Brighton travel to Getafe on Thursday in the third round of the Conference League league phase.
Brighton are ninth in the league phase with four points from two matches, after beating Kauno Žalgiris 4-0 and drawing 0-0 at Jablonec, and they have yet to concede. They are third in the Premier League after a 1-0 win at Manchester City on Saturday. Getafe are 30th with one point, after a 1-1 draw with Universitatea Craiova and a 5-2 defeat at Lugano, but beat Sevilla 3-1 in La Liga on Sunday. This is the first meeting between the clubs.
Brighton team news
Hürzeler confirmed that Ferdi Kadıoğlu (hip), Pascal Struijk (thigh) and Femi Azeez (thigh) are unavailable and have not travelled. He hopes Kadıoğlu will be ready for Sunday, said Struijk will be assessed day by day, and said Azeez is getting closer. Kaoru Mitoma, Evan Ferguson, Stefanos Tzimas and Zadok Yohanna also remain out.
Changes are expected from the side that won at City. Jack Hinshelwood and Georginio Rutter are set to come in, with Matt O’Riley and Ibrahim Osman also in the attacking positions. Verbruggen is expected in goal, with Costinha, Michael Svoboda, Boscagli and Hadjam in defence, and Gross and Yalcouye in midfield. Getafe are without forwards Christantus Uche and Juanmi, with Zaid Romero a possible return.
Brighton predicted lineup
Brighton possible starting XI: Verbruggen; Costinha, Svoboda, Boscagli, Hadjam; Gross, Yalcouye; O’Riley, Hinshelwood, Osman; Rutter
When will the match kick off?
The Conference League match kicks off at 20:00 GMT on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
How to watch Getafe vs Brighton?
The match will be broadcast live in the UK on TNT Sports 2, with streaming via HBO Max.
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