Brighton midfielder Steve Sidwell is full of praise for Stoke City.

Sidwell says Stoke are a great example for any club earning promotion.

“They're the ones you have to look at, they've set the footprint," the midfielder told Brighton's official website.

“They're a well-established Premier League team now, because of the way they've gone about their business from the very start.

“That was the process when I was there, they got Bojan in, and the likes of (Xherdan) Shaqiri and (Ibrahim) Afellay - players that like to get on the ball.

“They were tarnished with a brush under Tony Pulis, and Mark Hughes wanted to go in and change that philosophy, which he has done."

Meanwhile, Brighton goalkeeper Christian Walton was back for the U23s in their 3-2 win against Stoke City.

Walton joined Wigan on loan for the season in the summer after signing a new four-year contract.

He suffered an ankle injury in training at the end of August, which required surgery.