Brighton vs Chelsea in the Premier League from the Amex Stadium - Tuesday, 8pm
Brighton will continue their late push for Europe as thy welcome Chelsea to the Amex Stadium tonight.
The Seagulls are ninth in the Premier League and another positive result against Liam Rosenior's sixth-placed Blues would boost Albion's hopes of a return to European competition.
Head coach Fabian Hurzeler has a number of key decisions to make. Does skipper Lewis Dunk walk straight back into the team after serving his two-match ban, is Carlos Baleba ready to perform at his best under lights against Chelsea and does veteran striker Danny Welbeck get a rest after a quick around from his 75 minutes in the 2-2 draw at Tottenham last Saturday?
Brighton predicted XI
Bart Verbruggen - GK: A couple of wobbly moments at Tottenham but has been excellent this season and will be between to the sticks to face Chelsea.
Mats Wieffer - RB: The Dutch international is playing some of the best football his career since arriving at Brighton.
Lewis Dunk - CB: This is a tough call as Olivier Boscagli performed well and does not deserve to be dropped. But I think Hurzeler will go with his skipper for this one.
Jan Paul van Hecke - CB: What a season he is having. One of the best defenders in the PL. His late assist at Tottenham sums up his commitment to the cause.
Ferdi Kadioglu - LB: The Turkish energy bomb continues to impress and has made the left back spot his own.
Carlos Baleba - CM: Not sure why but I think the Cameroon international will start this one. He has had to be patient of late and this could the time to unleash him.
Pascal Gross - CM: The 34-year has been a massive addition since his January return from Dortmund. Brighton legend!
Yankuba Minteh - RW: The flying Gambian is enjoying his football once again and that's a problem for Premier League defenders. Needs to add a goal or two and tonight could be the night.
Jack Hinshelwood: No 10: The Brighton academy graduate is having a strong finish to the season and looks comfortable in the advanced midfield role.
Kaoru Mitoma - LW: Hurzeler said he had a few cramp issues at Tottenham but should be ok to start against Chelsea. Will be full of confidence after his fine strike at Tottenham. Brighton need him after the injury to Gomez.
Georginio - CF: This could be the time to return to the line-up. A nice goal at Tottenham and could start, with Welbeck on the bench due to the quick turnaround.
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