Albion playmaker Brajan Gruda is a man in form.
The Germany under-21 international was excellent for Brighton just prior to the international break and scored in the 6-0 Carabao Cup second round win at Oxford United and then netted the winner in the 2-1 Premier League win against Manchester City.
Gruda looks set to be a key figure for Albion this term and the club appear to have cleared his path to the first team as the likes of Matt O'Riley and Facundo Buonanotte were allowed to leave on loan to Marseille and Chelsea resepctively.
Head coch Fabian Hurzeler has challenged Gruda to deliver these performances on a consistent basis and he could now be in line to make his first Premier League start of the season at Bournemouth this Saturday.
Here's Albion's best starting XI to face the Cherries, including Brajan Gruda...

5. Lewis Dunk - CB
The skipper looks back to full fitness and has been sharp. Excellent against Man City | AFP via Getty Images

6. Maxim De Cuyper - LB
Albion's new left back has made an encouraging start and looks more than capable of replacing Pervis Estupinan | Getty Images
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7. Carlos Baleba - CM
The midfielder played his first full 90 minutes of the season for Cameroon last night and will hopefully be all the better for it | Getty Images
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8. Yasin Ayari - CM
This is such a tight call but I've gone with Ayari here. Gomez and Hinshelwood both more than capable. | Getty Images


