Albion boss Chris Hughton has a reasonable chance of getting his wish of a Premier League team at home in tonight's FA Cup fourth round draw.
Seventeen of the 40 clubs left in the competition are from the top flight.
Two of the three that made instant exits - Newcastle and Hull - are sides the Seagulls have faced in the FA Cup in the last two seasons.
Albion, ball No. 21, are among 13 Championship clubs involved in the fourth round draw, live on BBC One from 7.30pm.
The eight League One participants are headed by cup specialists Sheffield United, 3-0 winners at QPR yesterday, and Nottingham Forest's conquerors Rochdale.
Two League Two sides are left - Cambridge United and AFC Wimbledon, who host Liverpool this evening.
Draw numbers: 1. Arsenal 2. Southampton or Ipswich Town 3. Stoke City 4. Blackburn Rovers 5. Crystal Palace 6. AFC Wimbledon or Liverpool 7. Manchester City 8.Rochdale
9. West Bromwich Albion 10. Birmingham City 11. Aston Villa 12. AFC Bournemouth 13. Reading 14. Swansea City 15. Cardiff City 16. Bolton Wanderers
17. Sunderland 18. Burnley or Tottenham Hotspur 19. Millwall or Bradford City 20. Derby County 21. Albion 22. Fulham or Wolverhampton Wanderers 23. Leicester City
24.Scunthorpe United or Chesterfield 25. Everton or West Ham United 26. Cambridge United 27. Chelsea 28. Middlesbrough 29. Sheffield United 30. Manchester United 31. Preston North End 32. Doncaster Rovers or Bristol City
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