Arsenal hit by travel chaos just hours before Brighton clash with dozens of trains cancelled after landslide

ARSENAL fans have been hit by a major travel disruption just hours before their trip to Brighton.

A landslide in the Hassocks/Burgess Hill area has caused some train lines to close between Haywards Heath and Brighton.

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Arsenal fans are trying to get down to Brighton to watch their side at the AmexAlamy

This is set to have a severe impact on Gunners supporters heading to the South Coast for the 5.30pm kick-off at the Amex.

Delays are expected to continue until the end of the day.

A tweet from Brighton on X read: “There is disruption on the train lines today between Haywards Heath and Brighton due to a landslide which means some lines are closed.

“Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised and disruption is expected until the end of the day.

“We advise fans travelling to today’s game to leave early and follow @SouthernRailUK for updates.”

National Rail also confirmed the disruption, adding: “Where possible, some trains will divert to run via Horsham and the West Coast.

“Gatwick Express services will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport – they will not run through to Brighton until further notice.”

It comes after Tottenham’s clash with Nottingham Forest was moved from Monday to Sunday on just 10 DAYS notice due to rail strikes.

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Arsenal’s likely line up for their clash with Brighton on Saturday evening

It was initially due to take place in North London at 8pm on Monday evening.

However, scheduled strikes by both overground and underground workers forced the match to be moved to 6pm on Sunday evening.

And Arsenal fans were left raging at the latest travel chaos.

One said: “Another day of excellent banter by our national rail service .”

While another added: “Absolute s**t show. Trains cancelled all over the place.”

Arsenal head into the game knowing a win will take them top of the Premier League table ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Manchester United on Sunday.