Brighton and Hove Albion defender Jan Paul van Hecke is expected to return from a groin injury after the October international break. The 24-year-old centre-back missed his side’s 4-2 defeat to ...

Van Hecke has started 28 of Brighton’s 31 league games — the next-highest defender on that list, Pervis Estupinan, has missed 11 matches in the Premier League. Across the league, 57 defenders ...

Van Hecke, a four-time Dutch international, was signed from NAC Breda in 2020. He has gone on to make 87 appearances for Brighton - 35 of which have come this season.. He was actually sent off ...