Two teams seeking to end winless runs meet for a Europa League Group B battle at the American Express Community Stadium on Thursday night, as Brighton & Hove Albion play host to managerless Ajax.
While the Seagulls have gone over four weeks without a victory in any competitions, their Dutch counterparts remarkably last tasted success at the end of August.
Roberto De Zerbi was able to take positives from his side rescuing solitary points in 2-2 draws with Marseille and Liverpool either side of the international break, but the Seagulls were condemned to a 2-1 defeat away against treble winners Manchester City last weekend; Ansu Fati's second-half strike prove inconsequential as earlier goals from Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland secured maximum points for the hosts.
Brighton, who have slipped to seventh in the Premier League table, have had their fair share of challenges adapting to the rigours that come with juggling domestic and European duties, with De Zerbi having to regularly rotate his squad, and there are no signs of their frantic fixture schedule slowing down any time soon as successive home clashes with Ajax and Fulham are followed by five games in the month of November which includes a two-week international break.
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