The Clarets return from a rare three-week break to take on the Seagulls at Turf Moor, a place where they haven’t won since October.
With only one win to their name from their last 22 league games, the last thing Burnley need is a shortage of players.
But while others are returning from injury, Scott Parker has been left short on numbers in central midfield.
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While Josh Cullen is a long-term absentee with an ACL injury, Hannibal now joins him on the sidelines after injuring his hamstring against Fulham before the break.
During that game, Josh Laurent was also shown a straight red card and will now his serve a one-match ban against the Seagulls this weekend.
With that in mind, here’s how we think the Clarets will line up:
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1. GK - Martin Dubravka
Dubravka will be hoping for a confidence-boosting performance after following up his Fulham error with a poor performance for Slovakia in their World Cup play-off (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Photo: Carl Recine
2. RB - Kyle Walker
Walker has looked far more settled playing in his more familiar right-back role in recent games, rather than in the back three or at right wing-back (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Photo: Julian Finney
3. CB - Bashir Humphreys
Humphreys has done pretty well since coming into the team, but Axel Tuanzebe will be pushing to take his place having made his return from injury (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Photo: Gareth Copley
4. CB - Maxime Estève
The Frenchman is another one that has looked more settled playing in a traditional back four, even if his centre back partners have regularly changed (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Photo: Gareth Copley