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Team News: Brighton & Hove Albion make eight changes against Reading

Brighton make eight changes

Brighton & Hove Albion ring the changes for their FA Cup tie against Reading, making eight alterations to the side that drew with Bournemouth on New Year's Day.

Peter Brezovan replaces Tomasz Kuszczak in goal, while Gordon Greer and Adam Chicksen come in for Matthew Upson and Stephen Ward at the back.

In midfield, Jake Forster-Caskey and Keith Andrews come in for Liam Bridcutt and Rohan Ince.

Brighton manager Oscar García completes the changes by sending out a front trio of Kemy Agustien, Solly March and Ashley Barnes in place of David Lopez, Leonardo Ulloa and Kazenga LuaLua.

Reading, meanwhile, make five changes to the side that earned a point against Nottingham Forest last time out, with Adam Federici, Kaspers Gorkss, Jake Taylor, Jordan Obita and Adam Le Fondre coming in to the side.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Brezovan; Calderon, Greer, El-Abd, Chicksen; Andrews, Crofts, Forster-Caskey; Agustien, March, Barnes

Reading: Federici; Gunter, Kelly, Gorkss, Pearce; Guthrie (c), Taylor, Obita; McCleary, Blackman, Le Fondre

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