Brighton and Hove Albion start their new Premier League season at Everton this Saturday. It will be the first taste of top flight action for Albion’s new head coach Fabian Hurzeler, who joined the club this summer from German club St Pauli.
Hurzeler, 31, has impressed during pre-season with the Seagulls and will become the youngest ever permanent manager in Premier League history at Goodison Park this weekend. The German does though have a few injuries issues to juggle ahead of his first league match, with some key players likely to miss the trip to Everton.
Here’s the early team news for Brighton and Everton ahead of the the Premier League kick-off...
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Fabian Hürzeler, coach of Brighton, has a few injury concerns ahead of Everton this Saturday Photo: Masashi Hara
2. Pervis Estupinan - out
The Brighton left back continues his recovery from ankle surgery. Photo: PAUL ELLIS
3. Bart Verbruggen - out
The Brighton No 1 goalkeeper is out for the first few matches of the season with an unspecified injury. Photo: GLYN KIRK
4. Igor Julio - out
The Brazilian defender has not featured at all in pre-season and is out for the opener at Goodison Park. Photo: Michael Steele