Bournemouth v Brighton
FA CUP THIRD ROUND
Venue: The Vitality Stadium
Date: Saturday 5th January 2019
Kick-off: 12:30 GMT
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Adam Nunn, Ian Hussin
Fourth official: Craig Hicks
VAR: Craig Pawson
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis
TEAM NEWS
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is expected to make several changes for the all-Premier League FA Cup third round tie with Brighton.
Midfielder Dan Gosling could feature after returning from injury against Watford on Wednesday.
Brazilian defender Bernardo is a doubt (hamstring) for Brighton, who reached the quarter-finals last season.
Under-23 Swedish forward Viktor Gyokereses will be in the squad but Maty Ryan and Alireza Jahanbakhsh are both away at the Asian Cup.
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe: "There will be changes to the team, this game comes after a lot of games for clubs.
"We're all looking forward to the game. The third round is always a mark on the football calendar, so it's great to be at home and we want the same attacking flair from Wednesday."
Chris Hughton: "The FA Cup is the best cup competition in the world, we did very well last season. It can always add to the momentum and feel of your league campaign.
"It's a slight respite from our league campaign and in some ways it's different.
"But it's exciting and we want to have a good run. We were given a tough draw but we want to go through."
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
[*=left]This is only the third FA Cup meeting between Bournemouth and [*=left]Brighton and first since the Cherries won 4-2 in the first round in November 1993.
[*=left]Brighton and Bournemouth met in the third round of the FA Cup in the 1987-88 season, with the Seagulls winning 2-0 at home.
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[*=left]Bournemouth haven't won any of their last nine FA Cup games against top-flight sides (D2 L7), since beating Manchester United in January 1984 as a third division side
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[*=left]Brighton have made it past the FA Cup third round in eight of the last nine seasons, failing only at this stage in 2015-16 (0-1 v Hull).
