Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups and more
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Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Tottenham Hotspur today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham name an unchanged XI from the team that beat Manchester United seven days ago. Vicario retains his place in goal, behind a four-man defence of Udogie, Van de Ven, Romero and Porro. Maddison and Kulusevski line up either side of Bentancur in midfield and in attack, Werner and Johnson will be looking to support Solanke; the centre-forward.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton make two changes from the side that lost 4-2 to Chelsea last time out. Veltman returns from injury to replace Estupinan at left-back, while Minteh is preferred to Wieffer with the Seagulls moving from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Radu Dragusin, Yves Bissouma, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Fraser Forster, Djed Spence, Pape Sarr, Will Lankshear, Mikey Moore.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM XI (4-3-3): Guglielmo Vicario; Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro; James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski; Timo Werner, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
BRIGHTON SUBS: Tariq Lamptey, Igor Julio, Brajan Gruda, Julio Enciso, Jason Steele, Yasin Ayari, Mats Wieffer, Evan Ferguson, Pervis Estupinan.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
BRIGHTON XI (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk, Adam Webster, Ferdi Kadioglu; Carlos Baleba, Jack Hinshelwood; Kaoru Mitoma, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh; Danny Welbeck.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham responded to their 1-0 defeat in the North London derby three weeks ago in great style, scoring thrice in back-to-back Premier League weekends to beat both Brentford and Manchester United and move into eighth in the table. Despite their often high line, Ange Postecoglou’s side can boast the second-best defence in the division with five goals conceded in six games - with only league-leading Liverpool bettering that record.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
11th-placed Brighton welcome Tottenham to the American Express Stadium looking for their first win in five matches; since a 2-1 victory over Manchester United at the end of August. A run of three straight draws in September ended with a disappointing 4-2 loss to Chelsea last time out, though three points today would take the Seagulls up above today’s opponents and as high as sixth in the table.
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