In the modern era of football, it's very rare to see two title rivals play their fixtures at the same time. But here we are tonight.
This evening could see the Premier League title momentum swing in the space of a couple of hours. Arsenal visit Brighton this evening, with Manchester City facing Nottingham Forest at exactly the same kick-off time.
The gap between Arsenal and City is currently at five points but it could trim to a little as two points - or extend to as big as eight.
So what does this evening have in store?
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Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler believes there is a lack of clarity around the rules at corner kicks – and that Arsenal take full advantage of that.
Set-pieces have been key to the Gunners’ successful Premier League campaign so far, with both goals in their win over Chelsea on Sunday coming from corners.
Hurzeler, whose Brighton team host Arsenal on Wednesday night, believes there are too many grey areas in the law where corners are concerned, and accused Mikel Arteta’s team of using them to waste time.
Asked why he felt there was such negativity around set-pieces, Hurzeler said: “I think because it disturbs the rhythm of the game and there are no clear rules any more how much time you can spend for a corner, how much time you can spend for a throw-in.
“Some of the blocking or the way teams are blocking, I think there’s no clear rule – sometimes the referee whistles and it’s a foul, sometimes he doesn’t.
“I think that’s why we have this topic at the moment but for me the main topic is (to) make a clear rule how much time you can waste for a corner, for a throw-in, for a free-kick.
“When Arsenal has a corner and they are leading, sometimes they spend over one minute just to take a corner.
“Therefore I think we just have to make clear rules, because in the end we have game time of 50 minutes instead of sometimes 65 minutes. The game is changing so much. We analyse it and the difference is massive.
“I have the opinion that every supporter who pays a lot of money to go to the stadiums and watch our game should see the same game time.
“They want to see a football event and they don’t want to see maybe 50 minutes the ball is in the game and 40 minutes the game is not running.”
The game’s lawmaking body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) will give referees the power to introduce a five-second countdown for throw-ins and dead-ball goal-kicks where they think a player is taking too long over the restart.
However, there are currently no such plans to give referees the power to speed up a corner kick.
IFAB director Ian Maxwell was asked about the grappling and holding that occurs at corners at a press conference following the organisation’s annual general meeting last Saturday, but said it was not something which had been specifically discussed.
Fabian Hurzeler believes Danny Welbeck deserves a place in the England squad for the World Cup.
The veteran Brighton striker has triggered an extra year on his contract, keeping him at the club until the end of next season.
Welbeck, 35, has scored in back-to-back matches, taking his Premier League tally for the season into double figures – a feat he only achieved for the first time last term.
The news follows James Milner breaking the league’s appearance record, and Seagulls boss Hurzeler said: “They are top professionals, they are leaders on and off the pitch, they are great role models for all the young players.
“We’re very happy that he (Welbeck) is in our team, not only as a great footballer but as a great person.”
Welbeck won the last of his 42 caps back in 2018 but his form has put him in the frame for Thomas Tuchel’s squad, and Hurzeler added: “I just can say he’s a very important player for us and I think he has a value for every team, especially when it comes to the World Cup, where it’s about togetherness, where it’s about being a group.
“He’s a great connector and I think he would definitely deserve it.”
Hurzeler is confident midfielder Yasin Ayari will be available after a month out with a shoulder injury.