The Blades take on Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls on Sunday following their Europa League clash with Ajax tonight
For Sunday’s Premier League match at the Amex Stadium against Sheffield United, Brighton will be missing five important players, although the return of important defender Pervis Estupinan could help.
The Ecuadorian will be sitting on the bench for tonight’s Europa League clash between the Seagulls and Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena, according to manager Roberto De Zerbi. Estupinan was substituted at halftime during Brighton’s 6-1 loss to Aston Villa at the end of September, and he has missed the last four Premier League games due to injury.
The only game Brighton won in his absence was the 2-0 victory over tonight’s opponents, Ajax. However, Brighton are set to be without Tariq Lamptey for the game against the Blades on Sunday, while Danny Welbeck, Solly March, Julio Enciso, and Jakub Moder are all also likely to be ruled out.
Speaking ahead of tonight’s game, De Zerbi said: “He will be on the bench; I don’t want to take a risk with him, but now we don’t have too many solutions in that position. We are trying to get him in the condition to play tomorrow or on Sunday because we have another important game against Sheffield Unite.”
After a strong start to the season, Brighton have failed to win any of their last five Premier League games, with the defeat to Villa followed by a creditable 2-2 draw with Liverpool and a narrow 2-1 loss against Manchester City. However, 1-1 draws with Fulham and Everton have slowed Brighton’s progress somewhat.
Both Ansu Fati and Joao Pedro, who are on loan from Barcelona, scored goals in the team’s victory over Ajax at home, and De Zerbi anticipates that they will keep pushing for more.
The Brighton manager declared, “Joao Pedro has a big talent, an incredible talent like Ansu Fati.” “However, they must play more effectively and exert increasing pressure.” Since they are still relatively new to Brighton and play for them, they must run for ninety minutes. They have to work hard to get to the top. I have given them a detailed explanation of that.”
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