Fabian Hurzeler believes in the strength of his Brighton squad, as they prepare to restart their push for a European place in the Premier League with a trip to Burnley. The Seagulls are five points behind sixth-placed Chelsea after entering the international break with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool. Brighton have won four of their last five Premier League matches (L1) and could win three succe sive league games away from home for the first time since January 2023 the only time they have previously done so in the competition. However, Hurzeler will be without his captain Lewis Dunk for Saturdays trip to Turf Moor, after the defender picked up his 10th yellow Michael Kopech Jersey card of the season against Liverpool. Neverthele s, the Seagulls bo s has full confidence that his players will step up in the crucial closing weeks of the season. Yes, 100%, and I think we have a strong squad, Hurzeler told the clubs website when asked if he has enough depth in his squad. We will have options to replace Lewis Dunk. I think thats also a strength of this team, to always be able to react to these kinds of things, to always replace a player if you need to replace a player. To replace them not one to one, to replace them as a team, and thats what we will do in the next weeks. We will find solutions. We wont complain, and then we try to keep the positivity, to keep the momentum, to do the basic things right. High intensity at the Amex! Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) Burnley, meanwhile, are 10 points adrift of safety after a 3-1 defeat to Fulham last time out in the Premier League. The Clarets have picked up only 10 points from their last 22 Premier League games (W1 D7 L14), as many as they managed in their opening nine matches of 2025-26 (W3 D1 L5). Neverthele s, Burnley bo s Scott Parker insisted his side are fully committed in their fight for survival. We understand the dynamics of what were up against, said Parker. We know the games are running out, but weve just got to keep going. Well keep fighting and trying to get points on the board. Theres seven games left and well be fully committed. Putting in the hard yards at base Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) PLAYERS TO WATCH Burnley Quilindschy Hartman Among players with 40+ true tackles attempted in the Premier League this season, only Jake OBrien (84.5% 49/58) and Jean-Clair Todibo (77.6% 38/49) have a better true tackle win rate than Burnleys Quilindschy Hartman (76.6% 36/47). A standard succe sful tackle is when a player wins po se sion after a challenge, while a succe sful true tackle also includes instances where a player gets a touch on the ball, even if the opponent retains po se sion. Brighton Danny Welbeck Welbecks brace against Liverpool last time out took his Premier League tally to 12 goals this season. Only Glenn Murray has scored more for Brighton in a single campaign in the competition (13 in 2018-19). MATCH PREDICTION BRIGHTON WIN Brighton are looking to complete the Premier League double over Burnley for the first time, last doing so in any division in the 2012-13 Championship campaign. Burnley have won just one of their last nine home league games against Brighton (D5 L3), beating them 1-0 in December 2018 under Sean Dyche. Seven of the 13 Premier League meetings between Burnley and Brighton have been drawn, with both sides winning three each. Its one of just eight Premier League fixtures to have been played 12+ times and finish level more than half the time. In the Premier League this season, Brighton rank first for high turnovers (264) and second for pre sed sequences (386), while only Tottenham (247) have given up more high turnovers than Burnley (244). And, after winning each of their first three Premier League games this season in which they led, Burnley have since won just one of their last five matches when leading (D2 L2). In 2025-26, the Clarets have faced the highest open play expected goals against (xGA) figure, per 90 minutes, among all sides in a winning game state (1.77). OPTA WIN PROBABILITY Burnley 22.6% Draw 22.2% Brighton 55.2% Michael Grove Jersey