Barnsley v Brighton
Sky Bet Championship
Venue: Oakwell Stadium
Date: Saturday 18th February 2017
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Nicholas Hopton, Tony Peart
Fourth official: Ross Joyce
Barnsley have midfielder Alex Mowatt available for the visit of Brighton after a three-match suspension.
Defender Aidy White remains sidelined with a pelvic injury.
Victory at Oakwell will take Brighton to the top of the Championship table in Chris Hughton's 100th league game in charge of the Seagulls.
Left-back Gaetan Bong (knee) will be assessed, Liam Rosenior (ankle) is still recovering from long-term injury and Connor Goldson (heart) is out.
When asked about his 100th league match in charge, Brighton manager Chris Hughton told BBC Sussex:
"That's news to me. Let's hope come Saturday evening that it's good news.
"I've thoroughly enjoyed the period of time that I've been here right from day one and we've been building towards something.
"Yes, it's a very nice milestone as it's a wonderful place to have it. But the win on Saturday would be a better milestone."
On the test Barnsley will present: "When we played Barnsley earlier in the season we were aware and impressed by how good a side they are.
"They're still going well on the back of a very good win at Villa in the week, so credit to the players and all the management for achieving that."
MATCH FACTS
[*=left]Barnsley have failed to score in their last two league games against Brighton (D1 L1).
[*=left]Brighton won the reverse of this fixture 2-0 in September - they have not done a league double over Barnsley since the 1991-92 campaign.
[*=left]Barnsley have scored a league-high 15 headed goals in the Championship this season.
[*=left]Brighton have conceded a league-high proportion of their goals from opposition headers (35%).
[*=left]Tomer Hemed has scored in each of his last five league appearances for Brighton (six goals) - this despite attempting just seven shots on target during this run.
[*=left]Brighton boss Chris Hughton oversees his 100th league game in charge of the Seagulls - his record from his first 99 Championship games reads; won 49, drew 31 and lost 19.
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