Burnley v Brighton confirmed XIs and team news as big name surprisingly dropped
Scott Parker has rung the changes for Burnley’s return to action against Brighton this afternoon – with a big name among those to be surprisingly dropped.
Kyle Walker is only named on the bench off the back of Burnley’s 3-1 defeat to Fulham prior to the three-week break.
It’s understood the 35-year-old doesn’t have any fitness issues and the dropping is selection based only.
Bashir Humphreys shifts over to right-back, as Parker makes four changes to the team that squandered the lead at Craven Cottage to lose last month.
Hjalmar Ekdal comes into the backline to make his first league start since the reverse game against Brighton at the start of January, while Florentino Luis, Lesley Ugochukwu and Marcus Edwards all start.
Josh Laurent misses out through suspension after his red against Fulham, while Hannibal drops out after suffering a hamstring injury last time out.
Lyle Foster, meanwhile, drops down to the bench following a run of below-par displays on the right flank.
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Axel Tuanzebe remains sidelined despite his return from an Achilles injury for DR Congo during the international break as he steps up his return to full match fitness.
Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts, Josh Cullen and Zeki Amdouni all remain out.
As for Brighton, they make two changes from their 2-1 win over Liverpool before the break as Lewis Dunk (suspended) and James Milner make way for Olivier Boscagli and Yasin Arayi.
TEAMS
Burnley: Dubravka, Humphreys, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman, Florentino, Ward-Prowse, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Anthony, Flemming
Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Walker, Pires, Bruun Larsen, Tchaouna, Tresor, Broja, Foster
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Gross, Hinshelwood, Ayari, Gomez, Minteh, Welbeck
Subs: Steele, Igor, March, Rutter, Baleba, Kostoulas, Mitoma, De Cuyper, Veltman
Referee: Tom Bramall
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