Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Brighton & Hove Albion could line up for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool.
Brighton & Hove Albion manager Fabian Hurzeler is still sweating over the fitness of Lewis Dunk for Saturday’s Premier League encounter with Liverpool at Anfield.
The England international missed Wednesday’s 3-2 EFL Cup last-16 loss to Arne Slot‘s side on account of the calf injury he suffered in the warm-up to last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Dunk’s issue is not a severe one, but he, Joao Pedro (ankle) and Yankuba Minteh (groin) will all need once-overs, while Solly March (knee), James Milner (thigh), Matt O’Riley (ankle) and Adam Webster (thigh) remain unavailable.
Should Dunk not be given the thumbs-up to start, Igor and Jan Paul van Hecke should form an unchanged partnership in front of the returning Bart Verbruggen, but Joel Veltman and Pervis Estupinan can expect recalls to the full-back positions.
A fit-again Jack Hinshelwood is also primed to return to the engine room, where he ought to partner fellow youngster Carlos Baleba as Mats Wieffer – a former star for Slot at Feyenoord – drops out.
Simon Adingra‘s strike on Wednesday night may be enough to see him hold his spot out wide, but Kaoru Mitoma is a certainty to return, and Hurzeler should also shuffle his pack at the tip of the attack.
Georginio Rutter could not feature in Wednesday’s game on account of being cup-tied, but the ex-Leeds United man should link arms with hotshot Danny Welbeck in the final third, thereby forcing Evan Ferguson to take his seat on the bench.
Brighton & Hove Albion possible starting lineup:
Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Igor, Estupinan; Adingra, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Mitoma; Rutter, Welbeck
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