Cardiff City v Brighton - Preview and possible lineups

Cardiff City: The Welsh side are finding it difficult so far in the top flight after winning promotion, and have only been able to register one win from their 11 games.

Jazz Richards will miss out on the tie because of a hamstring problem, which Kenneth Zohore is also due to miss out. However, Joe Ralls will be back in contention for selection.

Brighton: The 'Seagulls' have been in a good run of form of late, but will need to bounce back after a disappointing 3-1 loss to Everton.

Pascal Gross and Davy Propper are long-term absentees, while David Button and Alireza Jahanbakhsh are recent injury problems that will not be able to take part.

Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock on the job that his opposite number has done at Brighton:

“He’s underrated, Chris (Hughton). His achievements speak for themselves and sometimes you’ve got to be careful what you wish for. Newcastle were in a super position when they got rid of him. He’s bad for us as managers. He’s so nice.”

“I think as a team we’ve improved nearly every game since the Bournemouth game and we’ve played far more football than people give us credit for. But it’s about getting the balance, we have changed and now we need a bit of luck. My wife says my luck is changing from today, so I can’t argue with my wife."

Brighton manager Chris Hughton on his team's chances in the game:

“We know them quite well as a team, and their level of performance this season has been relatively good on the whole despite the results. 

“They’re at home and they’ll have good backing from the crowd, so our approach is exactly the same as any other away game – but every game is an opportunity for us.”

Did you know?

Brighton have lost just one of their last 11 league matches against Cardiff City (W3, D7).

This contest will be Neil Warnock's 100th match in charge of the 'Bluebirds'.

Brighton have managed just one win in their last 19 Premier League away games (D5, L13).

Prediction: 1-2

Form:

Possible lineups:

Cardiff City: Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Ralls; Camarasa, Paterson, Murphy; Reid.

Brighton: Ryan; Bruno, Dunk, Duffy, Bong; Knockaert, Kayal, Stephens, Izquierdo; March; Murray.