Bad news for Brighton as Kaoru Mitoma could be out until the end of the season.

The Japan winger missed Saturday's 1-1 draw with Everton with a back injury and De Zerbi has now confirmed Mitoma will now be ruled out for two to three months. "A bad, bad situation. I think we've lost Mitoma until the end of the season," he said in a pre-match press conference ahead of Brighton's FA Cup fifth round tie with Wolves. "He has a back injury, it is an important problem. I think he will be out for two or three months and two or three months finishes the season."