The Withdean Stadium pitch was waterlogged this morning. But Albion secretary Derek Allan is hopeful Saturday's crunch clash against Cardiff will go ahead.

About a third of the pitch was under water after relentless heavy rain.

Allan said: "According to the forecast it's going to be dry tomorrow and cloudy on Saturday with no suggestion of rain.

"If that is the case then there is a good chance of playing. At the end of the day we want to play. A lot of work has gone in from various sources and we haven't played at home since New Year's Day."

Allan was contacting match referee Paul Armstrong, from Berkshire, today to keep him informed.

He said: "It's too early at the moment to be talking about a pitch inspection. We would like to leave it as late as we can."