Northampton v Brighton

Last updated : 09 August 2010 By BBC Sport

Brighton will again be without defender Gordon Greer and midfielder Glenn Murray, who are both suspended.

New boys Agustin Battipiedi and Cristian Baz will be hoping to make their debuts, but Lewis Dunk (foot) and Peter Brezovan (wrist) are out.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Northampton have won 40 of their 97 previous meetings with Brighton. The Seagulls have won 31 with 26 draws.

• The Cobblers have won only one of the last eight meetings between the sides.

• They have been paired together in the competition on five occasions, with Northampton progressing four times, and the Seagulls once.

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Northampton

• Northampton were put out by Southampton at this stage last year. Defeat here would be their third first-round exit in five attempts.

• Since reaching the quarter-finals for the second time in their history in 1967, the Cobblers have been first-round victims in 22 of 43 attempts.

• This is the first time in six rounds that Northampton have been drawn at home in the League Cup. Their last home tie resulted in a 2-0 win over Millwall in the first round in August 2007.

Brighton

• Brighton have failed to make progress in the League Cup in four of the last six years.

• The 1979 quarter-finalists have scored exactly 150 goals in their League Cup history, and conceded 199.

• Manager Gus Poyet was first-team coach of the Tottenham side that won the League Cup in 2008.

• The Seagulls are chasing their first victory away from home in the League Cup since beating Bristol Rovers 1-0 in the first round in August 2003.

Source: BBC Sport

Source: BBC Sport