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Millie Sian
BBC Sport journalist

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Aston Villa at Amex Stadium (kick-off 19:45 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Georginio Rutter has picked up an ankle injury and Adam Webster is dealing with a muscle injury, which both "don't look great". It is "possible" that the duo could be out long term.

• He added: "It's another chance for Brajan Gruda, Matt O'Riley and Eiran Cashin, so I see it more as an opportunity. I will never complain about injuries. Georginio and Adam were in great shape, but that's football and we have to deal with it."

• Hurzeler said there are no worries about other players having to step up: "All of these players that haven't played that much this season have big motivation and big energy. It's these kind of characters that we need for the rest of the season."

• The quick turnaround from Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Nottingham Forest is a "great opportunity for a comeback". He explained: "A setback and a disappointment doesn't feel great, but I always say the feeling of a comeback is always greater, so we have to work for that."

• He believes the Seagulls have proven they are "a team that can stick together" and he thinks they have "a big chance" of getting back to winning ways against Aston Villa.

• On Unai Emery's team: "It's a duel that we know will be a big fight. They are a very mature and experienced team. We know that they want to go to Europe. They are still in three competitions and going for a title, so I think they have had a great season."

• Villa have "quality individual players", such as Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio, who can "help every team in the world and definitely make a big impact".

• He is expecting his side to play with "big maturity and intensity" and he is looking for his players to be "more ruthless" than they were against Forest.

• Brighton have the opportunity to record four consecutive home wins in the Premier League for the first time, but they will have to be "consistent and good in every phase to break the statistic".

• When asked whether Brighton having the opportunity to go fourth in the with a win surprises him, he responded: "Why should that surprise me? We've always been a club that doesn't want to hide behind our ambitions or be seen as the small club. Although we don't have the financial budget of other teams, you can still play a good season and fight for Europe if you stick together as a team."

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We asked for your views on Brighton's penalty shootout defeat by Nottingham Forest in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Here are some of your comments:

Mick: We weren't good enough - we looked jaded and lacking in energy. Too many passes went astray. If we had played with the intensity of the final 10 minutes of extra time, we would have won. Let's reset and concentrate on the league and getting into Europe.

David: The best team on the night won. Too much strolling around and standing still with the ball. You never score by continually passing the ball backwards. Georginio Rutter's injury certainly affected the game. Disappointing but Europe is still possible.

Fran: Not our best performance. Not sure why but we always seem lethargic after any international break or any break come to that. Not just this game but in previous seasons as well. Concentrate now on finishing as high as possible.

Chris: Kudos to Nuno Espirito Santo for the way he prepared Forest. They made the Seagulls look bad every time we managed to get into the final third of the pitch. Too many poor passes and too many speculative no-look passes that were often picked off by a Forest player. I have to wonder if we've got the player depth to make it back to European football this season.

Fred: Was inevitable we would go out once it got to pens. Feels like a real missed opportunity. We have two huge games in the next week so the boys need to bounce back quickly.

Sarah: Gutted. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.