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He can, but it wouldn't be Hughton's choice to play him there. I don't doubt things can be covered, even if another genuine CM picks up an injury or suspension, but it means Hughton having to shuffle the deck in a way he would prefer not to have to do.

Do we? Surely, the only cover we have is Sidwell, if Hughton sets up as we expect him to in a 4-4-1-1. The middle 2 of the midfield 4 would have been between Stephens, Propper, Kayal and Sidwell (possibly in that order), with Gross or Brown then linking to Murray or Hemed. There are other...