Former Brighton player Mark Lawrenson reveals why he's 'worried' about side ahead of Bournemouth clash & makes score prediction

Writing in his weekly predictions column for BBC Sport, former Albion man Mark Lawrenson backed the Cherries to edge their way past Graham Potter's side with a 2-1 win.

Explaining the reason behind his choice, Lawro wrote: "Bournemouth fans are probably wondering what is going to go wrong next.

"It does not help they have got a few injuries but they have gone four league games without scoring and look like they cannot hit a barn door with a banjo - at least they have got a decent reserve goalkeeper in defender Steve Cook, though!

"But things can change very quickly and this might be the game where the Cherries' bad run ends."

The broadcaster went on to express fears for the Seagulls' failure to find a ruthless streak, and contended: "Brighton are not exactly going great either and I am a bit worried about my old team because they do not seem to be able to kill sides off.

"The Seagulls are easy on the eye and more attack-minded under Graham Potter than they were under his predecessor Chris Hughton but they still don't score enough goals. I admire the fact Potter likes to play out from the back but his side don't appear to have a great deal of guile in midfield and the way they play just allows teams to sit in against them."

He concluded: "The danger there is if you do not play through the opposition, they are in a good position to hurt you when they win possession."

The last time the two sides met back in late December, Albion ran out 2-0 winners at the AMEX Stadium, courtesy of goals from Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Aaron Mooy.

The Cherries are second from bottom in the table, and will be desperate to put together a run of solid form to propel themselves out of the drop zone and secure a sixth successive season of top tier football.