Leicestervs.Brighton

The Seagulls lost 3-1 at Fulham on Thursday night, with goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen making a serious error in the immediate build-up to Alex Iwobi's opener.

The Dutchman has been prone to a mistake whilst playing out from the back, and head coach Fabian Hurzeler could hand the shot-stopper a final chance to impress this weekend before turning to Jason Steele.

Restoring parity in West London momentarily for Brighton with a low-driven strike, Carlos Baleba is set to retain his spot in midfield alongside Matt O'Riley, who netted an unfortunate own goal against his former club last time out.

Looking to target Leicester's defensive fragilities, Hurzeler could opt to bring attacking full-back Tariq Lamptey into the back four at the expense of Jan Paul van Hecke.

With just three days between the loss at Fulham and the trip to the East Midlands, Brighton are likely to freshen up their attack, meaning that the likes of Mats Wieffer and Simon Adingra could drop out of the XI.

The Seagulls have plenty of capable options in reserve, with Evan Ferguson, Yankuba Minteh and Georginio Rutter all targeting promotions from the bench.

Brighton & Hove Albion possible starting lineup: Verbruggen; Lamptey, Igor, Dunk, Estupinan; O'Riley, Baleba, Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Pedro

Written by

Carter White