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Latest News: Alireza Jahanbakhsh (hamstring) remains a significant doubt ahead of the visit of West Brom, while Jose Izquierdo is set to continue his slow recovery from a long-term lay-off with another run-out for the under-23s on Friday. Davy Propper (Achilles) and Christian Walton (ankle) are both back in training, however, while only a lack of match fitness would prevent Danny Welbeck from featuring in the Seagulls' matchday squad; Graham Potter said on Thursday that the former Watford man had "kept himself in really good shape" over the summer and a late decision would be made on his involvement at the Amex. A substitute's role looks the likeliest scenario even if he does make the cut, with Potter uncharacteristically sticking with a settled side this season. Eight members of the Brighton squad have started all five Premier League matches this season, with Yves Bissouma only missing one game through suspension, and the Brighton boss indeed said in his virtual presser that he was "happy with the way the team has been functioning recently" and that he is "reluctant to change too much". There will be at least one alteration, however, with Lewis Dunk beginning a three-match ban and potentially being replaced by Dan Burn or Joel Veltman. Ben White impressed in central midfield in last week's M23 derby, with Potter saying he played the stopper there to combat Palace's danger in transition. The Baggies might be less of a concern on that front and, with Steven Alzate a possibility to return to the engine room following his international break-influenced benching at Selhurst Park, White could be back in defence on Monday. Aaron Connolly will be pushing for a recall, either at the expense of Leandro Trossard or alongside the Belgian and Neal Maupay, but Pascal Gross and Alexis Mac Allister are strong bets to remain on the bench.

Latest News: Sean Dyche said on Thursday that Matthew Lowton (knock) "comes into contention" for the Monday night match against Tottenham Hotspur, which could be timely as Erik Pieters (calf) - who deputised at right-back in Gameweek 5 - was rated as "touch and go" by his manager. Ben Mee (thigh) has returned to training, meanwhile, but the stopper is still some way from a playing comeback and he remains on the sidelines with Jack Cork (ankle), Phil Bardsley (illness) and Bailey Peacock-Farrell (hip). Midfielders Dale Stephens or Josh Brownhill could be tasked with filling in at right-back should neither Pieters nor Lowton be passed fit, with Stephens having missed out against West Brom on Monday to accommodate the returning Johann Berg Gudmundsson, although centre-half Jimmy Dunne is perhaps a more likely emergency stopgap if required. Dyche finally has alternatives available in the attacking positions after an injury-hit few months, with Robbie Brady an option out wide (although exceedingly unlikely to displace Dwight McNeil) and Jay Rodriguez and Matej Vydra the back-ups to Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes up top.

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Latest News: Eric Dier (hamstring) was still touch and go for the trip to Burnley at the time of writing, having missed out on Spurs' win over LASK on Thursday. If fit, he could well replace Davinson Sanchez at centre-half, given his aerial prowess and Burnley's tendency to pepper the opposition box with crosses. Moussa Sissoko's physicality could also be preferred for a game of this ilk, with the Frenchman rested and positional rival Harry Winks handed 90 minutes in the Europa League on Thursday in what may have been a nod to Jose Mourinho's selection at Turf Moor. Giovani Lo Celso returned from injury as a late substitute against LASK, however, so could feasibly be used in tandem with Tanguy Ndombele and the nailed Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the engine room if fit enough to start. Steven Bergwijn, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane were all either rested entirely or handed limited minutes on Thursday and are expected to return to the starting XI here, with Gareth Bale, Lucas Moura, Erik Lamela and Vinicius all given extended run-outs against the Austrians. A rest for Serge Aurier in that game could see the right-back rotation continue apace, while Ben Davies' ability to tuck in and play as a centre-half might be something Mourinho is considering for Monday night given that Spurs will likely have to deal with an aerial bombardment at some point in the evening.

Latest News: Hal Robson-Kanu (arm) and Sam Field (knee) are the only known absentees for West Brom ahead of their trip to the Amex, although neither would likely have troubled the starting XI anyway. Slaven Bilic responded to the 2-0 loss at Southampton by making six changes for last Monday's goalless draw against Burnley, with almost a complete overhaul of his defence accounting for three of those alterations. A first clean sheet of 2020/21 will do the first-team prospects of Ahmed Hegazi, Darnell Furlong and excellent debutant Branislav Ivanovic no harm, then, leaving full-backs Kieran Gibbs and Dara O'Shea and centre-halves Kyle Bartley and Semi Ajayi with plenty to do to regain their places - although it may be the case that Bilic continues to rotate in defence according to the opposition's strengths, with Monday's centre-back pairing no doubt deployed with one eye on Burnley's agricultural approach. Having fully recovered from coronavirus, Callum Robinson may put pressure on Karlan Grant for the central striker's role in Albion's front three. Romaine Sawyers may be forced to watch on from the bench again, however, with Filip Krovinovic and Conor Gallagher forming an effective midfield trio with Jake Livermore in his absence at the Hawthorns last Monday.

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