Joao Pedro is back in the squad, but is only fit enough for the bench, as Brighton face Nottingham Forest.Fabian Hurzeler’s team is looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League, at the Amex Stadium this afternoon (2pm KO).
Following the goalless draw against Ipswich, the Seagulls sit sixth in the table from their first four matches.
Hurzeler’s unbeaten team have also advanced to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup thanks to wins over Crawley Town and Wolves.
Forest have also started the season well and, like Brighton, they have eight points with two draws and two wins. They most recently secured a shock win against Liverpool at Anfield.
Brighton striker Joao Pedro, who has been missing with a slight knock since the international break, is on the bench.
Hurzeler has made two changes to the team which was held by Ipswich – with Pervis Estupinan and Simon Adingra making their first league starts of the season.
Yankuba Minteh has dropped to the bench and Yasin Ayari is missing from the matchday squad. Jack Hinshelwood is likely to be deployed in midfield.
Hurzeler was asked about Pedro in his pre-match press conference.
He said: “It will be easy as a coach to say we missed him, and if Joao Pedro was playing against Ipswich we would have won, but in my philosophy it’s important to create chances. On top of that, every player wants to score and they don’t want to miss on purpose.”
The German said he would ‘see how it goes’ after Pedro’s training session on Friday.
