Solly March is confident the team will make up for the defeat to Crystal Palace at the Amex back in February when they travel to Selhurst Park on Sunday.
Albion go into the game three places behind the Eagles in the league table, and the 26-year-old knows the fans will want the team to correct the 0-1 scoreline on the south coast last season.
He said, “It was not nice to lose to them, but we have to put that right this weekend.
“Looking back at that afternoon the performance was very good. We played well and had a lot of chances, so it’s about being more clinical and hopefully we can do that on Sunday.”
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The contest will be played behind-closed-doors, and March says the onus will be on the players to create the occasion out on the field.
“It’s a huge rivalry and the players feel it when you’re in the game.
“The match is one of the first fixtures you look for when they get released at the start of the year. It’s a shame that the fans can’t be there because I know they love the occasion as much as we do as players.
“The supporters make the day and it will be strange without them there, but I think we're going to have to make that atmosphere ourselves and create an intensity with our performance.”
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March was on the books of Sunday’s opponents as a schoolboy and says it gave him a solid grounding in the game.
“It was a good part of my footballing upbringing – it’s where I first joined a professional club for a few years.
“There was a lot of travelling, but that's all part of a youngster trying to get good games at a high a level. It was a time I enjoyed.”