Craig Mackail-Smith reckons a trip to promoted Leicester will suit Albion better than a scrap at Barnsley as they bid to stretch their unbeaten record against the top three in the Championship.

The Seagulls are desperate for a result in the East Midlands tonight to revive their challenge for the play-offs after Saturday's 0-0 draw at Barnsley extended their winless sequence to five games.

Mackail-Smith, who returned from 13 months out injured as a late substitute in South Yorkshire, told The Argus: "I think it was harder going there, because they were desperate, so they were going to just kick it, head it, put tackles in.

"The pitch wasn't in great condition, so it was hard for us to play the game we wanted to play.

"Leicester will come out more at us. We'll have a nice pitch to play on and I think that will suit us a lot better. They will come out and attack us, which might leave spaces for our attacking players to get in."