The Albion v Huddersfield pre-match brief.
Image by: Duncan Ollner
Following three away fixtures culminating in a hard-fought win against Blackburn Rovers, Albion are back at the Amex on Saturday for the visit of Huddersfield Town.Albion have drawn their past five encounters with the Terriers, who have mustered seven points from a possible nine so far in 2016.
Travel update
Brighton & Hove Albion fans travelling from north of Brighton by train should note that there will be a train replacement bus service operating between Three Bridges and Brighton.
Those travelling via Three Bridges to Brighton, or any stations in between, will be impacted, therefore fans travelling this route are strongly advised to allow extra time to make their journeys to the game.
Train services between Brighton and Falmer, and from Lewes/Eastbourne to Falmer, are expected to run as usual.
All park-and-ride and near-site parking sites are open as usual.
Albion's official travel partner, Seagull Travel, collects from over 120 pick-up locations covering East and West Sussex and surrounding counties.
Seats can be booked via eventtravel-hub.co.uk or by calling 0845 9011 442.
Upon arrival
The Seagulls Winter sale has further reductions of up to 50% off across many lines in the stadium superstore. Dick’s Bar will open at 11.30am and the Seven Stars from noon. Our 1901 Club lounges will open at 12.30pm and concourses at 1.30pm.
All bars, concourses and lounges will be showing the early Championship game between Queens Park Rangers and Wolverhampton Wanderers (12.30pm kick-off) as well as the Premier League fixture between Norwich and Liverpool (12.45pm kick-off).
Albion in the Community (AITC) will be in the Fanzone for younger Albion fans to have a kick-about before watching the game. We have fan favourites Sussex Steel joining us on the bandstand from 1.30pm, with the adjacent Hop bar open for this fixture.
Security Procedures
In light of a recent security review, we will continue our proactive approach to supporter safety and we ask that all fans are patient and comply with stewards' requests when entering, once inside and on leaving the stadium.
Please ensure all coats and jackets are open and ready to be searched, and we would advise avoiding bringing any bags with you to the stadium unless it is absolutely necessary, as this may slow your entry, and that of other supporters, to the stadium.
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Food and DrinkThis week’s guest pie is Chicken Jalfrezi and the guest ale is Theakston’s Lightfoot. The moveable feast catering units will also be open in various concourses for this game.
Inside the Huddersfield edition of Seagull
In Saturday’s issue of Seagull, we have extended interviews with our new arrivals Anthony Knockaert, Richie Towell and Liam Ridgewell.
Nathan Jones has also penned a fond farewell, following his appointment as Luton Town manager, while in our Retro section, we focus on Albion mavericks.
Don Shanks and the legendary Frank Worthington are interviewed, while Mickey Thomas and the late Robin Friday are profiled.
All this and much more can be found in your 84-page edition of Seagull, available in and around the Amex Stadium, priced £3.50.
After the match
The late Premier League game featuring Manchester City v West Ham United will be on view in the North concourse, Dick’s Bar and Seven Stars. Last orders in the Seven Stars is 7.15pm; Dick’s Bar and the North concourse is 7.45pm.
Our 1901 Club members in the West Stand are advised that last orders in the Bupa lounge will be at the earlier time of 6.15pm . Members of all lounges are welcome to relocate to the Overline lounge which will be open until 8pm after the Albion game.
[h=3]ALBION V HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
[/h] SATURDAY 23RD JANUARY, KICK-OFF 3PM
[h=3]ALBION V BRENTFORD
[/h] FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARY, KICK-OFF 7.45PM
[h=3]ALBION V BOLTON WANDERERS
[/h] SATURDAY 13TH FEBRUARY, KICK-OFF 3PM
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