Newcastle and Brighton go in search of just their second wins of the season when they clash at St James' Park on Saturday evening.The Magpies put on a decent showing at Liverpool last weekend, taking the lead through Jetro Willems' first goal for the club but ultimately they came up short as the league leaders ran out 3-1 winners.
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce will now be hoping to register his first win on Tyneside and move his team out of the relegation zone as they prepare to host a side they have yet to defeat in four previous Premier League meetings.
The north-east side will need to improve defensively if they are to get the better of the Seagulls, who won this fixture 1-0 last season, Newcastle having failed to keep a clean sheet in front of their own supporters in the last seven in all competitions.
Their chances of shutting out Brighton have been boosted by Fabian Schar being passed fit after he limped out of last week's loss at Liverpool, while there is a chance Andy Carroll makes his second debut for the club having missed the first five games of the season through a lack of match fitness.
Winger Allan Saint-Maximin is also back in training but the game will come too soon for Sean Longstaff, while DeAndre Yedlin, Matt Ritchie, Dwight Gayle and Florian Lejeune are long-term absentees.
Brighton are set to welcome back right-back Martin Montoya from illness after he missed the 1-1 draw with Burnley last week but Bernardo is struggling after picking up a knock.
Leon Balogun and Alireza Jahanbakhsh are doubts while Leandro Trossard is out with a groin injury and Ezequiel Schelotto is also unavailable as he continues his recovery from a serious knee injury.
Seagulls boss Graham Potter hasn't tasted victory since the opening day of the season when his side won 3-0 at Watford but feels they have been slightly unfortunate, a late Jeff Hendrick strike earning Burnley a point at the Amex Stadium last week.
The former Swansea boss says his players need to start turning good performances into points and admits the patience of the fans won't last forever.
We know there is a lot for us to do. I cant fault the players or the supporters," he told the Argus.
The supporters get behind us and, believe you me, we want to win for them as much as for ourselves. We will just keep trying."