Brighton and Hove Albion will be looking to make it two Premier League victories on the spin when they come up against Newcastle United this weekend. The Seagulls finally returned to winning ways last time out, beating Champions League-chasing Aston Villa 1-0 at the Amex Stadium courtesy of a late strike from Joao Pedro.
Prior to that result, Albion had not picked up all three points in the top flight since beating Nottingham Forest on March 10th, and their poor run of form had all but ruled them out of the running for European qualification this season. Now, with three games left to play, Roberto de Zerbi’s men lie 11th in the table.
But how will Albion line up on Tyneside this Saturday? We’ve taken a closer look at their team news, as well any expected return dates where available, below.
Evan Ferguson
The precocious striker is ruled out until next season with a persistent ankle injury. Speaking about his player recently, De Zerbi said: ‘Evan felt pain in the ankle a lot of times. He tried to move on and play with pain, but in the end, he preferred to stop and think about next season.’
Solly March
March continues his lengthy period of rehabilitation following a season-ending knee injury back in October, and will not feature again until next term.
Kaoru Mitoma
Mitoma is suffering from a lower back complaint, and as far back February, the expectation was that he would be out for the campaign. Speaking then, De Zerbi said: ‘It’s the back injury which kept him out against Everton. It’s an important problem. I think two or three months, so finished for the season.’
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