Poyet grateful for preparation time

Brighton manager Gus Poyet is glad to have a free week ahead of Saturday's trip to Leeds.

The Seagulls have just come through a busy eight days with an FA Cup win over Newcastle, a derby draw at Crystal Palace and Saturday's hard-fought 1-0 victory over Leicester.

"It's been a really tough run of games," said Poyet.

"We are looking forward to a full week to prepare for another busy run of games against Leeds, Millwall, Liverpool and Hull.

"We expect them to be very hard games and you have to be at your best.

"It's also good for our new players to get used to us and our way of football."