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Leeds United boost as Brighton suffer further injury and illness blows ahead of Elland Road trip

Brighton & Hove Albion boss Graham Potter will have two more absentees to contend with when his side visit Elland Road on Saturday.

The Seagulls were in action last night when they lost 1-0 at Manchester City as their winless run in the Premier League stretched to nine matches.

Going into the clash at the Etihad, Brighton were already without Tariq Lamptey, Aaron Connolly, Danny Welbeck and Adam Lallana, with that quartet all set to miss out against Leeds.

Now, Potter has revealed that he has lost midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh and goalkeeper Jason Steele to injury and illness respectively.

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"[Alireza has a] bit of a feeling after the game against Newport County so we will see how he settles down over the next few days," Potter said after the defeat at Man City.

On goalkeeper Steele, who saved four penalties in their shootout win over Newport in the FA Cup at the weekend, he added: "Illness. I think he got a bit excited with all the penalties he saved and he feels a bit ill now."

While Steele would have been unlikely to feature at Elland Road, Jahanbakhsh has been a more prominant player in Brighton's first-team this year.

Defender Lamptey has been missing for almost a month with a hamstring problem and still faces a few weeks out, while Connolly is also suffering from a hamstring injury and will miss most of January.

Former Manchester United striker Welbeck picked up a knee issue in Brighton's draw with West Ham last month and Lallana has been suffering from an illness in recent weeks.

Brighton's defeat last night, coupled with Fulham's point against Tottenham Hotspur means Albion head to Elland Road sitting just one place and two points clear of the relegation zone.

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