Brighton lineup vs. Newcastle: Predicted XI for Premier League fixture amid James Milner injury worry

Brighton & Hove Albion seasoned James Milner is facing a contention against clip to beryllium his fittingness for Saturday's Premier League showdown with erstwhile nine Newcastle United astatine St James' Park.

The 40-year-old - who made 136 appearances for the Magpies from 2004 to 2009 - is dealing with a insignificant muscular injury, which has forced him to miss Brighton's past 3 Premier League fixtures.

Prior to the Seagulls' 3-0 triumph implicit Chelsea successful gameweek 34, Fabian Hurzeler expressed anticipation that Milner would instrumentality imminently, but determination are nary guarantees connected his availability for the weekend.

Regardless, Milner would lone beryllium considered for a spot connected the seat astatine St James' Park, arsenic the visiting manager volition surely spot nary crushed to change the XI that enactment Chelsea to the sword truthful convincingly.

The 1 objection comes up front, arsenic Danny Welbeck netted his 13th extremity of the Premier League play disconnected the seat past clip retired and has made his lawsuit to regenerate Georginio Rutter successful the fig 9 role.

Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood should each beryllium retained, though, and the aforesaid goes for Carlos Baleba and Pascal Gross astatine the basal of the midfield.

Lewis Dunk returned from suspension for the sojourn of Chelsea, but Hurzeler's determination to instrumentality with the in-form Olivier Boscagli paid off, truthful nary alterations are expected astatine the backmost either.

Mats Wieffer was intriguingly taken disconnected astatine fractional clip successful that three-goal victory, but determination is nary proposition that the Dutchman is carrying an wounded of immoderate sort.

Brighton & Hove Albion imaginable starting lineup:

Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu; Baleba, Gross; Minteh, Hinshelwood, Mitoma; Welbeck

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