Leeds team news: Andres available, Azeez ruled out

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Albion face Daniel Farke's team at the Amex on Saturday.

2026-09-04T09:30+01:00

Chema Andres has represented his country up to under-21 level. 📸 by James Boardman.

Our men's first team will be looking to build on their terrific start at the Amex this season when they face Leeds United on Saturday.

Albion secured back-to-back 4-0 wins against Tromso and Aston Villa, but come up against a Leeds team who have made an unbeaten start to this Premier League campaign.

Team news

Yasin Ayari missed last Sunday's game against Chelsea. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

In Friday's press conference, Fabian Hurzeler said, "Femi [Azeez] is obviously carrying a slight injury at the moment. I think Chema can definitely be an option for tomorrow. With Femi, we have to wait this weekend and hopefully he will be available for the next game.

"We expect Mats Wieffer to be out until the international break. Georginio and Yasin Ayari might be options for tomorrow.

"All the injuries are very unlucky with how they happened, especially the injury with Mats, that’s a very unlucky one. But it’s also great opportunity for others to step in now. We have to go day by day.

"Kaoru Mitoma will be back after international break, we have to be patient. Hopefully our wingers can come back quickly."

Our last meeting

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Albion cruised to a 3-0 win against Leeds at the Amex in November, but were beaten 1-0 at Elland Road in May, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin grabbing a late winner.

Match stats

Brighton are unbeaten in their last 10 home league games against Leeds United (W7 D3), keeping eight consecutive clean sheets against the Whites at the Amex.

Leeds won their last league game against Brighton in May, a 1-0 win at Elland Road. They haven’t won consecutive league games against the Seagulls since a run of three between October 2008 and November 2009 in League One, while they’ve never done so in the top-flight.

Leeds have played more matches without winning at the Amex than any other stadium in their entire history (P10 D3 L7). In their eight goalless games there since 2013-14, 34 different players have had a shot without success.

Following their 4-0 win against Aston Villa on MD1, Brighton are looking to win both of their opening two home games in a league season for the first time since 2016-17, and for the first time ever in the top-flight.

After beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 on MD1, Leeds are looking to win both of their first two away games in a league season for the first time since 2019-20, and for the first time in the top-flight since 1973-74.

Leeds have won both of their away games in all competitions this season, beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the Premier League and 2-0 in the League Cup. It’s just one fewer away victory than they managed in 23 games last term (W3 D12 L8).

Brighton averaged 73.1% possession against Aston Villa on MD1, and 74.1% possession against Chelsea on MD2. No team on record (since 2003-04) has had at least 70% possession in each of their first three games in a Premier League season before.

Brighton have benefitted from two own goals already in the Premier League this season, one against Aston Villa and one against Chelsea. The only team to benefit from an own goal in three consecutive games are Everton in March/April 2014.

Brighton's Pascal Groß could become the fourth German player to make 250 Premier League appearances, along with Dietmar Hamann, Robert Huth and Bernd Leno. The last player to score on their 250th appearance was Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Leeds against Man City last November.

All 15 of Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s Premier League goals for Leeds have come from inside the box, the joint most of any Whites player without scoring from outside the box along with Lee Chapman. Calvert-Lewin has applied 104 high-intensity pressures in the opposition half this season, with only Hull’s Oliver McBurnie (105) doing so more often.

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