Fresh from European midweek win, Tottenham Hotspur go try win third match in seven days for all competitions as dem waka go Amex Stadium to face Brighton & Hove Albion for Premier League this Saturday afternoon.
Spurs dey look revenge after dem lose both home and away games against Seagulls last season, wey dem concede seven goals for the process.
Match Preview
Brighton enter September international break on high after dem beat Manchester City 2-1 for home, but dem stumble last weekend as Bournemouth beat dem same 2-1.
Kaoru Mitoma first goal for season restore parity three minutes into second half, but Brighton comot empty handed as Jan Paul van Hecke block penalty badly and Antoine Semenyo convert am to condemn visitors to second loss after four league matches.
Fabian Hurzeler vex after im 50th game in charge as e feel say players no get reward for their hard work, especially for second half. Nevertheless, result leave Brighton 13th for table, one point above relegation zone and five points behind top four.
Brighton go welcome return to Amex Stadium this Saturday, as dem don lose only one of last 10 home PL matches (W6 D3) and dem never lose last six home matches (W3 D3) since 3-0 loss to Aston Villa for April.
Seagulls fit trust themselves to collect maximum points against Tottenham as dem don win three of last four PL meetings with North Londoners, including back-to-back wins last season (3-2 home, 4-1 away) wey na only time dem ever do double against Spurs.
Tottenham suffer first Thomas Frank era setback against Bournemouth (1-0) before international break, but dem don respond well with wins against West Ham (3-0 away) and Villarreal (1-0 home) in Champions League courtesy of early own goal from goalkeeper Luiz Junior.
Tottenham dey shift focus to defence under Frank, wey dey happy with clean sheet against Villarreal as dem never concede shot on target.
Tottenham wey don concede only one goal for 450 minutes this season dey third for Premier League table. Dem don already win first two away league games 5-0 aggregate; dem never win three consecutive away PL matches since Nov 2020 under Jose Mourinho.
Spurs lose last two league visits to Amex but never lose three in row; Frank lose only one of last six matches against Brighton (W2 D3) while in charge of Brentford.
Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League Form:
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Brighton & Hove Albion Form (All Competitions):
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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Form:
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Tottenham Hotspur Form (All Competitions):
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Team News
Brighton suffer more injury wahala last weekend as Jack Hinshelwood (ankle) and Maxin De Cuyper (knee) forced off. Hinshelwood join Adam Webster & Solly March (knee) for treatment, De Cuyper dey doubt for Saturday, but Mats Wieffer (knee) and Diego Gomez (illness) dey fit to play.
If De Cuyper no fit start left-back, Ferdi Kadioglu fit replace am next to Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke & Joel Veltman, while either Carlos Baleba or Yasin Ayari fit replace Hinshelwood midfield.
Yankuba Minteh get highest take-on success rate (65%) among PL players wey try 10+ times and him go continue for attack with Mitoma, Georginio Rutter & Danny Welbeck.
For Tottenham, Dominic Solanke dey recover from ankle injury but no fit play Saturday. Yves Bissouma (knock), Kota Takai (foot), James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski & Radu Dragusin (all knee) still sidelined.
Frank fit make couple changes as Destiny Udogie fit start left-back ahead of Djed Spence, Joao Palhinha dey try force back into first XI for midfield. Richarlison, Mathys Tel & Randal Kolo Muani dey fight for centre-forward spot, likely Richarlison start, join by Xavi Simons & Mohammed Kudus. Brennan Johnson fit return flank.
Brighton & Hove Albion Possible Starting XI:
Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck
Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting XI:
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Palhinha, Bergvall; Kudus, Richarlison, Simons
Prediction
We dey predict Brighton 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur. If history dey guide, draw no too likely as last 15 meetings between Brighton (6 wins) and Spurs (9 wins) don always produce winner.
Spurs never enjoy recent trips to Amex, but dem strong under Frank this season. We dey back North Londoners to outscore Seagulls wey never too convincing for new season start.
