Brighton’s Pedro to miss second game over training incident

Due to his involvement in a “small issue” during training, Joao Pedro will miss Brighton’s final game of the Premier League season at Tottenham.

The Brazil international was reportedly involved in a training ground altercation with defender Jan Paul van Hecke during Monday’s 3-2 home win over Liverpool.

The Seagulls have won 10 Premier League games this season, but the 23-year-old has missed their last four matches after receiving a red card in Brentford’s 4-2 defeat on April 19.

“With Joao, we had a small issue in training,” according to Joao, which isn’t uncommon at all football clubs. The issue has been resolved internally, according to head coach Fabian Hurzeler.

Joao is a fantastic player, a match-winner for us, and that’s why we invested in him.

There are some non-negotiable values that everyone must adhere to, such as the principle of not making any compromises.

Joseph is still a young player, he said. He will develop, and I’m confident that he will take lessons from this and emerge stronger next season. I’m really looking forward to seeing him at his best when he’s been revived and renewed.

Georginio Rutter, 23, will also miss the game against the newly crowned Europa League champions after failing to recover from an ankle injury.

With Crystal Palace’s FA Cup victory making it possible for them to earn a spot in the Europa League, Brighton, who are eighth overall, will enter the game with qualification still in doubt.