I'll start by talking about Brighton who had more time to prepare this game because their game against Newcastle was postponed at the weekend because they played the final against Manchester United.

As the team rested, the coach today will use the best players so as not to lose competitive pace and Brighton has the dream of going far in this competition because it has already eliminated Liverpool, which won this competition last season.

Brighton lost last week against Fulham by 1-0, they haven't lost in 7 official games and it was the first defeat of the year 2023.

Brighton without Adam Lallana and Jakub Moder due to injuries. Pervis Estupinan is doubtful.

Stoke City is a team from the English second division, they are not in a great moment, they are in 17th place and only have 9 more points than the relegation places, it is an advantage but they cannot lose many points because this league is very competitive.

Stoke City are not aiming to win this competition, their focus is on the championship and if in this game the coach rests some important players it will not be a surprise because they played at the weekend and next weekend there is a very important game against Sunderland .

Nick Powell is out and defending Axel Tuanzebe is doubtful.

I see a lot of favoritism in the Brighton team because they are the best team and will play with the best players. Brighton are playing very well and there is a big difference in quality between the two teams and we will see Brighton win.

我首先要说的是布莱顿，他们有更多时间准备这场比赛，因为他们在周末对阵纽卡斯尔的比赛被推迟了，因为他们在决赛中对阵曼联。

随着球队的休息，今天的教练将使用最好的球员，以免失去竞争的步伐，布莱顿有在这场比赛中走得更远的梦想，因为它已经淘汰了上赛季赢得这项比赛的利物浦。 布莱顿上周0-1不敌富勒姆，7场正式比赛未尝败绩，是2023年首败。

布莱顿因伤缺阵亚当拉拉纳和雅库布莫德。 Pervis Estupinan 出战存疑。

斯托克城是英格兰乙级联赛的球队，他们的状态并不好，他们排在第17位，只比降级区多9分，这是一个优势，但他们不能丢太多分，因为这个联赛非常竞争的。

斯托克城的目标不是赢得这场比赛，他们的重点是冠军，如果在这场比赛中教练让一些重要的球员休息，这并不奇怪，因为他们在周末参加了比赛，下周末将有一场非常重要的比赛对阵桑德兰。 尼克鲍威尔出局，阿克塞尔图安泽贝出战存疑。

我更看好布莱顿，因为他们是最好的球队，并且会和最好的球员一起踢球。布莱顿打得很好，两支球队的实力差距很大，我们会看到布莱顿获胜。