Buckley boost for Seagulls

Will Buckley has handed Brighton a boost ahead of their FA Cup fifth-round trip to Liverpool.

The in-form winger was substituted at half-time against Leeds last weekend and, after missing the 2-2 draw with Millwall on Tuesday, was a doubt for the game at Anfield.

However, Buckley has proved his fitness and will be available to manager Gus Poyet against the Barclays Premier League giants.

Fellow winger Vicente Rodriguez also missed the Lions clash and will need to prove his fitness.

Poyet's squad will be lacking the presence of midfielder Gary Dicker, who is sidelined with a fractured fibula, defender Tommy Elphick has an Achilles injury and midfielder Matt Sparrow completes his three-match suspension.