Maxim De Cuyper News: Didn't train fully

De Cuyper remained on the bench in the last game after not fully training the prior week, coach Fabian Hurzeler said in the press conference, according to The Argus. "We had issues with Maxim during the week. He wasn't able to train fully."

De Cuyper is dealing with an undisclosed issue that is not ruling him out but is serious enough to prevent him from training in full during the week and starting in the last game. The versatile defender was rested during the clash against Liverpool and is a doubt for a starting role against Sunderland on Saturday. That issue is expected to lead to increased playing time for either Brajan Gruda in the frontline or Ferdi Kadioglu at the back for the Seagulls.