Just one injury issue for Graham Potter and Brighton ahead of Newcastle clash

Midfielder Jakub Moder (knee) remains the only absentee for Seagulls head coach Graham Potter.

Poland international Moder suffered a serious ACL injury last season and is expected to be out until the new year at least – meaning he will miss the World Cup in Qatar later this year.

Brighton opened their season with a superb 2-1 victory at Manchester United and Potter could be tempted to stick with the same starting XI.

Pascal Gross netted twice for Brighton at Old Trafford and the experienced German midfielder is hoping they can build on that display in front of their own fans at the Amex Stadium against Newcastle.

“I am very excited and can’t wait,” Gross said of Brighton’s first home game of the season.

“It’s always special to play at home in front of our fans. I think that they also can’t wait to come to a Premier League game again after the three points against United and I hope that the support will be big. I am really looking forward to it.

“I think that there’s no doubt that the relationship with the fans and the team is really good. Our support at United was amazing and now we can’t wait for a full Amex this Saturday and hopefully we can celebrate three points.”

Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey will miss out after undergoing surgery to address a hamstring problem.

Head coach Eddie Howe has confirmed Shelvey will be sidelined for 12 weeks following the procedure last weekend.

Skipper Jamaal Lascelles could return after suffering a muscle problem during the warm-up ahead of last Saturday’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest and Jamal Lewis and Federico Fernandez (both calf) are working their way back towards full match fitness, but fellow defender Emil Krafth (back) is likely to miss out.