There should be plenty of goals on Sunday when Brighton & Hove Albion host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
Both teams have shown their prowess in the final third and the vulnerabilities in their own squad during the start of the 2024/25 season, although form favors Spurs ahead of their trip to the south coast. The Lilywhites have won their last five matches in all competitions, most recently beating Ferencvaros 2-1 during their Europa League trip to Hungary.
After a positive start with Fabian Hurzeler, positive results have been harder to come by in recent weeks for Brighton. With an incredibly high line that Ange Postecoglou would have been proud of at Stamford Bridge last weekend, the Seagulls fell to a 4-2 defeat that leaves them without Premier League victory since the end of August.
4-2 was also the scoreline in last season’s meeting between these two at the Amex Stadium, with Brighton victorious despite a late rally from visiting Spurs. A similar result would be pleasing for Hurzeler in his final game before the international break in October.
here it is 90 minutes guide to an intriguing affair on the south coast.
Brighton vs Tottenham H2H Record (Last Five Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Brighton |
Tottenham |
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Chelsea 4-2 Brighton – 28/09/24 |
Ferencvaros 1-2 Tottenham – 03/10/24 |
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Brighton 2-2 Nottingham Forest – 22/09/24 |
Man Utd 0-3 Tottenham – 29/09/24 |
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Brighton 3-2 Wolves – 18/09/24 |
Tottenham 3-0 Qarabag – 26/09/24 |
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Brighton 0-0 Ipswich – 14/09/24 |
Tottenham 3-1 Brentford – 21/09/24 |
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Arsenal 1-1 Brighton – 31/08/24 |
Coventry 1-2 Tottenham – 18/09/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Main Event Sky Sports, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
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united states |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, Telemundo |
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canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Unfortunately for BrightonJoao Pedro looks far from returning to action. Hurzeler described his ankle injury as “long-term” in his pre-match press conference and joins Matt O’Riley and Jan Paul van Hecke in the treatment room.
James Milner has been sidelined for several weeks but is likely to return to the squad on Sunday, while Solly March, who has been out for almost a year, is close to returning and could be part of this weekend’s set-up. .
Simon Adingra is a major doubt for the last outing before the international break and may miss out, while summer recruit Brajan Gruda is back in training and in line to make his debut against Spurs.
Brighton predicted line-up against Tottenham (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Igor, Dunk, Stupinan; See, Wieffer, Ayari; Rutter, Welbeck, Mitoma.
Having missed the last two games with a hamstring problem, Heung-min Son is almost certain to miss Sunday’s trip to Brighton as well. He could be replaced by Timo Werner as he was at Manchester United last time out.
Richarlison and Wilson Odobert remain sidelined with fitness issues, but the good news for Postecoglou is that Destiny Udogie, who was withdrawn at half-time last weekend, should be fit for the Amex .
Dejan Kulusevski is likely to continue in his new midfield role as Brennan Johnson looks to extend his scoring streak to five in a row from right-back. Dominic Solanke will also be keen to continue his goalscoring form against Brighton.
Tottenham predicted line-up against Brighton (4-3-3): Vicar; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Werner.
Both teams have shown their defensive shortcomings this season, often playing with the reckless abandon of two teams just looking to have some fun on the pitch. That should lead to an entertaining and high-scoring affair this weekend.
Tottenham have to be considered favorites given their impressive winning streak and strong forward line, which are starting to come into their own after a slow start to the season. They should be able to take advantage of Brighton’s high line this weekend.
