Albion boss Steve Coppell wants injured goalkeeper Will Packham fit in time for the home clash against Derby on November 16.
Michel Kuipers will be unavailable unless his appeal against his sending off last Saturday is successful and Coppell will need Packham as cover for Andy Petterson.
The Seagulls' chief is anxious to avoid a repeat of the situation for the game at Crystal Palace, when 41-year-old coach John Keeley understudied Kuipers.
Packham had damaged ankle ligaments in training 24 hours earlier and Petterson had not been re-signed on monthly terms at that stage.
"I don't want to get by for one game," Coppell said. "I don't want to take that gamble but I might have to.
"Even with Premiership clubs who have got three goalkeepers now, because of the transfer window and the fact that they can't call them back in the first month it's almost as if some players have to be happy with being third choice rather than going somewhere else."
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