Head coach Jesse Marsch would prefer to have a deeper pool of Leeds United players to pick from as he prepares for the club's last two games of the season.
Leeds will be without six first-team players due to injury and suspension, while the availability of striker Patrick Bamford remains unclear.
Marsch hoped to be able to call on the attacker during the run-in and given United's difficulty in finding the net in recent weeks, Bamford's input would be of some use.
Leeds remain in the bottom three ahead of this weekend's fixtures and will need to take maximum points from their remaining matches to give themselves the best chance of survival.
Brazilian winger Raphinha was deployed as a hybrid right wing-back on Wednesday evening as United were beaten 3-0 by Chelsea.
It was an unpopular move employed by Marsch and given the calibre of opponent this weekend and next, it is entirely likely Raphinha will return to his more natural attacking role.
Here is the Leeds United predicted line-up to face Brighton.
7. Mateusz Klich
Experienced midfielder Mateusz Klich replaced youngster Lewis Bate on the hour mark against Chelsea (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
8. Jack Harrison
Despite picking up an injury in midweek, it is expected Harrison will be fit to start (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
9. Raphinha
Raphinha is expected to return to his more familiar attacking role in what could be his final Elland Road appearance (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
10. Rodrigo
Senior dressing room figure Rodrigo is in line to start in attack (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)
11. Joe Gelhardt
Youngster Joe Gelhardt could be handed a start due to Patrick Bamford's lack of match fitness and Dan James' suspension (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)