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Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Stoke City Preview: Likely Lineups, Strategies, and Team News 

 

Stoke City, who lost to Robert De Zerbi’s team in the FA Cup last season, will be

looking for revenge when they play Brighton & Hove Albion again.

Steven Schumacher will be hoping for a significant victory to fully launch his

managerial career at Stoke City when they play Brighton & Hove Albion on

Saturday. Under the new coach’s direction, the team has started the season undefeated with one victory and

three draws, including a fantastic performance against Ipswich Town, who are vying for promotion.

Stoke City was reduced to ten men when Jordan Thompson was given a second yellow card for dissent. However, they

had enough ground to win a point against the Tractor Boys. Schumacher will be concerned about the outcomes

given that his team is currently languishing in 19th place, but he will be hoping for a turnaround going forward.

Stoke City’s recent record against Premier League opponents is not great;

in their last eight FA Cup encounters, they have lost to them. However, they will enter this home game intending to

exact revenge on Brighton, who they were unable to defeat in their FA Cup fifth-round matchup with last season.

Roberto De Zerbi will want Brighton to advance in the FA Cup a little further than their semi-final finish from the

previous year. They had a strong run in the competition the previous season, even defeating Liverpool before falling

to Manchester United in the semifinals on penalties.

This season, De Zerbi’s team has not yet

reached its peak because there are many doubts regarding their consistency and form. Following an impressive 4-2

victory over Tottenham to close out 2023, the Seagulls could only muster a fun goalless draw with West Ham United

Aside from the victory from the previous season, they have lost nine and drawn eight of their previous 17 games against the Potters.

Right now, Steven Schumacher doesn’t have many issues with his fitness to worry about. But because Thompson is

suspended, he will miss him. Tyrese Campbell is also a question mark going into this FA Cup matchup with Brighton.

Enda Stevens and Josh Laurent remain doubtful, and Lynden Gooch may be

evaluated prior to the game to determine whether or not he will play. Schumacher

also has additional issues at the back, so he’ll be hoping Gooch is well and available to treat them.

Tommy Simkin, a teenage goalkeeper, is still unavailable because he was cup-tied

during his loan stint with Solihull Moors earlier in the season. Due to Junior

Tchamadeu’s commitment to Cameroon at the AFCON, Schumacher will be without his right-back. As a result, the

manager plans to start Gooch on the other side and left-back Ki-Jana Hoever on the right flank.

With Wouter Burger and Lewis Baker positioned on either side of him, Daniel

Johnson is still the most suitable choice to start at the base of the midfield in place of Thompson. Ryan Mmaee is

expected to lead the line in the front three, with Andre Vidigal and Bae Jun-ho providing support from wide areas.

Roberto De Zerbi would have preferred to heavily rotate his team for this cup

competition. However, absences and injuries might force him to include some well-known players in his starting

lineup. Despite having a problem with her ankle, Kaoru Mitoma has traveled with Japan

While some players, like Pervis Estupinan and Jack Hinshelwood, will remain in the starting lineup, some of

the long list of seriously injured stars will undoubtedly miss this trip to Stoke City. De Zerbi may still be able to rearrange

his lineup a little, which would allow him to bench Jan Paul van Hecke in favor of Adam Webster

Jakub Moder, who just got back, will want to get started. De Zerbi, though, will continue to exercise caution even though

he will probably start from the bench at some point. Mahmoud Dahoud and Carlos Baleba are probably going to

form. Double pivot in the middle of the pitch, with Adam Lallana contributing his experience in the No. 10 position.

Alternatively, De Zerbi may choose to play Lallana in a midfield three since he

is without his reliable wingers. Facundo Buonanotte might then be able to play a

more centrally advanced role behind the strikers as a result. Danny Welbeck and Evan Ferguson, who scored the game-

winning goal against Stoke the previous season, could start together as the strike partners.

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