I'd be a lot more confident with one of our regular centre back pairs, but VvD and Fabinho should be OK.
What young options do we have in the side?
Hoever seemed promising, but a bit green for the likes of the experienced Brighton striker.
I'm not remotely concerned about our centre halves. Assuming we go with Fabinho there, I think we'll see some good football from the pair to go with a general solidity. What's more of potential concern, which I'm sure will be eased when the lineup is announced, is how we set up in midfield without Fabinho.
We saw the other day how dysfunctional our midfield is without an effective 6. Hopefully if Henderson isn't available we don't play Milner in a similar role again. It really demonstrated how dumb this whole 'passes sideways and keeps possession' insult used against Henderson is.
If we're playing a similar midfield to the other day, which I wouldn't, I hope it's Keita paired with Gini (with Shaqiri ahead of them). If Milner is to play, I would hope it's in a three with Gini at the 6 spot because the other two are just too loose.