Tottenham Hotspur loanee Jon Obika must wait for his Brighton & Hove Albion debut, having been named among the substitutes for their game with Birmingham City at the Amex Stadium.

Keeper Tomasz Kuszczak and defender Matthew Upson both start for the Seagulls after shaking off injuries.

Birmingham boss Lee Clark is without defender Kyle Bartley (hamstring), while Dan Burn has been recalled from his loan spell at St Andrew's by parent club Fulham.

However, Mitch Hancox has returned from injury to start for the visitors.

City, who are unbeaten in their four visits to Brighton, could climb into the top half of the Championship with a win.

Brighton: Kuszczak; Bruno, Upson, Greer, Ward; Ince, Andrews, Crofts; David, LuaLua, Ulloa

Birmingham City: Randolph; Caddis, Mullins, Robinson, Hancox; Lee, Reilly; Burke, Elliott, Novak. Zigic