Taking three points off Chelsea was not the only reward for the Brighton players and staff as they have also been given five days off. Addressing his team in the dressing room on Tuesday, Fabian Hurzeler announced they do not need to return to training until Monday when they will start preparing for their trip to Newcastle on Saturday,

Brighton boosted their outside hopes of Champions League qualification by routing Chelsea, who are now surely out of top-five contention.

Paraguayan international Gomez is out, however, and is due to undergo a re-scan so Brighton staff can be sure of the severity of the problem. Asked whether Gomez could play against Chelsea, Hurzeler revealed not but added that the injury initially appears to be “not that bad”.

Brighton’s pursuit of highly-rated winger Said El Mala could collapse if Fabian Hurzeler leaves the club. That is the view of European football journalist Andy Brassell amid interest in

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