The Ireland international has been in and out of the team under Albion manager Graham Potter but remains central to the Republic's Euro 2020 qualification hopes.

Just when a beautiful story, which famously began with a newspaper asking ‘Arsene Who?’ looked to be instead ending with a headline of‘Arsenal Who?’, the Gunners have taken one tiny step torediscovering their identity.

Brighton extended their winning run at the Amex Stadium to three matches with a 2-0 win over struggling Norwich.

Nottingham Forest overcame a poor first-half display to advance to the second round of the FA Cup against Conference South side Weymouth.