Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Saturday’s Premier League game against Liverpool at Anfield (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
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Hurzeler confirmed there are no new injuries from Sunday’s match against West Ham.
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Karou Mitoma, James Milner and Tom Watson are back as options for the squad for this weekend’s match. Solly March is expected to be back in two or three weeks.
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Stefanos Tzimas will miss the rest of the season due to an ACL injury, and Hurzeler hopes he will be back for pre-season in the summer.
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He says that Mitoma has overcome the pain that has kept him out of action since September, and will be an option this weekend after training well this week.
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Hurzeler did not rule out the prospect of Evan Ferguson’s loan at Roma being cut short to return to the Amex. He said: “At the moment he is on loan but we follow it, we are pleased how he performed yesterday. Of course we all follow it so definitely he might be an option.”
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When asked if Tzimas’ injury means Charalampos Kostoulas can speed up his development: “I think he sped it up by himself. Every time he has been on the pitch he has made an impact. When we think he is ready to start he will get a chance. Overall we are quite pleased with his development.”
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