Brighton v Cardiff
Sky Bet Championship
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Saturday 3rd October 2015
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Assistants: Sam Purkiss, Darren Blunden
Fourth official: Nick Kinseley
TEAM NEWS
[*=left]Brighton will be without Jamie Murphy (suspension) and Kazenga LuaLua (groin) when they host Cardiff on Saturday.
[*=left]Tomer Hemed (hamstring) and Bruno (ankle) hope to be fit while Andrew Crofts (knee) could make his first appearance in a year.
[*=left]Cardiff will be without Federico Macheda for the next two months after surgery on a disc injury.
[*=left]Craig Noone and Alex Revell are expected to be on the bench against their former club.
MATCH FACTS
[*=left]Brighton are unbeaten against Cardiff both home and away in their last seven league encounters (W2 D5).
[*=left]Cardiff last won at Brighton in October 2005, when Jason Koumas and Alan Lee were on target in a 2-1 win.
[*=left] The Seagulls, who are the only side yet to lose in the Championship this season (W6 D3), have made their best start to a league campaign since 1953/54 (22 points from first nine games, assuming three points for a win).
[*=left]Cardiff have won four of their last six in league competition, losing the other two.
[*=left]Brighton are one of two teams in the top four tiers who have maintained a 100% record at home this season (Gillingham the other).