After Brighton's struggles against non-league Wrexham in the third round, won on penalties after a replay, comes the reward for the 1983 finalists. Newcastle give a fitness test to the captain Fabricio Coloccini but are without Demba Ba and Pappis Cissé, still with Senegal and expected back next week. "Brighton pass it and they are patient," said the Newcastle manager, Alan Pardew. "It's hard to do it in the Championship and get success, but they are making a good fist of it." Mark Tallentire
Venue Amex Stadium, Saturday 5.15pm
Referee Lee Probert
Odds Brighton 3-1 Newcastle 10-11 Draw 5-2
Head to head Brighton 6 Newcastle 7 Draws 3
Brighton
Subs from Ankergren, Elphick, El-Abd, Hoskins, Noone, Vicente, Harley, Dicker, Poke, Vincelot, LuaLua
Doubtful LuaLua, Noone
Injured Painter
Newcastle
Subs from Elliot, Harper, R Taylor, Perch, Vuckic, Abeid, Ferguson, Obertain, Gosling, Lovenkrands
Doubtful Coloccini
Injured Marveaux, S Taylor, Sam Ameobi
Unavailable Ba, Cissé, Tioté
Match pointers
• Brighton have lost their last six meetings with top-flight opposition in the FA Cup
• Newcastle have failed to win any of their last eight FA Cup matches away from home
