How Brighton must cope with Andy Robertson and Liverpool without Tariq Lamptey

Referee Michael Oliver awarded the youngster a second yellow card after he fouled Jack Grealish in injury-time at Villa Park, earning the defender a one-match suspension.

Lamptey is now ineligible to play for Brighton in their clash against Liverpool this Saturday.

Joël Veltman is the likely candidate to fill the void, although midfielder Jayson Molumby did operate in the wing back role earlier this season in the Carabao Cup.

If Potter chooses to go with his 5-3-2 shape against Liverpool, Veltman’s international experience and defensive know-how should prove invaluable in supporting Ben White against Sadio Mané and Andrew Robertson, who both had a lot of joy down the left flank at the weekend against Leicester.

Despite favouring possession-based football, Potter conceded much of the ball to Aston Villa on Saturday and chose to soak up pressure, hoping to limit the opponents’ threat on the counter.

Considering Liverpool’s potency on the break, it is likely Potter will employ a similar tactical approach and weather the storm with a deep block.

However, the headache for Albion’s boss is that Lamptey usually offers an outlet once possession is retained, and without his pace, Brighton may struggle move up the pitch in his absence.

Therefore, Potter may be tempted to focus the Seagulls’ attack down the left instead, using Solly March as a bridge between defence and attack.

On his return from injury this weekend, the Englishman proved his reliability in forward areas, scoring the winning goal at Villa Park with a neat finish from just inside the penalty box.

Brighton’s hopes of a result will be boosted if Leandro Trossard can return to full fitness before the weekend; the winger could link up with March near the touchline and outnumber James Milner at right back, who is already playing out of position.

It’s hard to find frailties in Liverpool’s side, but Klopp has been forced to name the makeshift defensive line of James Milner, Joël Matip, Fabinho and Andrew Robertson in recent Premier League performances, as a result of their growing injury list.

They did however help Liverpool to only their second Premier League clean sheet of the season against Leicester,

Liverpool supporters have also been boosted by the return of their Egyptian superstar Mohamad Salah, who tested positive for COVID-19 during the international break.

He featured for a makeshift Liverpool team in the midweek 2-0 loss to Atalanta at Anfield. The last time Salah visited the Amex, he was the agent of Brighton’s downfall, scoring a brace and assisting the third in a comfortable 3-1 win.

With Newcastle and Crystal Palace set to play out a mid-table clash on Friday, only a Brighton win can stop Liverpool from topping the table ahead of Tottenham’s trip to Chelsea on Sunday.