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Brighton forward Kazenga LuaLua could return from injury to face his former club. LuaLua, who joined the Seagulls permanently in November following three successful loan spells, is back in training having spent three weeks out with a hamstring problem. Fellow winger Craig Noone is also close to returning from a hamstring injury and Spanish midfielder Vicente Rodriguez could make his first appearance since mid-October following a thigh problem. But full-back Marcos Painter misses out after suffering a recurrence of his hamstring injury just six minutes into his comeback at Peterborough on Saturday. Defender Tommy Elphick (Achilles) and midfielder Gary Dicker (broken leg) are still recovering from long-term injuries. | |||||
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Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini is a doubt for Saturday evening's FA Cup fourth round trip to Brighton. The Argentinian defender tweaked his groin in training on Thursday and will be assessed before manager Alan Pardew makes a decision on him. Strikers Demba Ba and Papiss Demba Cisse remain on African Nations up duty with Senegal, but are expected to return early next week, while defender Steven Taylor (Achilles) and midfielders Sylvain Marveaux (groin) and Sammy Ameobi (knee) are still on the long-term casualty list, although all are making progress. | |||||