Albion are dedicating their next home game to groundstaff member Matt Grimstone and all the victims of the Shoreham Airshow disaster.

The club have invited players, staff and directors of Worthing United - the club Grimstone represented in goal along with fellow victim and Seagulls supporter Jacob Schilt - to the match against Hull at the Amex on September 12.

Albion chairman Tony Bloom said: "Our community and the entire country has been in a state of shock since news of the tragedy started to emerge early on Saturday afternoon.

"It's hard to comprehend the pain and anguish so many people are currently suffering, but it has been truly heartening to see how the community is rallying to provide support and comfort to those most affected and to each other."

Albion are also inviting representatives of the emergency services to the game. The club opened the doors of their training complex in Lancing to them as an operations base for the ongoing investigations into the tragedy.

Chief executive Paul Barber said: "We have dedicated the match against Hull City to the memory of Matt and Jacob, and to all of the other victims of the disaster, so that our club, our supporters, and the wider community can collectively pay their respects.

"We have invited the players, staff and directors of Worthing United, and we hope that those amongst the local football community and wider community will join us at the Amex to pay a fitting tribute to two fine young men, while also remembering those others who lost their lives.

"As a gesture of our sincere appreciation for the very difficult work they are still carrying out, many days after the crash, we are also inviting numerous representatives of the emergency services to join us."

Mark Sanderson, Worthing United's vice-chairman and secretary, said: "The loss of Matt and Jacob has deeply affected us and so many people in our community.

"We welcome the opportunity to join those at Brighton & Hove Albion, supported by so many of our own players, staff and fans, to remember the lives of Matt and Jacob.

"It should be a truly fitting occasion for two young men who loved their football to be remembered in such a wonderful arena filled with people from our wider community."