But that does not tend to happen.
So what change (or more than one) might we see when the Seagulls take on Manchester United?
What we do not yet know is what part Kaoru Mitoma, Joel Veltman and Brajan Gruda can play, if any, after injuries.
They were being assessed at training on Friday.
If we work on the more pessimistic side with none of the three starting, one possible switch could be the one Hurzeler pulled off during the first half against Newcastle.
That saw Ferdi Kadioglu, who had started at left-back, move further forward with Max De Cuyper joining him on that side.
The pair seemed to gel together well and that combination would offer more genuine width than playing Gomez on that side.
But that, of course, is working on the basis Mitoma will not start.
Elsewhere, the choices look pretty straightforward.
As ever, in-game changes will be important – although Danny Welbeck became the first non-substitute to score in a win this season when he struck twice against Newcastle.
Possible Albion XI: Verbruggen; Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Kadioglu; Welbeck.