Brighton & Hove Albion vs Derby County tips

Brighton, who enjoyed a very promising opening half of the season, have seen their fortunes turn over the last couple of months. The Seagulls fell to a dismal 3-1 loss at home to the relegation threatened Burnley last weekend to continue their worrying slide down the table.
Chris Hughton’s side now sit just 3 points above the relegation zone, and their loss to Burnley made it 7 competitive games without a win in normal time.
The 3rd round of the FA Cup saw an in form Brighton side win away to Bournemouth, but since then it’s just been a consistent downfall from the south coast side. Their usually excellent home form has disappeared into the ether, with that 3-1 loss to Burnley a new low for them after winning just 1 of their last 7 competitive games at the Amex Stadium.
The Rams are now behind Middlesbrough on goal difference alone, and there is actually a fairly reasonable gap of just 10 points between them and the Championship leaders. A push for automatic promotion isn’t out of the question for Frank Lampard’s side here, and keeping up confidence with another FA Cup triumph would do wonders for their chances.