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Ajax team news: Estupinan to be named on the bench

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Defender could make his return after six weeks out with injury.

By Charlie Hanson • 09 November 2023

By Paul Hazlewood
Pervis Estupinan will be named on the bench against Ajax.

Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed that Pervis Estupinan will be on the bench to face Ajax on Thursday at the Johan Cruyff Arena tonight, kick-off 5.45pm GMT.

Team news

Estupinan could make his first appearance for Albion since our defeat away at Aston Villa at the end of September.

While not wanting to risk the Ecuadorian, injuries to other players may force Roberto De Zerbi's hand.

"Estupinan is with us," Roberto confirmed in his press conference on Wednesday. "Tomorrow he will be on the bench. Maybe he can play one part of the game. I don’t want to take a risk with him, but now we don’t have too many solutions in that position.

"We are trying to get him in the condition to play tomorrow or on Sunday because we have another important game against Sheffield United. [Tariq] Lamptey is not ready yet, he could be available after the break."

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02:03

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UEL Highlights: Brighton 2 Ajax 0

Our most recent outing in the Europa League saw us pick up our first victory in the competition, as we defeated Thursday's hosts 2-0 at the Amex a fortnight ago.

Joao Pedro opened the scoring after Kaoru Mitoma's initial effort was denied, before Ansu Fati put daylight between the teams with a cute finish from Simon Adingra's pass.

22:32

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UEL Extended Highlights: Marseille 2 Brighton 2

After a frustrating opening 25 minutes at the Stade Velodrome that saw Roberto De Zerbi's team go 2-0 down to Marseille, Albion secured a hugely important point with two second-half goals.

Pascal Gross fired in shortly after the restart, before Joao Pedro kept a cool head to roll the ball home from the penalty spot late on after Lamptey was tripped in the area.

01:56

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UEL Highlights: Brighton 2 AEK 3 Athens

Albion's debut in the Europa League didn't go to plan as they went behind twice, before AEK Athens snatched all three points late on. Joao Pedro netted twice from the penalty spot - he now sit joint top of the goalscorers chart in the continent's second biggest competition with four goals.