Brighton & Hove Albion Vs Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs Want To Continue Winning Trends At Amex
Tottenham Hotspur will try to extend their successive win to six matches in all competitions as they travel to Amex Stadium to face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday 6 September.
After a hard 2-1 win over Ferencvaros in the Europa League, Ange Postecoglou's side will return to action in the league. Meanwhile, Brighton had to rise from a 4-2 defeat against Chelsea last week.
Tottenham Hotspur came with a very good capital after winning five games in a row since their defeat at the North London derby against Arsenal. After a win over Ferencvaros, Postecoglou remained confident to be able to maintain the impressive performance of his team in the Premier League. However, the victory was achieved with great effort, where Pape Sarr and total Johnson scored before Barnabas Varga narrowed down for Ferencvaros in the last minute.
In the league, Spurs are in a winning trend after beating Brentford 3-1 and Manchester United 3-0. The win over United was even more special after they took advantage of the advantage over the opposing team who played with 10 players as Bruno Fernandes was sent off. Currently, Tottenham ranks eighth in the standings and continues to push into the European zone.
Meanwhile, Brighton is also experiencing ups and downs in performance. Fabian Hurzeler's side have just accepted their first defeat in the coach's era when Chelsea were massacred 4-2 at Stamford Bridge. Despite having taken a quick lead through Georginio Rutter's goal, Brighton was unable to stop the Cole Palmer explosion, which scored four goals in one round. Brighton's defeat fell to ninth in the standings, just one point behind Tottenham.
Meskipun demikian, Brighton tetap tim yang sulit dikalahkan, terutama di kandang. Mereka belum pernah kalah dalam tiga pertandingan terakhir di Amex Stadium dan selalu menampilkan permainan menyerangkan yang menyerangkan, meski hanya meraih dua kemenangan dari delapan pertandingan Premier League terakhir di kandang. Musim lalu, Brighton menang 4-2 dalam pertemuan pertama melawan Tottenham di Amex, sebelum Spurs membalas dengan kemenang 2-1 di kandang sendiri pada Februari lalu.
Tottenham Hotspur still have to play without captain Son Heung-min, who is sidelined from a minor injury. Son's position is likely to be replaced byef Johnson who is in good form.
Good news comes from Destiny Udogie, who is expected to return to play after being absent against Ferencvaros. Timo Werner, who appeared less convincing against Ferencvaros, is likely to start despite much criticism. On the front lines, Dominic Solanke is ready to lead the attack after being called back to the England national team for the first time in seven years.
In addition, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison are still sidelined due to injury, while main defender Cristian Romero will return to the backline with Micky van de Ven. Midfielder Radu Dragusin also returned after serving his sentence in European competitions.
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Brighton will look forward to playing some key players who were injured. James Milner (magnetic injury), Brajan Gruda (unspecific injury), and Joel Veltman (sick) will most likely be available for this match, while Solly March remains long-term absence due to a knee injury. Joao Pedro (an ankle injury) and Matt O'Riley (an ankle injury) are also not fully recovered and are likely to miss this match.
In midfield, young Brighton star Carlos Baleba who has just set a record as the youngest Cameroonian player to score goals and assists in the Premier League will be the focus alongside Jack Hinshelwood. Meanwhile, Evan Ferguson and Danny Welbeck will compete to fill the striker position ahead.
Tottenham are in a very good winning trend and have many attacking options even without Son Heung-min. On the other hand, Brighton will be difficult to face at home and still able to score goals with a game scheme against them. However, seeing Spurs' increasingly solid performance under Postecoglou, Tottenham is predicted to be able to win a narrow victory in this match.
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