View from the gantrypublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2019
Brighton v Bournemouth (12:30 GMT)
Steve Wilson
Match of the Day commentator
This match between two sides at the wrong end of the Premier League table could hardly be any more important.
The recent stirrings from Watford and the surge from Southampton will have lurked spectre-like in the dark corners of Eddie Howe and Graham Potter's broken sleep.
Both have plenty of time and opportunity to get themselves safe, but the likelihood is that they will be somewhere near the trap door through to May.
Brighton's last league win over Bournemouth was at the Withdean Stadium more than a decade ago - in football's third tier. It's a reminder for both clubs that, for all the pressure that comes with a Premier League relegation battle, life can be a lot worse.