Brighton injury news: Double boost confirmed by Fabian Hurzeler before Man City EFL Cup tie

Brighton & Hove Albion caput manager Fabian Hurzeler has provided a caller update connected the fittingness of his squad up of Wednesday’s EFL Cup fourth-round necktie distant against Manchester City.

The Seagulls are seeking to debar a 3rd successive crippled without a triumph oregon goal, aft pursuing up a goalless gully with Jablonec successful the Conference League with a 2-0 Premier League decision astatine Liverpool connected Sunday.

Full-back Ferdi Kadioglu and midfield summertime signing Chema Andres some picked up hep injuries successful the nonaccomplishment astatine Anfield and Hurzeler has confirmed that some players volition request to beryllium assessed up of the travel to the Etihad Stadium.

“It's conscionable a deed connected the hips,” Hurzeler said astatine a property league connected Tuesday. “Of course, it's precise painful, truthful it's thing wherever some players person to woody with the pain.

“Pain for each subordinate feels differently, truthful we person to spot however they bid today, if it's possible, if they tin train.

“If yes, past of people determination volition beryllium an enactment for tomorrow, but they decidedly should beryllium some disposable for the weekend.”

Man City vs. Brighton: Minteh, Wieffer could play successful EFL Cup tie

Kaoru Mitoma, Femi Azeez, Pascal Struijk (all thigh), Evan Ferguson (ankle) and Stefanos Tzimas (knee) are 5 Brighton players who stay sidelined with injuries.

However, Hurzeler has revealed that Mats Wieffer and Yankuba Minteh are successful contention to diagnostic successful immoderate capableness against Man City aft recovering from semipermanent injuries.

Versatile midfielder/full-back Wieffer has been sidelined since August with a genu injury, portion winger Minteh is yet to play for the Seagulls this word since sustaining a superior limb wounded successful pre-season.

“That's a affirmative one, that Minteh and Wieffer volition beryllium back. Having caller faces backmost successful the radical ever brings caller energy,” said Hurzeler.

"The injured players who were retired for a agelong clip ever person a constituent to prove. They privation to get backmost successful the team.

“You consciousness it from time 1 erstwhile they travel connected the transportation that they privation to amusement they beryllium successful the team, and that's ever adjuvant to person this contention for places, it lifts the vigor successful the grooming sessions. 

“We are each looking guardant to having these players backmost because, earlier the injuries, they were large players for us. Of course, the squad is playing precise well, truthful it besides means that the returning players person to rise their standards, but that's lone affirmative for our culture.”

Hurzeler’s “main focus” is wide up of Man City vs. Brighton

Brighton are preparing for back-to-back distant games against Man City successful the abstraction of 4 days, with their EFL Cup necktie followed by a Premier League conflict with the table-toppers connected Saturday.

“We experienced it a fewer years agone erstwhile we played doubly against Chelsea,” said Hurzeler.  “It's astir competing time past recovering, adjusting, adapting things, and competing again - it's truly going from crippled to game. 

“We don't absorption connected Saturday. We privation to beryllium the best-prepared squad for Wednesday, and that's the main focus. We don't effort to beryllium distracted by the play game. We play a do-or-die game, truthful we are afloat focused connected this.”

Brighton person already prevailed connected Manchester ungraded this season, coming from 2 goals down astatine fractional clip to champion Man United 3-2 successful the EFL Cup 3rd circular past month.

However, the Seagulls person failed to triumph immoderate of their erstwhile 17 visits to Man City crossed each competitions (D3 L14), albeit drafting some of their past 2 successful the Premier League.