The Seagulls head into the game in a poor run of form, and are without a league win since September after seeing their early season momentum slow in the autumn and winter months.
Reflecting on his side's 11-game run without a winner, Brighton boss Graham Potter said: “I don’t feel pressure. It’s not pleasant because, we want to win. There’s an internal pressure that you want to try and do better and help the team and get that victory.
“But the trick is also to analyse it correctly, put it in perspective to see the situation for what it is because there’s a lot going on behind the results. This league can challenge you and you can go sometimes without a win for a while. It’s not ideal, we don’t like it, we’d have preferred it if we’d had a few more wins recently.
“We haven’t been far away in a lot of the games but at the same time we have to also acknowledge we haven’t been good enough because the results say that. But we’ve got 20 points so that’s not the end of the world for us, that’s something to be quite positive about, not jumping over everything but still not the end of the world either.”
Take a look at today's biggest stories from the Premier League, as the tier sides gear up for the Boxing Day action this weekend:
9. Seagulls tipped to bag Blackburn striker
Brighton & Hove Albion have been named favourites to sign Blackburn Rovers sensation Ben Brereton Diaz, ahead of the likes of Sevilla and Southampton. The Chile international has dazzled for Rovers this season, scoring 19 goals in 23 league games. (Various) Photo: Warren Little
10. Los Blancos eye Gomez
Real Madrid are believed to be plotting a move for Liverpool defender Joe Gomez. The England international missed much of last season with a knee injury, and is in danger of losing his starting spot to new signing Ibrahima Konate. (BBC Sport) Photo: JAVIER SORIANO