Fabian Hurzeler will be forced to watch from the stands as Brighton head to the capital to take on Marco Silva’s Fulham.
The Albion manager said he “must learn” from his touchline ban but trusts Jonas Scheuermann and Andrew Crofts to lead Brighton to their seventh win of the season.
Brighton have enjoyed a fine start to the campaign, but seem to struggle against opponents in lower positions in the Premier League. Last time out, they drew 1-1 to bottom-of-the-table Southampton.
The Albion are currently fifth just three points off fourth, whereas Fulham are 12th on 19 points.
A win for Brighton would end an eight game winless drought against the Cottagers in the Premier League.
However, the Albion have won none of their last nine Premier League away games against London clubs, losing five and drawing four.
Fulham goalkeeper, Bernd Leno said the game will be “very tough”, however his side remain hopeful that they can pick up three points against their high-flying opponents.
Embed from Getty ImagesHe said: “Brighton are a very good team…it will be a very tough game.
“We’ll try to win, but Brighton are in a good moment.”
Fulham will be without four players, including Tom Cairney and Joachim Anderson. Although both Jorge Cuenca and Andreas Pereira are in contention.
Brighton’s Jack Hinshelwood and Ferdi Kadioglu are both unavailable, but Joel Veltman could return from his minor injury. Carlos Baleba also returns after seeing out his one-match suspension.
Embed from Getty ImagesWritten by Isabelle Newnham
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