Arsenal fans suffer travel chaos ahead of Brighton clash as landslide causes severe delays and disruptions to trains just hours before kick-off

Arsenal fans traveling to Brighton for the late start of the Premier League on Saturday have been hit by major travel chaos on trains.

The Gunners travel to the south coast looking to get back to the top of the table, but a large number of supporters face the prospect of missing the game after a popular train route was severely affected.

Fans traveling between Haywards Heath and Brighton will have their plans disrupted after a landslide in the Hassocks/Burgess Hill area caused some lines to close.

Rail networks have warned of major delays and the problem will require prolonged work given the nature of the incident which has seen a large amount of earth fall onto the track.

Brighton confirmed the news just hours before the match kicks off at 5.30pm and warned of massive disruption for match fans traveling by train.

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

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

National Rail provided a further update and revealed that some trains are now being rerouted in an effort to minimize delays.

‘Where possible some trains will be diverted to run through Horsham and the west coast.

“Gatwick Express services will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport; they will not arrive at Brighton until further notice,” they added.