Brighton 0-0 Tottenham
Brighton 0-0 Tottenham
Here come the teams!
Lewis Dunk and Cristian Romero lead their respective teams out. The home fans are in full voice. Kick-off is just minutes away.
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Brighton vs Tottenham: Match officials
Today's match officials at the Amex Stadium...
Referee: Chris Kavanagh.
Assistants: Dan Cook, Ian Hussin.
Fourth official: Tom Nield.
VAR: Neil Davies.
Assistant VAR: Rob Jones.
Brighton vs Tottenham: Pre-match stats
Tottenham have lost away to Brighton in both of the last two league seasons, but have never before lost three successive visits.
Brighton have lost just one of their last 10 home Premier League matches (W6 D3), and are unbeaten in six at the Amex (W3 D3).
Tottenham have won both their away league games so far this season by an aggregate score of 5-0; not since November 2020 under José Mourinho have they won three consecutive Premier League matches on the road (run of four).
Spurs boss Thomas Frank lost his first two Premier League meetings with Brighton in the 2021-22 season, but he’s only lost one of his last six against the Seagulls (W2 D3), all while manager of Brentford.
Spurs aiming to avoid another Amex nightmare
Tottenham had a nightmare at the Amex Stadium last season as they suffered a dramatic second-half collapse.
Spurs were 2-0 up at half-time but conceded three quickfire goals in the second half to lose 3-2 to Brighton.
They also lost here the season before, meaning Spurs are aiming to win at the Amex for the first time in three years.
Brighton aiming to move into top half
Brighton have made a mixed start to the Premier League season with a win, a draw and two defeats.
It means Fabian Hurzeler's side start the day 13th, just a point above the relegation zone.
A win for the Seagulls today, however, could see them move into the top half.
Spurs can move above Arsenal into second
Following leaders Liverpool's win over Everton in the lunchtime Merseyside derby, Tottenham know they cannot go top today.
Spurs will now aim to leapfrog their north London rivals Arsenal, with a draw enough to go second.
Thomas Frank's side, though, will be targeting a win that would move them three points above the Gunners, who play tomorrow against Manchester City at home, live on Sky Sports.
Minteh to cause Spurs problems?
One of Brighton's biggest threats this afternoon will be Yankuba Minteh.
The winger has the highest take-on success rate among players with 10+ attempted in the Premier League this season (65 per cent - 13/20).
Meanwhile, only Manchester City attacker Oscar Bobb (10) has recorded more take-ons in the opposition’s box than Minteh’s six this season.
Last time out in PL: Brighton lose as Spurs win
Brighton are looking to bounce back from last weekend's defeat at Bournemouth, while Tottenham are aiming for a third straight win in all competitions after wins over West Ham and Villarreal.
PL Predictions: Spurs to win and keep another clean sheet
Sky Sports' tipster Lewis Jones:
Thomas Frank has worked wonders at Spurs in a remarkably short time, tightening up what was once a leaky defence into a disciplined, well-organised unit. They have transformed from conceding goals regularly to frustrating even the most deadly attackers. Erling Haaland has scored once in eight of his last nine starts - the anomaly was Spurs.
Just one goal conceded from four games with three clean sheets is an impressive return.
Their defensive shape is sharper and the backline communicates with newfound cohesion with a focus on defending central areas of their box so astutely - a similar trait to the defensive unit Frank had at Brentford.
Almost 400,000 Super 6 players have predicted a 2-1 win to Spurs
This improvement in the Spurs process means Brighton, known for attacking flair and chance creation, but a historical underperformance in front of goal, will struggle to break down Frank's resilient Spurs side. Expect a cagey, tactical battle where chances are hard to come by. The under 2.5 goals line at 6/5 with Sky Bet makes plenty of appeal.
SCORE PREDICTION: 0-1 | JONES KNOWS' BEST BET: Back under 2.5 goals (6/5 with Sky Bet)
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Spurs change three as Udogie and Odobert start with Simons benched
Destiny Udogie and Wilson Odobert have been handed their first starts of the season as Tottenham make three changes from the midweek Champions League win over Villarreal.
Udogie replaces the benched Djed Spence at left-back, while Wilson Odobert comes in for Xavi Simons, with the £51m signing named as a substitute.
The other change comes in midfield, with Pape Sarr dropping to the bench and replaced by Joao Palhinha.
Another notable line is that Deadline Day signing Randal Kolo Muani is not in the matchday squad.
Brighton make four changes as Baleba starts
Brighton have made four changes from last weekend's defeat at Bournemouth.
Two are enforced with Jack Hinshelwood and Maxin De Cuyper injured, so Carlos Baleba and Ferdi Kadioglu both start.
Yasin Ayari is brought in to partner Baleba in midfield, with James Milner dropping to the bench.
The final change is in attack with the benched Danny Welbeck replaced by Brajan Gruda.
Tottenham team news - Udogie, Palhinha and Odobert start
Starting XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udgoie; Bergvall, Bentancur, Palhinha; Kudus, Richarlison, Odobert.
Subs: Kinsky, Danso, Gray, Spence, Sarr, Johnson, Tel, Simons, Scarlett.
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Brighton team news - Baleba and Kadioglu start
Starting XI: Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Gruda.
Subs: Steele, Boscagli, Coppola, Wieffer, Milner, Gomez, Tzimas, Welbeck, Watson.
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Team news in FIVE minutes!
Team news from the Amex Stadium will be dropping in just five minutes!
Will Maxin De Cuyper, Mats Wieffer and Diego Gomez be fit enough to start for Brighton?
Could Tottenham boss Thomas Frank shuffle his pack after the midweek Champions League win over Villarreal?
You'll get the line-ups at 1.45pm on the dot in this blog...
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Good afternoon!
It is back to domestic action for Tottenham as they visit Brighton in the Premier League this afternoon.
Spurs made the perfect start to their Champions League campaign in midweek with a narrow home win over Villarreal and are aiming for a third straight victory in all competitions.
Thomas Frank’s arrival has brought a steeliness to Spurs, who have conceded just one goal in their last five games and have made their joint-best defensive start to a league season.
Spurs will also be looking for revenge against Brighton after last season’s shocking second-half collapse that saw them lose 3-2 after going in at half-time 2-0 up.
Brighton did the double over Tottenham last season and will be aiming to maintain their recent strong home record.
The Seagulls are unbeaten in their last six at the Amex (W3 D3) and have only lost three of their last 21 home league games.
Fabian Hurzeler’s side will be eyeing another scalp on the south coast after beating Manchester City here in their last home outing.
We'll bring you all the build-up from the Amex Stadium, including the all-important team news at 1.45pm, with live updates from kick-off at 3pm.
Stay tuned...
Solanke not ready for Brighton
Thomas Frank has confirmed Dominic Solanke is progressing in his return from injury, but that he will not be involved in the clash with Brighton at the weekend.
Solanke has played just over half an hour of Premier League football this season, and was last seen coming off the bench in the 2-0 win over Manchester City in August.
Although the England international is back on the training pitch, he is not yet ready for any game time, according to his head coach.
“The positive thing is he's back on grass and has been that for three to four days and he's progressing forward, slowly, but forward,” the Dane confirmed.
“It's too early obviously for Saturday, also too early for Doncaster. But the positive thing is that he's on the grass and he's progressing forward.”