Florin Andone gets a glimmer of hope just outside the box, but the striker loses control and Bournemouth win the ball back easily.

Brighton won 3-1 when these two sides faced each other in the FA Cup on 5 January, but when did the Seagulls last feast on the Cherries in the league?

That would be on New Year's Day 2008, when Alex Revell's last-minute winner gave him a hat-trick and a 3-2 win for Brighton.

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Bournemouth's defence have had very little to worry about yet, despite Brighton dominating the possession.

There's no pace or urgency from the hosts as the temperature drops and the rain pours down - spring it ain't.

Davy Propper wastes another spell on the ball for the hosts, sending a poor pass all the way over the top of the defence from halfway, giving Bournemouth the chance to breathe again with a goal kick.

First chance of the game for the Cherries!

Ryan Fraser ends in a teasing low cross from the left, and Joshua King really should have done better - he was in space, homing in on the six-yard line, but his aerial toe-poke flew a long way wide.

Little to show from the visitors as yet, with Nathan Ake pumping a long ball all the way from his own half into Mat Ryan's arms.

Brighton quickly get the ball back after the start, and after a long spell of possession Yves Bissouma drags a shot slowly past Artur Boruc's left post from just outside the 'D'.

Referee Kevin Friend blows the whistle, with Bournemouth kicking off at the Amex.

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Before we start, there's a minute's applause for former Brighton striker Kit Napier, who passed away recently aged 75.

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Both sides have sleepwalked into relegation form. Brighton have won just two of their last 11 league games. Bournemouth one in nine.

With 38 points, Eddie Howe's team almost certainly have enough to stay up. But their dismal run, coupled with transfer speculation linking key players with summer departures, bodes ill for next season.

Brighton's predicament is more immediate. The Amex is no longer a fortress. Goals aren't coming. Key players look weary. They need to abruptly put behind them the disappointment of Wembley,get something here and then beat Cardiff on Tuesday.

If they don't, relegation is a real possibility.

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Because they need it, I am going to go with a Brighton win. Can I see them scoring twice? Yes, because they are playing Bournemouth.

Prediction: 2-0

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Chris Hughton makes two changes to the side that lost to Man City in the FA Cup semi-final. Jurgen Locadia and Florin Andone come in, with Glenn Murray and Alireza Jahanbakhsh dropping to the bench.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, Propper, Stephens, Bissouma, Knockaert, Andone, Locadia.

Subs: Button, Bong, Kayal, Jahanbakhsh, Murray, Izquierdo, Burn.

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Bournemouth also show two changes, with Artur Boruc returning for Asmir Begovic between the sticks, and Steve Cook returns to the side for the first time since 9 February following an abcess on his groin. The Cherries skipper replaces Nathaniel Clyne.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Cook, Mepham, Ake, A Smith, Gosling, Lerma, Fraser, King, Brooks, Wilson.

Subs: Begovic, Mousset, Ibe, Stanislas, Clyne, Simpson, Solanke.

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