Ansu Fati and Tariq Lamptey out for long spells for Brighton says Roberto De Zerbi

"But the focus is on the players who can play. We will have to compete. I don't know if we will win, but we will fight to win the game for sure."

INJURY BLOWS: Brighton and Hove Albion manager Roberto De Zerbi. Photo credit: Steven Paston/PA Wire.

Brighton have lost injured pair Ansu Fati and Tariq Lamptey "for a long time", manager Roberto De Zerbi has said ahead of the Europa League clash with AEK Athens.

Winger Fati lasted just 21 minutes of Saturday's 3-2 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest, while full-back Lamptey went off 13 minutes later at the City Ground.