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...
5. Julio Enciso - out
The Paraguay playmaker sustained a knee injury at the Olympics is out for the next few weeks. Photo: Carl Recine
6. Solly March - out
Continues his long recovery from a serious ACL injury sustained last season. Photo: Alex Broadway
7. Evan Ferguson - out
Brighton continue to take it slow with the Ireland striker who is recovering from a foot injury. Did not feature in pre-season. Photo: Mike Hewitt
8. Tariq Lamptey - doubt
The flying right back played 45 minutes in Japan and has not been seen since. Photo: Masashi Hara