Former England striker Darren Bent makes his Brighton & Hove Albion debut against Fulham this afternoon after joining on loan from Aston Villa for one month.

Seagulls manager Sami Hyypia is able to recall Lewis Dunk as the defender returns from suspension, but Dale Stephens and Andrew Crofts miss out through injury.

Young defender Jack Grimmer starts for Fulham after returning from a loan spell at Shrewsbury, but Dan Burn is serving a one-game suspension after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season.

Striker Adam Taggert has been ruled out with a groin injury, so Ross McCormack partners Hugo Rodallega in attack for the Cottagers.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Dunk, Hughes, J. Bennett; Forster-Caskey, Gardner, Colunga, E. Bennett; Bent, LuaLua

Fulham: Bettinelli; Grimmer, Hutchinson, Bodurov, Stafylidis; Ruiz, Christensen, Parker, Hyndman; McCormack, Rodallega