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Brighton midfielder Jack Hinshelwood hobbles off at the Vitality Stadium | Getty Images
Bournemouth vs Brighton and Hove Albion: Premier League team news
Brighton's first half against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium could not have been much worse.
It started as early as the first minute as midfielder Jack Hinshelwood was forced off with a suspected twisted ankle after tangling with Bournemouth’s Evanilson.
Hinshelwood was in clear discomfort as he was helped off the pitch and Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler will hope it’s not too serious. It really didn’t look great though. Sweden international Yasin Ayari, who was unlucky not to start, was quickly thrown into the action.
But Brighton were a little off the pace and Alex Scott gave the home side the lead on 18 minutes with a powerful low effort from the edge of the box. Albion stopper Bart Verbruggen had little chance.
The situation did not improve from there as Maxim De Cuyper, who has been excellent for the Seagulls following his £13m summer arrival, hobbled off on 24 minutes after colliding with the advertising boards. Ferdi Kadioglu was brought on to replace the Belgian left back.
It was a poor first 45 minutes for Brighton and only saving grace was that they were not more than 1-0 behind.
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