Four ruled out and two doubtful as injuries hit Brighton ahead of Burnley

Brighton will be without four key players as they prepare to face Burnley at Turf Moor this Saturday
Brighton and Hove Albion boss Graham Potter has injury concerns ahead of BurnleyBrighton and Hove Albion boss Graham Potter has injury concerns ahead of Burnley
Brighton and Hove Albion boss Graham Potter has injury concerns ahead of Burnley

The Seagulls sprung a huge surprise with a 1-0 win against the champions at Anfield on Wednesday night.

Next up is another trip to the north west and a different test in the shape of Sean Dyche’s Clarets, who lie just one place above the bottom three.

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Brighton will be without the talents of Tariq Lamptey (hamstring), Danny Welbeck (knee), Solly March (hamstring) and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (hamstring).

Albion will also assess the fitness of Alexis Mac Allister and Joel Veltman who missed the win at Anfield due to minor knocks picked up in the 1-0 win against Spurs last Saturday.

It's been an impressive run of form for Brighton who claimed six points from their last two matches against Tottenham and Liverpool. They have 10 points from their last 12, four clean sheets in a row and they are 10 points clear of the bottom three.

Potter however insists Brighton must recover mentally and physically from the highs of Anfield and prepare for another stern test at Turf Moor.

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“I’ve said before every game in this league is so difficult and brings a different dimension," said Potter.

Burnley are very good at what they do and they make it very difficult and they’ve got a real clarity of what they are trying to achieve.

“I have huge respect for Sean Dyche and the job he has done there. Fantastic. I like what they do a lot. You can see the work. So it’s going to be a tough match.

“It’s the same in that you have to have the balance in defence and attack. You have to be aware and respectful of the opposition.

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“Every opposition brings something different, it’s an incredible test and we should never lose sight of that in the Premier League.

“It doesn’t happen very often that you go to the champions and win, so we’ll enjoy that, but pretty quickly we’ll be back down to earth.”

All five of Wednesday’s matches resulted in away wins, providing further proof that home advantage has been eroded by the absence of fans in the stadiums.

Potter admitted: “I think it’s fair to say that with a crowd, at night, 8.15 kick-off, Anfield is a completely different place, a different animal.

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“That’s the same for all the teams. It’s an external factor that plays a huge part in football.

“We’re all at the point where we’re missing the crowds, missing the people, but we have to get on with it and look forward to the day when everybody returns because it’s going to be special.”