GARY Hobson's Albion injury jinx has struck again.

Hobson was due to have a scan last night on a nagging hamstring injury.

The latest setback places a question mark against his availability for tonight's home Reserve game against Reading and the Seagulls' visit to Shrewsbury on Saturday.

The Argus revealed yesterday that Hobson was being lined up for his first team comeback at Shrewsbury in the absence of the banned Ross Johnson and Andy Arnott.

But the former Hull stopper felt a recurrence of the hamstring problem towards the end of yesterday's training session.

Boss Brian Horton said: "It's unbelieveable. It must be frustrating for him, as well as us."

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