Albion v Frank Lampard's Derby
FA CUP FIFTH ROUND
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Saturday 16th February 2019
Kick-off: 12:30 GMT
Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Dan Cook, Neil Davies
Fourth official: Roger East
VAR:Graham Scott
AVAR: Andrew Garratt
TEAM NEWS
Brighton are without Florin Andone, who has been retrospectively banned for three games after elbowing Sam Field in the fourth-round replay at West Brom.
Fellow forward Solly March is a doubt with an ankle injury, but Jose Izquierdo is back in training following 10 weeks out with a knee problem.
Tom Lawrence is expected to start for Frank Lampard's Derby after returning from injury to score against Ipswich on Wednesday.
Midfielder Andy King, on loan from Leicester, is cup-tied.
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
Robyn Cowen: Both sides would be forgiven for having one eye on other matters going into this tie.
Brighton's run of just one league win in 11 has left them perilously close to the Premier League relegation zone. Derby, meanwhile, have their sights sets on a play-off place in the Championship.
Given Brighton's current plight and the fact that Derby have already claimed cup scalps against top-flight opposition in Manchester United and Southampton, a win for Frank Lampard's side might go down as an upset but it wouldn't be a huge shock.
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Chris Hughton: "Some of the bigger sides have gone out - but for us it's always about taking it one round at a time.
"It's a great opportunity for somebody - we're part of that group of teams.
"We're the favourites this weekend and we understand that. We'd always rather be playing at home against a side outside the top flight - but they're in really good form at the moment."
Frank Lampard's Derby manager Frank Lampard: "We have had a good run in the cups this season and it's because we've performed when we needed to and stepped up - so we have to go again."
MATCH FACTS
[*=left]Brighton are unbeaten in the past five meetings in all competitions, winning two and drawing three.
[*=left]The Seagulls triumphed 3-0 in the most recent encounter in the Championship in March 2017.
[*=left]This is the third time the two sides have met in the FA Cup. Stuart McMillan's Derby won 10-1 over two legs in the fifth round in 1946, while Brighton secured a 3-1 third-round victory in 1961.
Albion
[*=left]Brighton's win at West Brom in the fourth-round replay is their only victory in seven matches in all competitions (D3, L4).
[*=left]They are attempting to make the FA Cup quarter-finals for a second successive season, and fourth time overall.
[*=left]The Seagulls have won seven of their eight ties as a top-flight club against lower league teams. The exception was a 3-0 home defeat to third tier Oxford United in the fourth round in 1982.
[*=left]Brighton's Glenn Murray has scored four goals in five FA Cup appearances, despite not starting any of those matches and playing a total of 67 minutes.
Frank Lampard's Derby
[*=left]Frank Lampard's Derby are unbeaten in six games, winning four, including the penalty shoot-out victory over Southampton in round three.
[*=left]They are aiming to arrest a run of four successive fifth-round defeats in the FA Cup.
[*=left]The Rams last made the quarter-finals in 1999, losing 1-0 at Arsenal.
[*=left]All five of Frank Lampard's Derby's FA Cup goals this season have come in the second half, with the last three scored in the final 15 minutes.
[*=left]Manager Frank Lampard played in the Chelsea team that eliminated Brighton manager Chris Hughton's Birmingham City in the fifth round in 2012.
