Alan Shearer believes the absence of Albion's two best defender was behind their defeat to relegation threatened Burnley on Saturday. Burnley picked up just their second win of the season against a below-par Brighton thanks to goals from Wout Weghorst, Josh Brownhill and Aaron Lennon. Alan Shearer pinpoints Albion problems against BurnleyShane Duffy was recalled to the centre of the defence and he was partnered by experienced Dutch international Joel Veltman. Both struggled to deal with the threat of Burnley's impressive striker Weghorst, who netted his first goal for the Clarets following his January arrival from Wolfsburg. Speaking on Match of the Day, Alan Shearer said: "Brighton have only won one in 10 without Webster.

Source: Express February 20, 2022 12:03 UTC