Brighton & Hove Albion welcome AFC Bournemouth to the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the visitors in dyer form recently.
The Cherries have won just one match from nine league games, leaving them in 13th-place in the Premier League.
However, Brighton are right in the relegation scrap now - with the Seagulls in 16th - just five points above Cardiff City who occupy the last relegation spot.
These two teams met earlier in the season, with Bournemouth claiming all three points as David Brooks scored a brace at the Vitality Stadium.
TEAM NEWS
Brighton winger Solly March could play against Bournemouth, after returning to training following a calf problem.
Pascal Gross, who is a long-term absentee, is also back in training, but Saturday may come too quick for the German playmaker.
Diego Rico is out for the Cherries with an ankle ligament injury, with the likes of Charlie Daniels, Simon Francis and Steve Cook all sidelined as well.
THE MANAGERS
Brighton manager Chris Hughton: "Nobody knows a points total that will keep us safe. Our attitude has to be to keep fighting and getting as many results as we can between now and the end of the season.
"One calculation is about where we finish and the points tally, but development can be measured in different ways. I think we have made progress this year."
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe: "We see Saturday as an opportunity to put last week to bed and be positive.
"Brighton are well organised and competitive, we need to be at our best.
"The last two games we have been really disappointed. We dipped well below our standards."
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