Team News: Gary Dicker misses Nottingham Forest clash

Brighton & Hove Albion will be without Gary Dicker when they host Nottingham Forest in the Championship this afternoon.

The Irish midfielder is sidelined with with a knee injury, but manager Gus Poyet welcomes back defender Lewis Dunk, who takes up a place on the bench after serving a suspension.

Forest are still without Simon Cox, who is still recovering from a ligament injury, but defender Daniel Ayala has shrugged off a bout of illness to make the starting XI.

Jermaine Jenas is still out with a calf problem, but Greg Halford starts on the bench after shaking off a similar injury.

Brighton: Kuszczak; Calderon, Greer, El-Abd, Bridge; Bridcutt, Crofts, Lopez; Buckley, Mackail-Smith, Hoskins

Notts Forest: Camp, Hutton, Ayala, Collins, Harding, Moussi, Guedioura, Cohen, Reid, Blackstock, Sharp