Oscar Garcia has confirmed Will Buckley suffered a hamstring problem in defeat by Middlesbrough today.

But he is unsure how serious the injury is.

Buckley left the action in the first half of the Seagulls' 2-0 reverse at the Amex.

Oscar said it was a hamstring problem but added: “Right now I don’t know exactly what happened or which kind of injury he has.”

The Albion head coach surprised some fans by replacing his right winger with midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey rather than Kazenga LuaLua or Solly March, who were also on the bench.

He moved David Lopez from a central role out to the right flank.

Oscar said: “We were losing the midfield. We knew the understanding between David Lopez and Bruno would be fine on the right side.

“So we decided to put Jake on.”