New FA Cup and Carabao Cup plan set to impact Brighton, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham, Chelsea and Crystal Palace

Premier League outfit Brighton and Hove Albion advanced in the Carabao Cup last month at Forest Green Rovers

Brighton and Hove could be set for lunchtime kick-offs for weekend league and FA Cup matches to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, a new survey has found.

Brighton are next in Carabao Cup action on November 9 against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Roberto De Zerbi's Albion – along with all the other Premier League teams – will enter the FA Cup this season at the third round proper, set to take place on the weekend of January 7.

Sixty-three per cent of 40 clubs – including 12 EFL teams – surveyed by football reform group Fair Game over the last fortnight said they would consider earlier kick-offs to help reduce energy bills as the hours of daylight diminish, if they were given permission.

Overall, clubs rated their concern about the cost-of-living crisis at seven out of 10, rising to more than eight out of 10 among League Two teams.

Sixty per cent of the 40 clubs are considering halting ground improvement work as a result of the crisis, while 38 per cent are preparing to look at their non-playing staff budgets.

The survey’s publication comes as Premier League clubs prepare to hold further discussions around a new financial distribution model to support the