Joao Pedro and Tariq Lamptey are doubts for Brighton & Hove Albion’s final match of the season at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Joao Pedro missed Monday’s 3-2 home win over Liverpool at the Amex Stadium for personal reasons. Lamptey was also ruled out of the match by injury.
“We have to see,” said head coach Fabian Hurzeler speaking to reporters afterwards.
“T (Lamptey) has an injury with his knee and Joao had private reasons why he was not available.
“So, let’s see how it is going to continue.”
Joao Pedro also missed the previous three games through suspension following a red card for violent conduct in the 4-2 defeat at Brentford last month.
The Brazilian forward is Brighton’s joint top scorer this season with Kaoru Mitoma and Danny Welbeck on ten goals.
The 23-year-old penalties specialist has 30 goals in 70 appearances overall since a £30 million move from Watford in June 2023.
The future of Lamptey is unclear, as he is out of contract in June.
The 24-year-old right-back, signed from Chelsea in January 2020, has been limited to ten league starts this season by injuries and competition for places.
Equalisers by Yasin Ayari and substitute Mitoma against Liverpool and a late winner off the bench from Jack Hinshelwood kept Brighton on course to finish eighth, which could lead to qualification to the Europa Conference League.
That depends on remaining eighth in the table, Chelsea dropping out of the Champions League places to seventh and then winning their Europa Conference League final against Real Betis in Poland on May 28.
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