Since our defeat at the Amex Stadium, Brighton have had a mixed set of results, including 8 defeats out of 15. On their travels, they have beaten Nottingham Forest 2-3 and Sheffield United 0-5. They have drawn both with Everton and Crystal Palace 1-1, and drew with two London clubs, West Ham and Brentford 0-0. In their most recent away game they drew 1-1 with Burnley. Their defeats, which included their heaviest, were against Aston Villa 6-1. Manchester City 2-1, Chelsea 3-2, Arsenal 2-0, Luton Town 4-0, Spurs 2-1, Fulham 3-0 and Liverpool 2-1. Brighton at home have W 4, D 6, lost 2. Their most recent game was against Manchester City, it finished 0-4.
Our last meeting at Dean Court with Brighton was in April 2023. A goal from Evan Ferguson in the first half and a 90th minute injury time goal from Julio Enciso, gave Brighton a 0-2 win.
In all our meetings in the league at home with Brighton, AFCB have W 26, D 17, L 11.
In all competitions, AFCB have W 44, D 29, L 41.
AFCB Team News
Milos Kerkez is suspended. No new news on any injuries since the Wolves game.
AFCB Player To Watch
On a certain website, Marcus Senesi came out top in three of their four categories from the Wolves game. He was their MOM, equal with two others for most shots in the game and made 5 tackles, two more than the next players. At AFCB he is equal top with two other players with 4 assists. He has scored 3 goals, our joint fourth highest scorer. He and Illia Zabarnyi have formed a strong defensive partnership when playing together. Otherwise, up front, we look at Dominic Solanke, Antoine Semenyo, and Justin Kluivert to score our goals.
Brighton Team News
On their injury front, Evan Ferguson, Billy Gilmour, James Milner, Kaoru Mitoma, Jack Hinshelwood, Solly March, Tariq Lamptey and Pervis Estupinan have all been out with various injuries.
Brighton Player To Watch
One of their most consistent players has been Pascal Gross, is in his seventh season with Brighton and is an important player for them. In the league, he has scored 4 goals and is well ahead of any of their other players with 10 assists. Their leading scorer is Joao Pedro with 8 league goals.
The Referee
Paul Tierney is our referee for this game, it will be his third game in charge, all at Dean Court. In the league, he was in charge of our game against Wolves where he showed 8 yellow cards and a red card. Also he took charge of our FA Cup game with Leicester City, during the game he showed 9 yellow cards, those two games are his highest for yellow cards this season so far.