Danny Welbeck absence explained for Brighton against Aston Villa
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Aston Villa team news from the Amex Stadium
Brighton striker Danny Welbeck was a notable absentee from the Albion starting XI to face Brighton.
Welbeck has been in fine for the Seagulls and has eight Premier League goals to his name so far this term.
The 35-year-old was close to an England call-up in for the previous international break but narrowly missed out on a place in Thomas Tuchel's squad.
Welbeck played from the start in Albion's 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest and worked tirelessly at the City Ground before he was replaced by Greek striker Stefanos Tzimas on 65 minutes.
Tzimas impressed from the bench and netted his first Premier League goal as he netted a late second for Brighton.
Tzimas has now been rewarded with his first Premier League start as he replaces Welbeck as the main striker to face Unai Emerey's Aston Villa.
Welbeck is on the bench and could be introduced in the second half.
Elsewhere Carlos Baleba is recalled to the starting XI as midfielder Yasin Ayari misses out. We will bring an update on the Sweden international in the post match press conference.
Maxim De Cuyper impressed at Nottingham Forest and keeps his place on the left wing, as Kaoru Mitoma and Tommy Watson miss out with injuries.
Georginio is also absent as he was substituted at Nottingham Forest asfter he was hit in the face with the ball. German under-21 international Brajan Gruda takes his spot.
Lewis Dunk: This club means everything to me
At the back, skipper Lewis Dunk makes his 500th appearance for the club.
Dunk, speaking to Sky Sports, said: "I think we've grown together on the journey.
I started in League One with this football club and we have grown steadily in the process and now we are here in the Premier League and have been in Europe together, so it's been an enjoyable time and hopefully many more than 500 to come.
"The club has come a long way and I have been lucky enough to be on the whole journey with it. It's been enjoyable and let's see where we can end up this season and in the future.
"This club is my whole life. I have been here since I was ten or 11 years old, so it means everything to me. The pride and the honour to put the shirt on and the captain's armband on every game and to play every day in training is still there and it always will be."
Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Wieffer, Dunk, Van Hecke, De Cuyper; Gruda, Baleba, Gomez; Minteh, Tzimas, Kadioglu. Subs: Steele, Hinshelwood, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Veltman, Coppola, Knight, Oriola
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, Guessand, Watkins. Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Digne, Garcia, Bogarde, Tielemans, Buendia, Malen, Sancho.