Palace team news: Update on Minteh, Mitoma, Struijk and Wieffer

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Albion are unbeaten in their last six games in all competitions.

2026-10-16T11:00+01:00

Mats Wieffer made two Premier League appearances before picking up an injury this season. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

Albion will look to extend their winning run in the Premier League to four matches when they take on Crystal Palace this Sunday at the Amex, kick-off 2pm.

Team news

Yankuba Minteh is yet to play a competitive game for Albion this season, after sustaining an injury in the pre-season friendly against Roma. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

Fabian Hurzeler has no fresh injury concerns after Thursday's 4-0 win over Kauno Zalgiris. He did provide an update on four of his players who are currently on the sideline in his pre-Palace press conference.

"They're not available for this weekend, but the games after they might be an option. With Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer we could see quite a quick return. For Kaoru Mitoma, I hope he’s back for the international break, but we have to be more patient.

"We aren’t training today so Pascal Struijk gets another day of recovery, so let’s see how he does tomorrow. Then we will make a decision."

Speaking last week, Palace boss Pierre Sage expected Dean Henderson, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Takehiro Tomiyasu to be in contention for Sunday's game. Ben Chilwell is also being assessed. Axel Disasi is suspended.

Match facts

Albion have lost their last two home Premier League games against Crystal Palace – they haven’t lost three in a row at home against their rivals in their league history.

Palace have won three of their last four Premier League games against Albion (D1), as many as they managed in their first 14 against the Seagulls (D7 L4).

For the fourth time in their last six Premier League seasons, Albion have won as many as 13 points in their first six games (13 in 2021/22, 13 in 2022/23, 15 in 2023/24, 13 in 2026/27). Only Arsenal and Man City (5 each) have achieved that tally in more seasons in that timeframe.

Crystal Palace have failed to score in four of their last six away Premier League matches, as many as in their previous 26 games on the road.

Albion are the first side to score 18 goals in their first six Premier League games in a season since they did it in 2023/24 (18). The Seagulls went on to finish 11th that season, the only time in Premier League history a team had started a season with 18+ goals in their first six games and not finished in the top six.

Brighton are looking to win four consecutive Premier League games for just the second time, along with a four-game run in February and March 2025. The Seagulls last won four league games in a row without conceding in November 2016 in the Championship.

Crystal Palace have faced 108 shots in the Premier League this season, more than any other side, while two of the three biggest totals for shots faced in a win this season have been in Palace’s two wins – 25 against Fulham and 24 against Nottingham Forest.

Albion have had 10 different scorers in the Premier League this season, the most of any side. In Premier League history, only Chelsea in 1997-98, Man City in 2008/09 and Arsenal in 2009/10 have had more in their first six matches of a season (all 11).

Pascal Gross has been involved in seven goals in his last five Premier League appearances for Brighton (3 goals, 4 assists), assisting in each of his last three games. The 35-year-old could become the oldest player with an assist in four games in a row since Gianfranco Zola in December 2002, who was aged 36 during a five-game streak for Chelsea.

Daichi Kamada has been involved in four goals in his last four Premier League appearances (1 goal, 3 assists) – he didn’t score or assist in any of his first 64 games in the competition for Crystal Palace beforehand.

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