Brighton travel to Leyton Orient for their Johnstone's Paint Trophy Southern Section second round clash.
Capital clash for Seagulls
Brighton travel to Leyton Orient for their Johnstone's Paint Trophy Southern Section second round clash.
Orient will be without JJ Melligan and Stephen Purches for the game.
Winger Melligan serves the second game of his three-match ban after being sent off at Norwich last week, while skipper Purches is still sidelined as he recovers from a fractured cheekbone.
Andrew Cave-Brown will keep his place at right-back in Purches' absence, with the experienced defender hoping to resume training this week with the aid of a protective face mask.
Midfielders Adam Chambers (calf) and Sean Thornton (knee) are still on the sidelines.
Adrian Patulea, Loick Pires, Luke Ashworth and James Scowcroft are pushing for starts should boss Geraint Williams opt to shuffle his pack for the game.
Brighton news
Adam El-Abd is suspended for the match. The defender was sent off during Saturday's home defeat by MK Dons and begins a three-match ban.
Adam Virgo, who was suspended at the weekend, is poised to return to the back four in El-Abd's absence.
Boss Russell Slade is set to hand a start to striker Glenn Murray, who is fit again after hernia surgery, and left-back Jim McNulty provided he has recovered from having a wisdom tooth removed.
Back-up goalkeeper Graeme Smith could also be given a run-out.
Andrew Whing is still missing as he recovers from a double hernia op and fellow defender Colin Hawkins remains on the sidelines with a heel injury.
