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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Everton’s Armando Broja, Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood and Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins
Everton’s Armando Broja, Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood and Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins. Composite: Guardian Picture Desk; Sportsphoto/Allstar Picture Library; PA Images

Brighton hoping for Mitoma boost

Considering the length of Brighton’s injury list, Fabian Hürzeler will be desperate to get Kaoru Mitoma back in time for Saturday’s trip to west London. The Japan winger sustained a heel injury against Crystal Palace, ruling him out of the draw with Leicester. It was the first time he had missed a Premier League game all season after making 31 appearances. Whether he will be available against Brentford is yet to be seen but, with three teenagers on the bench last weekend, the more experience Hürzeler can name on the teamsheet the better. James Milner, Igor Julio, Georginio Rutter, Adam Webster, Ferdi Kadioglu and Tariq Lamptey are all out, while the goalkeeper Jason Steele returned to action for the under-21s this week but Carl Rushworth will remain the backup to Bart Verbruggen for now. If Mitoma can recover in time, it will be a timely boost as Albion fight for a European place. Will Unwin

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