Brighton vs Tottenham match review, 9:00 p.m. September 20: Waiting for Thomas Frank to take action

VHO - Commentary on the match Brighton vs Tottenham, round 5 of the Premier League, under coach Thomas Frank, Spurs are becoming a team that is not easy to defeat.

Brighton vs Tottenham form

In both encounters last season, Brighton defeated Tottenham. In the first leg at home, the Seagulls overcame the visitors from London after an impressive 3-2 comeback, despite being 2 goals down. In the second leg at the opponent's field, coach Fabian Hurzeler's team continued to win 4-1, in the context of Spurs giving up on the domestic arena.

In this rematch, Brighton is considered to be the better team thanks to the home field advantage. Lewis Dunk and his teammates are also in a stable form at Amex. In the last 6 times hosting guests in the Premier League, the home team has not had to taste defeat, even though the opponents are big names like Liverpool, Man City or Newcastle.

In their most recent home game, coach Hurzeler and his team made a strong impression with a 2-1 victory over Man City. Despite losing many key players this summer, the Seagulls are still showing a strong performance, even though they have only collected 4 points after 4 rounds.

The home team has mastered and applied the high-pressure tactic of putting pressure right on the opponent's half quite skillfully. Thanks to that, Brighton has created 10 clear chances so far, only behind the statistics held by Chelsea and Man City.

Home matches, with enthusiastic cheers from the stands, will further boost the spirits of Mitoma, Minteh, De Cuyper..., increasing their effectiveness in surrounding their opponents. Although Tottenham has players with good pressing skills, Brighton will most likely not abandon their familiar playing style.

Under coach Thomas Frank, the visitors have adopted a disciplined style of play that emphasizes flexibility. New arrivals like Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons have helped Spurs create a more diverse attacking game, instead of mainly feeding the ball to Harry Kane or Son Heung-min like before.

Brighton beat Spurs both times they met last season

Tottenham had a smooth start to the Champions League qualifying round last week, beating Villarreal 1-0. With an early own goal in the 4th minute, the London team was alert and pragmatic enough to successfully maintain their advantage.

That victory also further strengthened the confidence of the Roosters before the visit to Amex. Despite having to play away, coach Frank and his team are not too worried. Because in both away trips since the beginning of the season, they have earned a full 6 points thanks to defeating Man City (2-0) and West Ham (3-0).

If Tottenham continue to defeat Brighton, they will win 3 consecutive away matches in the Premier League for the first time since 2020, when they were coached by coach Jose Mourinho. This is not an impossible task when knowing that coach Thomas Frank has very good statistics against the home team, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing only 1 in the last 6 matches (all when he was leading Brentford).

Brighton vs Tottenham squad information

Brighton: Solly March, Adam Webster and Jack Hinshelwood are still injured. Mats Wieffer's ability to play is still uncertain.

Tottenham: James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Radu Dragusin and new player Kota Takai are all unavailable due to injury.

Expected lineup Brighton vs Tottenham

Brighton: Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper; Milner, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck

Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Sarr, Palhinha, Bergvall; Kudus, Tel, Simons

Prediction: 1-1

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