Albion will be keeping a very close eye on tonight’s match between Fulham and Burnley at Craven Cottage (8pm) and they will be hoping their former strikers will help to secure them a fifth successive season in the Premier League.

The Seagulls know that a win for Sean Dyche’s side will secure both themselves and Burnley’s place in the top-flight next season and see Fulham relegated.

A win for the Clarets would also take them above Graham Potter's side and Newcastle and into 14th place.

But Albion will be hoping that their former strikers can help fire them to safety.

One of those is Chris Wood, who has been one of the in-form strikers in the Prem in recent weeks.

The 29-year-old, who spent a season on loan with the Seagulls in 2010/11, has scored seven goals in his last seven matches, with four of those coming in his last two games.

That has seen him take his tally to 11.

In the reverse fixture in February at Turf Moor, the sides drew 1-1 with ex-Albion striker Ashley Barnes scoring the equaliser.

The 31-year-old has seen his season hampered by injury but his three goals have helped them seven points this season.

In his previous three seasons in the Prem, the striker has scored double figures in two of those and formed a formidable partnership up top with Wood.

But Dyche has backed Barnes to get back to his best after injury.

He told the Burnley Express: “Yeah, he had a knee problem earlier in his career, and more recently he’s had this issue with his groin injury.

” But he’s a good player, we know that a very effective player and he will be effective for us again.

” He is just getting back to sharpness.”

Another draw between the two sides tonight will mean that Fulham would still have an uphill mountain to climb and need to win all three of their remaining games.

They are not the only former Seagulls at Burnley, with Dale Stephens also there.

The midfielder has found game time hard to come since heading to Turf Moor and is a doubt for tonight’s match after picking a knock in training.