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Brighton and Hove Albion vs Leeds United in the Premier League at the Amex Stadium - Saturday, 3pm
Veteran midfielder James Milner will miss this Saturday’s clash against his former club Leeds United.
Milner, 39, is currently struggling with a “small muscular issue” sustained during the second half of Brighton’s 4-2 loss at Manchester United last weekend.
He missed Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup fourth round defeat at Arsenal on Wednesday and the Leeds match will also arrive too soon for the former Liverpool man.
Milner made 54 appearances for Leeds between 2002-04, before moving on to Aston Villa, Newcastle, Manchester City and Liverpool, prior to his free transfer switch to Brighton in 2023.
Milner’s injury is a blow to Albion head coach Fabian Hurzeler as midfielder Jack Hinshelwood remains sidelined with ankle injury.
Carlos Baleba, who was better against Arsenal in midweek, has been patchy in the Premier League and Diego Gomez is getting back to his best after a hip and thigh problem.
Attackers Brajan Gruda (knee) and Kaoru Mitoma (ankle) remain unavailable with “small issues.”
Hurzeler added: “Mitoma is back on the pitch, he is training I don't think it is a big issue and we should see him before the international break.”
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