Ahead of the Bournemouth and Chelsea game, an injury update for Lewis Dunk and Evan Ferguson
When Brighton plays Bournemouth on Sunday, September 22, Roberto De Zerbi acknowledged Lewis Dunk’s chances of playing again were slim.
The Albion will resume play only three days after their heartbreaking 3-2 loss to AEK Athens at home in their inaugural Europa League match.
For Thursday’s loss against the Greek champs, Dunk and Evan Ferguson were both unable to play. Ferguson was unable to play because of sickness on the day of the game, and the Brighton captain suffered a muscle injury in the 3-1 victory against United.
De Zerbi stated that he did not know the extent of his captain’s injury prior to the Bournemouth game and did not want to take any chances with the center-back.
Ferguson’s odds of playing, though, were more upbeat according to the Seagulls’ manager.
We can’t take chances, especially at this point in the season, according to De Zerbi. There is a potential for Evan Ferguson to play.
Albion has been dominating in the Premier League, winning four of their first five league contests, despite a shaky start to their European campaign.
In their most recent domestic match, they easily defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford, pushing them up to sixth in the standings.
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On Sunday, they will face a team that is currently without a league victory under new manager Andoni Iraola.
The Cherries invested more over £110 million on new players like Tyler Adams and Justin Kluivert after struggling under Gary O’Neil the season before, but they have only managed two draws and three losses so far this year.
Iraola will have been happy with several aspects of his team’s tenacious performance against Chelsea on Sunday, in which they earned a point in a 0-0 draw, despite the losing streak.
At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Brighton takes on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
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