Albion manager Micky Adams expects calls for his head if his team loses at Chester tomorrow.

The Seagulls go into the showdown at the Deva Stadium on a hiding to nothing. They won't earn much credit for a first win in ten matches against the relegation favourites. And Adams knows some knives will be out if they slip to another defeat.

"I would hate to think what people are thinking about this one," he admitted.

"If we lose another game against the bottom team then I am sure there will be a few calls for somebody's head.

"But you have just got to get on with it. I'm not thinking too far ahead. It's just another game and it doesn't matter who we are playing. It would be just as important if we were playing somebody at the top, because we need a win."

Former Albion skipper Gary Hobson is expected to captain Chester after making his loan move permanent a couple of weeks ago and Adams has a healthy respect for rival boss Ian Atkins. He took over in the New Year from Terry Smith, the club owner and ex-American football coach.

"They have obviously improved since Ian went there," Adams said. "He has a reputation for his teams being organised and fit, two of the things you need to be a success in the Third Division. He has made a lot of changes and we would rather have gone there at the beginning of his reign than now."

Captain and midfielder Paul Rogers, scorer of Albion's last away goal at Rotherham more than nine hours ago, returns from a one-match ban. Adams seems poised to persevere with the 4-4-2 system used for last Saturday's unfortunate 1-0 defeat at Northampton.

"Darren Freeman is doing a good job on the right and now that I've got little Paul Brooker I think it would be folly for me to play any other system," he said.

"The worry is are we good enough defensively? I asked them that question last week, but we didn't really get tested."

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