Here is the latest team news and confirmed lineups for this afternoon’s Premier League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion. Spurs fell to a 1-0 defeat against Sunderland last week. Results around them saw Roberto De Zerbi’s side fall into the relegation zone. The Italian now welcomes his former club to north London, with the Lilywhites in desperate need of momentum. Having not won a league match since December, three points would provide a significant boost to their survival chances.
Brighton enters today’s match in far better circumstances following a 2-0 victory over Burnley. The Seagulls are the division’s form team, winning five of their last six matches. Brighton are currently ninth, and a fourth consecutive victory would see them close the gap further on those above. Fabian Hürzeler is now aiming to replicate De Zerbi’s feat, and bring European football back to the Amex Stadium.
Below are the confirmed lineups for Tottenham vs Brighton.
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Tottenham vs Brighton Confirmed Lineups
Tottenham Team News
No players are suspended for the hosts.
Cristian Romero suffered an injury which forced him off against Sunderland. Speaking at Friday’s press conference, De Zerbi explained the extent of the injury. Tottenham’s head coach said: “He’s suffering because he can’t play for us again this season.”
Guglielmo Vicario remains out after he underwent hernia surgery. While the Italian will miss the Brighton match, De Zerbi emphasised his importance, saying “Vicario is another top guy, I’m looking forward to working with him.”
Two midfielders are set to return. De Zerbi confirmed : “Rodrigo Bentancur is available to play, I don’t know if he starts the game or not.” He added: “Bissouma is available 100% more than he was for the Sunderland game.”
While James Maddison was seen training this week, the coach offered a cautious reply when asked about the midfielder’s return: “I don’t know yet. I don’t want to push too much because we lost Kudus in this way.”
Injured: Romero, Vicario, Maddison, Mohamed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert and Ben Davies.
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Brighton Team News
Lewis Dunk will serve the second of his two-match suspension after the Brighton captain accumulated 10 yellow cards.
Having missed the Seagulls’ win over Burnley, James Milner will be absent again.
Speaking at Friday’s press conference, Hürzeler was asked about Milner’s status and replied: “Yes, he still will be out. He’s getting close and besides that, everything’s fine.”
Stefanos Tzimas and Adam Webster remain out and are not expected to feature again this season.
Injured: Milner, Tzimas and Webster.
Tottenham Confirmed Lineup and Substitutes
Kinsky, Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Bissouma, Gallagher, Kolo Muani, Simons, Solanke
Subs: Austin, Dragusin, Palhinha, Richarlison, Maddison, Tel, Gray, Bergvall, Spence
Brighton Confirmed Lineup and Substitutes
Verbruggen, Wieffer, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Ayari, Gross, Minteh, Gomez, Hinshelwood, Welbeck
Subs: Steele, Igor Julio, Rutter, Baleba, Kostoulas, Mitoma, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Veltman
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