Brighton host Leeds at The American Express Community Stadium on Saturday, September 5 (10:00 AM ET \/ 9:00 AM CT \/ 7:00 AM PT).<\/p>\n
Brighton’s team news is all about attacking absences: OUT winger Yankuba Minteh, OUT midfielder Jack Hinshelwood, OUT striker Stefanos Tzimas and OUT striker Evan Ferguson are all missing, while doubtful Georginio Rutter and doubtful Kaoru Mitoma add to the squeeze in the final third. That shifts the emphasis onto Maxim De Cuyper, who scored and created three chances on opening weekend, alongside Diego G\u00f3mez, Pascal Gro\u00df and Mats Wieffer to knit the play together. Leeds have OUT striker Mateo Joseph unavailable and carry doubts over Ilia Gruev, Gabriel Gudmundsson and Wilfried Gnonto, so Anton Stach, Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Harry Wilson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin remain the players expected to carry the visitors’ threat.<\/p>\n
Expect a cagey watch at the Amex. Brighton’s control at home showed up in a 4-0 statement over Aston Villa, but Leeds have proven durable on the road too, drawing at Bournemouth and Tottenham either side of a spell of wins. With Brighton’s front line short-handed and Leeds set up to absorb pressure through Rodon and Ampadu, one moment of quality \u2014 most likely from Brighton \u2014 should be enough to settle a tight contest rather than an end-to-end shootout.<\/p>\n\n\n