Brighton and Hove Albion will look for a strong finish to the season as they travel to Newcastle this Saturday for their final away game. The Seagulls to head to the north east in upbeat mood following their 1-0 victory against Champions League chasing Aston Villa last weekend. The win against Unai Emery’s team moved Albion to 11th in the league and a positive result at St James’ Park will keep them on track for another top half finish. Defender Adam Webster said a spot of team building off the pitch has helped them. “It was go-karting and clay pigeon shooting,” he said to to the Albion website. “Joel Veltman won both. He was very competitive. At go-karting I was second-last, I was terrible, but at clay-pigeon shooting I was decent.” Here’s a list of Albion’s walking wounded ahead of Newcastle...
1. Adam Lallana - out
Missed the Aston Villa match with an unspecified injury and is a major doubt for the trip to Newcastle Photo: Clive Rose
2. Jan Paul van Hecke - out
The defender is struggling with a thigh injury and has missed the Bournemouth and Aston Villa matches Photo: Mike Hewitt
3. James Milner - out
The experienced midfielder has not featured since the loss at Luton with a thigh problem Photo: Bryn Lennon
4. Tariq Lamptey - out
A muscular injury keeps the flying full back on the sidelines. Another frustrating season Photo: David Price