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No worries for Redfearn Leeds caretaker manager Neil Redfearn has no new injury or suspension worries as he takes charge of his second game against Brighton.

Redfearn, who made a winning start as temporary boss last week at Bristol City, has three more games to convince chairman Ken Bates he is the right choice to succeed Simon Grayson on a permanent basis.

Redfearn said: "We got one or two bumps and bruises down at Bristol City, but nothing major, no strains or pulls or tears and they had a day to recover on Sunday.

"We went back to work on Monday and Tuesday and the lads are all fine." Adam Smith, on loan from Tottenham, is hoping to continue at full-back in his first home appearance and USA international winger Robbie Rogers will be hoping to make his debut for the club after he was an unused substitute last weekend.

Leeds remain just two points off the play-off places and Redfearn is unlikely to make any unforced changes as he seeks stability following the fall-out of Grayson's dismissal last week.

Brighton will be without Matt Sparrow as the midfielder starts a three-match ban after being sent off during the 1-0 win over Leicester last Saturday.

Defender Tommy Elphick remains a long-term absentee with an Achilles injury and midfielder Gary Dicker has only just resumed light training after a fractured fibula.

But the injuries which have plagued Brighton over the past couple of months have otherwise cleared up.

Full-back Gonzalo Jara Reyes missed out against Leicester with a slight groin problem and could make his second Seagulls debut after rejoining from West Brom, while wingers Craig Noone and Kazenga LuaLua have shaken off hamstring injuries.

Leeds vs Brighton

Last modified 17:37 11/02/12

Navarro stuns Leeds Alan Navarro struck an injury-time winner for Brighton as their 2-1 victory maintained their unbeaten run in 2012 and dented Neil Redfearn's hopes of becoming the next Leeds manager in the process.

The 46-year-old has been granted what amounts to a four-game interview to impress after the sacking of Simon Grayson 10 days ago and, after winning at Bristol City last weekend, looked to have remained unbeaten when Luciano Becchio cancelled out Craig Mackail-Smith's opener.

But, just as four minutes of injury time were displayed, Liam Bridcutt won the ball in midfield and played in Navarro and his low drive from the edge of the box went in via a deflection off Adam Smith to silence Elland Road.

It was unfortunate for Redfearn and his players who had done enough to at least warrant a point but, once the final whistle was blown, the anger from the terraces - which had prompted a pre-match protest march against chairman Ken Bates - returned, with several fans voicing their disapproval at Redfearn's temporary appointment.

The former Barnsley midfielder was the first man since Grayson to occupy the home dugout since December 2008 - a home defeat under Gary McAllister - and his side set off as though a loss was not an option.

They should have been ahead inside four minutes - Becchio's header grazing the post after Robert Snodgrass has turned inside Joe Mattock - and had a seemingly solid shout for a penalty turned down not long after.

Smith's cross from the right fell to Ross McCormack and, as the 15-goal striker teed up a shot, he was clattered to the ground by Adam El-Abd. Referee Graham Salisbury did not agree with the protests of the Leeds players, though, leaving Redfearn to open a heated conversation with the fourth official.

McCormack, a scorer of two goals when these sides drew 3-3 in September, then shot over from an ambitious 35 yards before former Leeds loanee Sam Vokes, now on a temporary deal with Brighton, played in Navarro whose effort was also too high.

That effort signalled the start of some Brighton pressure, with Navarro and then Bridcutt working Andy Lonergan from distance, with Leeds responding through a near-post drive from Smith that nearly caught Peter Brezovan napping in the away goal.

Neither side was particularly able to get in behind the other during the opening half but that changed within 60 seconds of the restart and only some desperate defending from Mattock kept Brighton level.

Aidan White's pass put Snodgrass into the area and, after his low cross was shelled by Brezovan, Mattock prevented Becchio from bundling in at the back post.

If that was the game's closest shave it was quickly bettered, with Lonergan producing a fine one-handed save to keep out Ashley Barnes, although the Leeds captain nearly undid his good work with two fumbles from corners - the second of which saw him eventually fall gratefully onto a Vokes header.

With both sides now fully committed to attacking, Snodgrass worked some space for Smith whose edge-of-the-area scoop floated over, before McCormack was also off target after Adam Clayton's outside-of-the-boot ball from deep in his own half had cut Brighton open.

But, having made the majority of the running, the home side would fall behind with 13 minutes remaining, with Mackail-Smith doing the damage just three minutes after replacing Vokes.

The Leeds defence lost the Scotland international in the box and, once Vicente's cross had picked him out, his eighth goal of the season duly followed.

However, their lead would last no longer than two minutes, with Becchio peeling off his marker at the front post and glancing a Snodgrass corner into the far corner.