Brighton and Hove Albion are back to Premier League action this Saturday as they welcome champions and current league leaders Arsenal to the Amex Stadium.
The Seagulls – fresh from Wednesday’s 3-2 Carabao Cup win at Manchester United – face Mikel Arteta’s Gunners in their final match before the international break.
Brighton are fourth in the Premier League table and are the divisions top scorers with 13 goals from four matches.
Arsenal though will provide an extremely tough test, especially as Brighton are still nursing quite a lengthy injury list.
Here’s the latest ahead of Saturday’s 3pm showdown…
Brighton injury news
Stefanos Tzimas: The Greek striker suffered “a setback” in his recovery from an ACL injury sustained last season. Hurzeler said he’s in a “good mood” but could not place a timeline on his return.
Yankuba Minteh: The flying Gambian remains sidelined after injuring his leg against Roma in pre-season. Hurzeler says he remains fully committed to Brighton despite his failed summer move to Liverpool. Brighton have coped pretty well without him so far.
Jack Hinshelwood: Will hope to get back quickly after the international break and will no doubt be worried about his place after Malick Yalcouye’s emergence.
Kaoru Mitoma: The Japan international should be back after the international break. Maxim De Cuyper – with three goals and three assists in his absence – has grasped his chance.
Mats Wieffer: Wins the prize for strangest injury of the year so far. Took a ball to the face at Chelsea and injured his knee as he fell to the ground. Should be back after the international break.
Michael Svoboda: The Austrian defender is still managing a slight issue. He was spotted in training this week but the Arsenal match maybe too soon.
Zadok Yohanna: The Nigerian winger arrived for £20m in the summer but is currently sidelined with a small issue. Another set to return after the break.
Femi Azeez: The £15m deadline day arrival from Millwall was in contention for the Man United match but didn’t appear in the matchday squad. Possibly available for the Arsenal match if no further setbacks.
Evan Ferguson: The Ireland international striker continues his recovery from ankle surgery but Hurzeler refused to place a timeline on his return.
