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Football Focus incoming...

I've just heard that both sides have won one of their last eight games as well.

A reminder that the Temple of Doom is on BBC One in just over an hour.

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• Brighton are without a win in the past 10 league meetings, drawing four and losing six.
• That run includes a 5-0 defeat in the corresponding fixture last season, their heaviest home league loss since December 1973.
• Bournemouth are unbeaten in five away games against Brighton in all competitions, winning two and drawing three.

Brighton are 15th, they finished 17th last year. So results may not be so different to how they were under Chris Hughton.

In nearly every other way - from what I have seen - the team is unrecognisable.

Graham Potter must be some coach.

Bournemouth

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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "Brighton are the type of team that change week to week depending on their opponent. They have played very well at times this season so it will be a difficult game.

"They play a really good brand of football, they build from the back. They have got really good creative attacking players as well."

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Graham Potter: "We have a lot of positives to take again from the defeat by Spurs. It's frustrating again but we have to take that frustration into Bournemouth.

"In terms of being able to select a team and rotate players, the Christmas schedule is very difficult.

"The scientists and people who know about recovery would say that it is not good. But it is the Premier League, it is the schedule, we have to adapt and deal with it."

Maybe 2020 is going to be Alireza Jahanbakhsh's year for Brighton.

He's scored a grand total of 0 goals for the Seagulls after bagging 21 in a season for AZ Alkmaar.

Janssen, Kezman...

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton captain Lewis Dunk returns to the starting line-up as Graham Potter makes seven changes from the Boxing Day defeat by Tottenham.

Neal Maupay, Yves Bissouma, Leandro Trossard, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Martin Montoya and Davy Propper also come into the team.

Dale Stephens, Adam Webster and Pascal Gross all drop to the bench.

Brighton: Ryan, Montoya, Dunk, Duffy, Burn, Propper, Bissouma, Mooy, Jahanbakhsh, Maupay, Trossard. Subs: Stephens, Gross, Webster, Murray, Button, Bernardo, Alzate.

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Diego Rico returns from suspension as Bournemouth make five changes from their 1-1 draw with Arsenal.

Harry Wilson, Philip Billing, Junior Stanislas and Dominic Solanke also start.

Ryan Fraser and Callum Wilson are among the substitutes.

Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Stacey, Steve Cook, Mepham, Rico, Stanislas, Gosling, Billing, Harry Wilson, King, Solanke. Subs: Boruc, Surman, Lerma, Callum Wilson, Lewis Cook, Fraser, Simpson.

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Anybody who calls this a derby, of any kind, is being sent out.

We'll have team news for you very shortly indeed.

Any relegation jitters out there? Fire away...

Burnley forward Ashley Barnes is set to return to the starting line-up for the visit of United.

Barnes was rested at Everton on Boxing Day in an attempt to manage his ongoing groin problem.

Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay suffered a suspected knee ligament injury on Boxing Day and is likely to miss the trip to Burnley.

Paul Pogba could replace McTominay, having come off the bench in United's last two matches.

West Ham have Ryan Fredericks available again after a ban, but fellow full-back Aaron Cresswell now serves a one-match suspension of his own.

Roberto is expected to continue in goal in the absence of David Martin and Lukasz Fabianski.

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers may decide to rest top scorer Jamie Vardy due to the hectic fixture list.

Midfielder Matty James, who has not featured since January because of an Achilles injury, is close to a return.

Norwich head coach Daniel Farke may make changes as he tries to address a run of six matches without a victory.

He remains without striker Josip Drmic and long-term injury victims Ben Godfrey and Timm Klose.

Tottenham are without the suspended trio of Son Heung-min, Moussa Sissoko and Harry Winks.

Head coach Jose Mourinho said Tanguy Ndombele was not "feeling in condition to play" against Brighton and it is unclear whether he will be available.

Watford winger Ismaila Sarr should be fit despite suffering a swollen eye when he collided with an advertising hoarding against Sheffield United.

Troy Deeney could be rested, with head coach Nigel Pearson mindful of the captain's injury problems this season.

Conor Hourihane is likely to be recalled to Villa's starting line-up following his match-winning goal against Norwich on Boxing Day.

Tyrone Mings and Keinan Davis hope to be in contention after injuries.

Southampton will assess the condition of Shane Long, who missed the win over Chelsea because of a knee injury.

Moussa Djenepo remains out with a hamstring injury but Kevin Danso has recovered from illness.

Patrick van Aanholt sustained another hamstring problem against Chelsea, adding to Palace's injury crisis.

Christian Benteke missed that game with a muscle problem and joins Scott Dann, Gary Cahill, Joel Ward, Andros Townsend and Jeffrey Schlupp on the injury list.

Newcastle defender Javier Manquillo has a calf muscle problem and will be assessed ahead of Saturday's game.

Paul Dummett is another doubt, because of a groin injury, while Ki Sung-yueng may remain unavailable due to illness.

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed he will make numerous changes to the starting line-up in order to protect his players from injuries.

Theo Walcott, Michael Keane, Tom Davies and Leighton Baines could all be recalled, but Alex Iwobi remains out.

More to the point, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on later. So I won't try and pretend that we can compete with that.

There's lots to look forward to on the BBC on another action-packed day of football in the Premier League:

• Dan Walker is joined by Alex Scott and Kevin Kilbane for Football Focus from midday on BBC One, featuring an exclusive interview with Chelsea's Frank Lampard ahead of their London derby against Arsenal tomorrow.
• Meanwhile, Steve Crossman builds up to all of the games on 5 Live Sport (12:00 GMT).
• Jason Mohammad, Alex Scott and Kevin Kilbane react to and analyse the goals as they go in on Final Score, live on the BBC Red Button service (14:30 GMT) and on BBC One (16:30 GMT).
• There's minute-by-minute coverage of Newcastle United v Everton, plus updates from the other two 3pm kick-offs, on BBC Radio 5 Live.
• BBC Radio London will also provide full-match commentary from Southampton v Crystal Palace (15:00 GMT), Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur (17:30 GMT) and West Ham United v Leicester City (17:30 GMT).
• Join the debate and have your say on your team's performance with Alistair Bruce-Ball and Chris Sutton on 606 tonight on 5 Live (18:00 GMT).
• There will then be minute-by-minute coverage on 5 Live of the late game between Burnley and Manchester United.
• And finally, tune in to see all the goals with Gary Lineker on Match of the Day on BBC One (22:30 GMT).

You can follow all of these at the top of the page or on the relevant TV/radio station.