EPL: Brighton v Burnley preview
Brighton v Burnley preview
Sean Dyche says his Burnley team are becoming more confident thanks to their form this season which sees them sit in sixth as they prepare to face Brighton.
The Clarets travel to the Amex off the back of two straight wins, which briefly saw them move into the top four but Dyche knows his team can't take anything for granted.
"I don't know about a swagger but I think there's a slightly more assuredness about our own team," he said.
"There's a healthy respect for the opposition but that goes out of the window when the whistle goes and there's clear-mindedness for how we perform to get what we want.
"Those things are in place but I don't think we've got to the level where we're swaggering into places. That's for people who've been in the division's top end for a lot longer than us."
Brighton have lost four of their last five games but manager Chris Hughton says his team are not in 'crisis' as they prepare to face in-form Burnley.
"Is it a crisis? No. It's not because we are a newly-promoted team so in some aspects when we went through a good period, it was better than people expected.
"We have to take that into consideration. We are amongst a group of teams who are also not in good form.
"We are the newer ones in the division and we are gaining experience as we go along."
Team news
Brighton will have an unchanged squad for the visit of Burnley.
Boss Chris Hughton has no new injury concerns following the midweek defeat at Tottenham, with midfielder Steve Sidwell (back) still the only absentee.
Pascal Gross and Glenn Murray are set to return to the starting line-up having dropped to the bench against Spurs.
Burnley will welcome back Matt Lowton and Ben Mee for the trip to Brighton but are still unsure about fellow defender Stephen Ward's availability.
Full-back Lowton and centre-back Mee (both knee) have missed the previous two Clarets games while Ward will be assessed on Friday having taken a blow to the knee, forcing him off against Stoke in midweek.
Charlie Taylor may be handed his first Premier League start if Ward misses out, with Robbie Brady (knee), Tom Heaton (shoulder), Dean Marney and Jonathan Walters (both knee) still missing.
"I don't know about a swagger but I think there's a slightly more assuredness about our own team," he said.
"There's a healthy respect for the opposition but that goes out of the window when the whistle goes and there's clear-mindedness for how we perform to get what we want.
"Those things are in place but I don't think we've got to the level where we're swaggering into places. That's for people who've been in the division's top end for a lot longer than us."
Brighton have lost four of their last five games but manager Chris Hughton says his team are not in 'crisis' as they prepare to face in-form Burnley.
"Is it a crisis? No. It's not because we are a newly-promoted team so in some aspects when we went through a good period, it was better than people expected.
"We have to take that into consideration. We are amongst a group of teams who are also not in good form.
"We are the newer ones in the division and we are gaining experience as we go along."
Team news
Brighton will have an unchanged squad for the visit of Burnley.
Boss Chris Hughton has no new injury concerns following the midweek defeat at Tottenham, with midfielder Steve Sidwell (back) still the only absentee.
Pascal Gross and Glenn Murray are set to return to the starting line-up having dropped to the bench against Spurs.
Burnley will welcome back Matt Lowton and Ben Mee for the trip to Brighton but are still unsure about fellow defender Stephen Ward's availability.
Full-back Lowton and centre-back Mee (both knee) have missed the previous two Clarets games while Ward will be assessed on Friday having taken a blow to the knee, forcing him off against Stoke in midweek.
Charlie Taylor may be handed his first Premier League start if Ward misses out, with Robbie Brady (knee), Tom Heaton (shoulder), Dean Marney and Jonathan Walters (both knee) still missing.