matches versus the Gunners in the Premier League.
With three goals apiece, ex-Arsenal quartet Nicolas Pepe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alan Sunderland and Graham Rix sit atop the scoring charts in this fixture, although current Gunners attacker Kai Havertz has two of his own.
Last 20 meetings
Apr 06, 2024: Brighton 0-3 Arsenal (Premier League)
Dec 17, 2023: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton (Premier League)
May 14, 2023: Arsenal 0-3 Brighton (Premier League)
Dec 31, 2022: Brighton 2-4 Arsenal (Premier League)
Nov 09, 2022: Arsenal 1-3 Brighton (EFL Cup Third Round)
Apr 09, 2022: Arsenal 1-2 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 02, 2021: Brighton 0-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
May 23, 2021: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton (Premier League)
Dec 29, 2020: Brighton 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Jun 20, 2020: Brighton 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Dec 05, 2019: Arsenal 1-2 Brighton (Premier League)
May 05, 2019: Arsenal 1-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Dec 26, 2018: Brighton 1-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Mar 04, 2018: Brighton 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Oct 01, 2017: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton (Premier League)
Jan 25, 2015: Brighton 2-3 Arsenal (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Jan 26, 2013: Brighton 2-3 Arsenal (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Jan 30, 1988: Brighton 1-2 Arsenal (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Feb 5, 1983: Arsenal 3-1 Brighton (First Division)
Sep 7, 1982: Brighton 1-0 Arsenal (First Division)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Apr 06, 2024: Brighton 0-3 Arsenal (Premier League)
Dec 17, 2023: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton (Premier League)
May 14, 2023: Arsenal 0-3 Brighton (Premier League)
Dec 31, 2022: Brighton 2-4 Arsenal (Premier League)
Apr 09, 2022: Arsenal 1-2 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 02, 2021: Brighton 0-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
May 23, 2021: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton (Premier League)
Dec 29, 2020: Brighton 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Jun 20, 2020: Brighton 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Dec 05, 2019: Arsenal 1-2 Brighton (Premier League)
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