Team News: New signing Emmanuel Ledesma starts on the bench for Brighton & Hove Albion

New Brighton & Hove Albion signing Emmanuel Ledesma could make his debut from the bench against Birmingham City today.

The midfielder joined Brighton on a one-month loan from fellow Championship side Middlesbrough earlier in the week.

Defenders Greg Halford and Solly March are both injured though, so Bruno starts at right-back.

Birmingham midfielder David Davies is ruled out of today's match after picking up a knee injury in the midweek game against Middlesbrough, with on-loan defender Rob Kiernan replacing him to make his Brighton debut.

Demarai Gray keeps his place in the side despite having tonsillitis.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Greer, Dunk, Bennett; Ince, Kayal, Teixeira; Calderon, Best, Baldock Subs: Walton, Hughes, Stephens, LuaLua, Ledesma, O'Grady, Mackail-Smith

Birmingham City: Randolph, Caddis, Spector, Robinson, Grounds, Gleeson, Kiernan, Gray, Shinnie, Dyer, Donaldson Subs: Tomas, Cotterill, Novak, Reilly, Zigic, Doyle, Arthur