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Brighton and Hove Albion vs West Bromwich Albion. Premier League.

Amex StadiumAttendance30,381.

Brighton and Hove Albion 3

  • P Groß (45th minute, 48th minute)
  • T Hemed (63rd minute)

West Bromwich Albion 1

  • J Morrison (77th minute)

Brighton v West Brom preview: Strike duo back to boost hosts

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 17:  Glenn Murray of Brighton and Hove Albion scores the opening goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brighton and
Image: Brighton forward Glenn Murray is fit after an ankle injury

Brighton have received an attacking boost as they seek their first win - and goal - of the Premier League campaign when West Brom visit on Saturday.

Strikers Glenn Murray and Tomer Hemed are back in training, after respective ankle and thigh injuries, to bolster options up front and manager Chris Hughton is desperate to build up the goalless draw against Watford that yield a first top-flight point.

"The next challenge is to take that draw into a winning performance," he said.

"I think we have a very realistic set of people around us and a realistic crowd, they know every game is difficult. 

West Brom have seven points out of nine, and it's no coincidence, they are an established team with an established manager.

"But we are at home and you will pick up more points at home, so that makes games at the Amex even bigger."

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A look ahead to Saturday's Premier League matches, including Man City v Liverpool and Stoke v Man Utd.

Team news

Though Murray and Hemed are back in the frame, Izzy Brown (hamstring) and Sam Baldock (knee) are still out.

Steve Sidwell (back) and Beram Kayal (broken leg) are also sidelined but right-back Ezequiel Schelotto can be added to the squad following his deadline day switch from Sporting Lisbon.

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West Brom captain Jonny Evans has been nursing a hamstring injury but played in both of Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifying matches and is set to feature in the Premier League for the first time this term.

Jonny Evans looks like he will be staying at the Hawthorns
Image: Jonny Evans saw a summer transfer fail to Man City materialise and is set to feature against Brighton

Head coach Tony Pulis will decide whether to include new signings Grzegorz Krychowiak and Kieran Gibbs in his squad, with both players fit but short of match-sharpness.

Gareth McAuley is back in training after a thigh injury but Saturday's game will come too soon for him, while Hal Robson-Kanu is still suspended.

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The sides' last top-flight meeting was in February 1983 - a goalless draw at Brighton's old Goldstone Ground. The Seagulls have never beaten West Bromwich Albion in the top-flight (D5 L3).

Only one team has lost their first four matches as a Premier League club - Swindon Town, while the only team to fail to score in their first four matches as a Premier League club are Swansea City.

Brighton have failed to score in their opening three Premier League games of the season and have attempted just six shots on target so far.

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Chris Hughton says he has seen positives in Brighton's first three Premier League games despite two defeats from three.

The Premier League record for longest time taken by a team to score a goal in a season is 438 minutes, held by Newcastle United in 2005-06.

In Tony Pulis' reign at the club, West Bromwich Albion have won just three of their 15 Premier League matches against newly-promoted opposition (W3 D7 L5).

Since Tony Pulis took over at WBA on January 1st 2015, the Baggies have scored both a league-high number (44) and proportion (44%) of their goals from either corners or in-direct free kick situations.

West Brom have played a league-high 26.4% of their passes long in the Premier League so far this season.

Jose Salomon Rondon of West Bromwich Albion and Darren Fletcher of Stoke City battle for possession during the Premier League
Image: Salomon Rondon and his West Brom team-mates were forced to settle for a draw against Stoke last time out

Merson's prediction

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There's £1 million up for grabs in this week's Super Six. Paul Merson joins Opta Joe to help you predict the results.

Brighton probably looked at this game at the start of the season and thought this would be the one to win. They haven't had the easiest of starts with Manchester City and two away games at Leicester and Watford. This is probably the game they highlighted that they must win. It's a must-win football match for Brighton and, no disrespect to West Brom, who have been excellent so far, they have to beat teams like West Brom at home to have any chance of surviving in the Premier League.

However, you know what West Brom are like, Tony Pulis will make life very difficult for Brighton, who don't score many goals.

PAUL PREDICTS: 0-1 (11/2 with Sky Bet)

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