Simon Stone
BBC Sport at Molineux

It has been a depressing 2019 for Brighton so far.

In fact, the Seagulls have won just three times since 4 December, when they beat Crystal Palace to move into the top half of the Premier League.

Now though, Chris Hughton's side are in trouble, just two points above the drop zone.

Nevertheless, my understanding is the Brighton hierarchy remain solidly behind manager Chris Hughton and no matter what happens, there will be no knee-jerk reactions of the type that saw him sacked by Norwich with just five games of the season left in 2014.

If there is hope for the visitors today, it comes from the fact they have lost just once in the last nine meetings between these two teams.

Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

The second season [in the Premier League] is always the hardest. First season is an adrenaline rush because no one really knows you.

The first season is enjoyment and you carry on the momentum from the Championship.

Chris Hughton has spent a lot of money but his players, you sometimes question it. He's got about £40m on the bench today.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton boss Chris Hughton on BBC Radio 5 Live:

"The mood after the game on Tuesday was low which is normal after a defeat.

"We are very accepting here for the level of club we are, it's always going to be that way. Nothing changes, for us every game is going to be a challenge.

"We aren't going to go through a season without difficult times.

"The reality is it's only our second season. Some areas have been difficult for us with players we've missed but these are the challenges you have to look forward to."

West Ham United

West Ham have lost their last three Premier League games, last losing four in a row in their opening four matches under Manuel Pellegrini this season.

Molineux doesn't half look lovely in the sunshine.

It's a glorious sight.

One of my favourite grounds...

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Watford

Watford have not won an away game against a team starting in the relegation zone since December 2015 (1-0 at Sunderland), drawing two and losing six since then.

Nigel Pearson
Former Leicester manager on BBC Radio 5 live's weekend preview show

Sometimes when you look dead and buried, when you make changes it's more acceptable because you have to try to get something.

At Leicester we stayed up when we really needed snookers.

Sometimes when the pressure is off then players can go out and perform. When there is a fear element it's very difficult to get the best out of players.

Chris Hughton will continue to show the right sort of strengths to get his players through.

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Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield have lost 13 Premier League home games this season - only Sunderland in 2002-03 and 2005-06 (14) have ever lost more at home in a single campaign in the competition.

Mark Lawrenson
Ex-Liverpool defender

Brighton are in freefall. They are out of the FA Cup and without a point or a goal in their past four league games, and it is hard to see them turning things around at Molineux.

Prediction: 2-0

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Robyn Cowen
BBC Sport

The London Stadium complete with newly installed claret and blue carpet around the pitch. To make the long walk from the technical area to the benches a little more festive.

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Steve Bower
Match of the Day commentator

if Brighton are looking for any sort of good omen, Wolves have taken more points against the top six than the bottom six this season if Brighton are looking for any sort of good omen for today.

Brighton really need to get something. This run of five consecutive defeats have come at just the wrong time.

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Simon Brotherton
Match of the Day commentator at the Vitality Stadium

Another season of Premier League football is all-but guaranteed for Bournemouth, who sit on 41 points after last week's thrashing of Brighton along the coast.

The run-in suggests they might overhaul their best Premier League tally of 46 points, set two years ago. Emulating their ninth-place finish from that season looks less likely.

Fulham are of course long gone, a £100m net spend over two transfer windows not coming close to extending their stay in the division beyond the minimum. They did see off in-form Everton 2-0 last week, but have only taken a woeful two points from 17 away games all season.

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Leicester City

Brendan's gone full suit and tie on the hottest day of the year.

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BBC Radio 5 Live

Former Brighton boss Gus Poyet: "Brighton need to pick up something quick. I think the main thing is when you have a good run in the cups teams get better in the Premier League.

"But when I was at Sunderland as soon as we reached the League Cup final [in 2014] we were a disaster.

"When the game finishes it feels like the season has finished."

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Nuno Espirito Santo makes two changes to the Wolves side that lost 3-1 at Southampton last time out.

Ryan Bennett is recalled after being dropped to the bench for the last two matches, while Morgan Gibbs-White also starts.

Romain Saiss and Leander Dendoncker have to settle for a place among the substitutes.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Gibbs-White, Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny, Jota, Jimenez

Subs: Ruddy, Cavaleiro, Costa, Saiss, Vinagre, Dendoncker, Traore

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Chris Hughton also makes two changes to the Brighton team that slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to fellow strugglers Cardiff in midweek.

Gaetan Bong and Jose Izquierdo come in, with Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Bernardo dropping to the bench..

Brighton XI: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Gross, Stephens, Propper, Izquierdo, Murray, March

Subs: Button, Kayal, Locadia, Andone, Jahanbakhsh, Bernardo, Burn

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Marko Arnautovic returns to the West Ham starting side after missing the defeat by Manchester United through illness.

He replaces the injured Javier Hernandez, while Michail Antonio is in for Manuel Lanzini, who has a groin problem.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Antonio, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson, Arnautovic.

Subs: Adrian, Obiang, Wilshere, Diop, Fredericks, Perez.

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Leicester winger Marc Albrighton starts after returning from two months out with a hamstring injury as a substitute last weekend.

He comes in for Harvey Barnes, while the Foxes' other change sees Jonny Evans replacing Wes Morgan.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell, Gray, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton, Maddison, Vardy.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Iheanacho, Barnes, Okazaki, Mendy, Fuchs.

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Jan Siewert makes five changes to his Huddersfield side that were thumped at Tottenham last week.

Jonas Lossl returns in goal, while Tommy Smith comes into the defence and there is also room in the starting XI for Aaron Mooy, Isaac Mbenza and Steve Mounie.

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Smith, Kongolo, Hogg, Bacuna, Mooy, Mbenza, Mounie, Kachunga, Schindler, Durm

Subs: Coleman, Lowe, Grant, Pritchard, Stankovic, Hadergjonaj, Daly

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Watford make three changes to the side that was beaten at Arsenal on Monday.

Gerard Deulofeu returns to the XI in place of the suspended Troy Deeney, while Ken Sema and Adrian Mariappa also start.

Watford XI: Foster, Mariappa, Deulofeu, Masina, Sema, Cathcart, Doucoure, Gray, Hughes, Femenía, Capoue

Subs: Gomes, Janmaat, Britos, Success, Chalobah, Navarro, Kabasele

Mark Lawrenson
Ex-Liverpool defender

Both of these teams returned to form with good wins last time out - and it is good to sees some signs of life at Fulham following their relegation.

The Cottagers have got the worst away record in the top flight, though, so I am backing Bournemouth.

Prediction: 3-0

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Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe retains the side that won 5-0 at Brighton last Saturday as he takes charge of his 500th game as a manager.

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

Subs: Begovic, Mousset, Stanislas, Hyndman, Simpson, Solanke, Surridge.

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Fulham caretaker manager Scott Parker makes two changes to the side that won against Everton in their last Premier League fixture.

Defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has returned to parent club Manchester United after suffering a knee injury and midfielder Tom Cairney also drops out.

They are replaced by Denis Odoi and Jean Michael Seri.

Fulham XI: Rico, Odoi, Ream, Chambers, Le Marchand, Bryan, Seri, Sessegnon, Zambo Anguissa, Babel, Mitrovic.

Subs:Fabri, Kebano, Ayite, Schurrle, Nordtveit Christie, James.

Steven Wyeth
Match of the Day commentator

Huddersfield aren't without motivation, despite their destiny having already been determined.

There are unwanted Premier League records to avoid before they depart. Benchmarks for most losses and fewest goals scored would be undesirable legacies, and one more home defeat would match Sunderland's high of 14 in a season.

Watford's endeavours have earned them two shots at Europe, and they head into the weekend as one of four teams separated by just a point in pursuit of seventh place.

Winning that race would provide a Europa League safety net to take into the FA Cup final, but a run of three defeats in four must be improved upon.

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