Brighton & Hove Albion face a tough Premier League encounter against Tottenham Hotspur at the AMEX Stadium.
Victory will lift Brighton into the top ten, whilst Tottenham could go top with a win if Liverpool lose at lunchtime.
Team News
Maxim De Cuyper is a doubt for Brighton after he suffered a knee injury during their 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth.
Diego Gomez (illness) is another doubt but Jack Hinshelwood is ruled out with an ankle injury.
Mats Wieffer is set to return after he missed the trip to Bournemouth with a knee injury.
Solly March and Adam Webster are all ruled out with knee injuries.
Tottenham have no fresh injury concerns to report following their Champions League victory at home to Villarreal.
Yves Bissouma (unspecified), Radu Dragusin, James Maddison (both ACL), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), Dominic Solanke (ankle) and Kota Takai (foot) are ruled out.
When is Kick-Off?
Brighton host Tottenham at AMEX Stadium on Saturday 20 September at 3pm BST, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Brighton have won three of their last five league meetings against Tottenham (W3, L2).
- Tottenham have won two of their last six visits to Brighton (W2, L4)
- Brighton’s two meetings against Tottenham last season produced 10 goals in total (W2), with the Seagulls’ Jack Hinshelwood the only player to score twice.
- Brighton are yet to score a first-half league goal this season.
- Tottenham have scored five goals without reply in two away games this season (W2).
Prediction
After their disappointing defeat at Bournemouth where a mixture of wasteful finishing and loose defensive play cost them at least a draw, Brighton will surely be fired up to atone for that display if can just be more polished and tighter in their play because they do have the quality to get a win here.
Tottenham meanwhile absolutely cruised past West Ham in their last league outing but were ultimately clinical with the sole shot on target in their scrappy win over Villarreal, where their resilient defence will be a massive confidence boost coming into this tricky test.
Although Brighton will pose tricky opposition with their tactical flexibility, Spurs are yet to lose away and I expect that run to continue such is their form but they will probably concede one goal here.
Prediction: Brighton 1-2 Tottenham
Result: Brighton 2-2 Tottenham
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