Brighton and Hove Albion take on their arch-rivals without striker Danny Welbeck.
Tariq Lamptey keeps his place and Yankuba Minteh also gets a start
Georginio Rutter and Joao Pedro look likely to start up front.
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Julio Enciso is on the bench.
Albion could move into the top five with a win.