Brighton captain Lewis Dunk ruled out of Newcastle FA Cup tie with injury
Brighton & Hove Albion will still be without captain Lewis Dunk for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie at Newcastle United. The central defender suffered a rib injury during the first half of the 2-1 win at home to Chelsea in the fourth round of the competition earlier this month. Dunk did not reappear for the second half. The 33-year-old has sat out subsequent Premier League victories over Chelsea (3-0) at the Amex Stadium, at Southampton (4-0) and on Tuesday at home to Bournemouth (2-1). Head coach Fabian Hurzeler said at his press conference on Friday morning that the Newcastle game...
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Brighton & Hove Albion will still be without captain Lewis Dunk for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie at Newcastle United.
The central defender suffered a rib injury during the first half of the 2-1 win at home to Chelsea in the fourth round of the competition earlier this month.
Dunk did not reappear for the second half. The 33-year-old has sat out subsequent Premier League victories over Chelsea (3-0) at the Amex Stadium, at Southampton (4-0) and on Tuesday at home to Bournemouth (2-1).
Head coach Fabian Hurzeler said at his press conference on Friday morning that the Newcastle game...
