Tottenham Hotspur have won all five games since losing to Arsenal in the North London derby, and they will look to extend that impressive run when they travel to the Amex to face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Ange Postecoglou's side return to top-flight action after a hard-fought 2-1 win over Ferencvaros in the Europa League, while Fabian Hurzeler's men have had a week to reflect on the 4-2 defeat to Chelsea.
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Tottenham captain Son Heung-min and first-choice left-back Destiny Udogie both missed the win over Ferencvaros due to recent injuries, and it is unlikely Son will feature this time, but Postecoglou has confirmed that Udogie will be fine.
If Son continues to be absent, Spurs fans will no doubt be calling on Postecoglou to start 17-year-old Mikey Moore in place of the underperforming Timo Werner, following the youngster's impressive displays over the past week, but it's likely their calls will go unheeded.
Two other attacking options - Wilson Odobert and Richarlison - are still recovering from injury, and Dominic Solanke will lead Tottenham's attack after being called up to the England squad for the first time in seven years.
Radu Dragusin is also back from suspension for the Europa League, but Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven - who produced a brilliant solo assist at Old Trafford - are irreplaceable options in defence.
As for Brighton, Hurzeler gave mixed information on the injury situation on Friday morning, confirming that James Milner (thigh), Brajan Gruda (unknown), Joel Veltman (illness) and long-term absentee Solly March (knee) could all be available for Sunday's game.
However, Joao Pedro (ankle), Matt O'Riley (ankle) or Jan Paul van Hecke (unknown) will still be without him, while Simon Adingra is also uncertain but likely to be on the bench.
Palmer wasn't the only player to make history at Stamford Bridge over the weekend; 20-year-old Brighton midfielder Baleba became the youngest Cameroonian to score and assist in a Premier League game, and he will continue to operate in midfield alongside young teammate Jack Hinshelwood.
Latest expected lineup for Brighton vs Tottenham
Brighton & Hove Albion:
Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, Igor, Estupinan; Enciso, Baleba, Hinshelwood; Rutter, Welbeck, Mitoma
Tottenham Hotspur:
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Werner
Latest Brighton vs Tottenham football commentary
Despite being down to a reserve side, Tottenham endured a much tougher game against Ferencvaros than they did in their Premier League clash with Manchester United last weekend, but Postecoglou's patchwork squad overcame a late nervy encounter to secure their second successive Europa League win this season.
In-form Pape Sarr and Brennan Johnson scored before Barnabas Varga pulled one back late on, but there was no salvation for the Hungarian champions on an evening in which Tottenham's youngsters fared better than expected, with four teenagers taking to the field at the Groupama Arena.
A more experienced squad will now be tasked with helping Spurs secure a sixth straight win in all competitions and a third straight Premier League win after wins over Brentford (3-1) and Man United (3-0), although they did benefit from the wrong decision to send off Bruno Fernandes in the latter game.
Even before the Portuguese was sent off, Tottenham had taught Erik ten Hag's men a footballing lesson on their way to eighth in the table, as the Lilywhites slowly inch closer to European qualification after a shaky start to the 2024-25 season.
Tottenham have rarely been consistent away from home under Postecoglou, however; if they can win at the Amex, it will be the first time in 12 months that they have won consecutive Premier League away games.
Brighton & Hove Albion manager Fabian Huerzeler experienced a dreamy moment away from home in Gameweek six, when Georginio Rutter had the net rattled after just seven minutes at Stamford Bridge, but he had no idea he had been warming up for Cole Palmer's historic performance.
Brighton were overwhelmed by the record-breaking performance of the former Manchester City man, who became the first player in Premier League history to score four goals in a single half, and Carlos Baleba's reply between Palmer's third and fourth goals meant little.
Despite witnessing individual excellence in West London, Huerzeler still rued the "gifts" his side gave Chelsea as they suffered their first defeat of the 31-year-old's reign, leaving Brighton in ninth place, just a point and a place above the visitors.
Showing a commitment to entertaining, Brighton have scored and conceded goals in each of their recent games, but have only won two of their last eight Premier League games at the Amex, drawing their last two with Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest.
However, Brighton ran out 4-2 winners in this fixture against Tottenham last season, only for Spurs to get revenge with a 2-1 home win in February, and none of the last 13 meetings between the visitors and the Seagulls have ended in a draw.
Brighton vs Tottenham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Brighton vs Tottenham match:
- Sportsmole: Brighton 0-1 Tottenham
- WhoScore: Brighton 1-2 Tottenham
- Our prediction: Brighton 1-2 Tottenham
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