Brighton vs Tottenham

Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton and Hove Albion welcome Tottenham to the Amex Stadium today for a Premier League clash.

Assistant VAR: Wade Smith. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham will kick-off at the Amex Stadium at 5.30pm.

Injury-wise, Dejan Kulusevski remains sidelined while Emerson Royal is suspended. For Brighton, the new era under manager Roberto De Zerbi got off to an ...

Follow Brighton vs Tottenham with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below, with expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick at Amex Stadium, where tributes will be paid to late Spurs fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone after his death at 61. There will also be a minute’s applause before kick-off. [Spurs](/topic/spurs) this evening are looking to shake off two hugely frustrating results with a convincing win on the south coast. “Also because no one expected this situation. Ben Davies, Ryan Sessegnon and Matt Doherty also come in. The hosts are unchanged this evening.

After their north London derby mauling, can Tottenham get back on track with a win against Brighton? Join Scott Murray to find out.

I didn’t want to change the first XI because in Liverpool it was a good game, and for the moment I want to continue in this way.” 2 min: Spurs start confidently, and Kane is found just to the left of the Brighton D. Manchester City have gone top, by the way, two points clear of Arsenal after dispatching Southampton 4-0, but our table generator, tasked to concentrate on Spurs and Brighton, doesn’t want to show that. And for this reason we have to cope in the best possible way, and also because I know Gian Piero wanted us to stay strong. Respect and love the top note all around the Amex. Doherty should either shoot or roll across for Sessegnon, in acres on his own in the Brighton box, but hesitates, loses control of his feet, and clumsily toe-pokes out for a goal kick. 7 min: Bentancur rolls a pass down the inside-right channel to release Doherty, who has a yard on Estupinan and strides into the penalty area. Then Son loops the free kick over the wall and down towards the bottom left. The ball comes back to him, and he looks for Sessegnon in the middle, only for his dinked cross to be cleared. but Spurs continue to fly, and Kane romps down the right. 17 min: Mac Allister slips a pass down the inside-right channel for Welbeck, who reaches the edge of the box and takes an early shot. Hojbjerg recycles possession, dinking down the inside-right channel for Son, who checks and curls a shot goalwards.

Brighton vs Tottenham is an early-season test of credentials as the hosts look to show their top-four quality is on the level of their third-place visitors.

1 and continues to play with a confidence of a team on the rise. Excellent way for Pulisic to score his first goal of the season. There’s been little waste from the Magpies in recent weeks and their supporters will be forgiven for believing there’s a strong chance their side can leap into the Top Six ahead of schedule. Wolves in a world of trouble: They were okay for part of the parts half and they missed a few chances as crosses into the box caused problems. Wesley Fofana suffered an injury against AC Milan and after leaving the stadium on crutches and is out for a few weeks. Chelsea travel to AC Milan on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League group stage, then travel to Aston Villa on Sunday, Oct. He went from the 4-3-3 system to a 3-4-2-1 as Cancelo played as a left wing-back and dominated the game. Hasenhuttl has brought in Salisu, Perraud, Diallo and Adam Armstrong to the starting lineup as it looks like he’s done back to his preferred 4-2-2-2 formation. They’re hungry to win the ball back, have quality on it when they do and they have so many players in form and flying. For Southampton, well, they have the youngest squad in the Premier League and it’s showing. That move to a three-man central defense gave City the extra man further up the pitch and they took full advantage of it. Alexis Mac Allister has been solid in the midfield and at the penalty spot.

Tottenham Hotspur mourned the loss of assistant coach Gian Piero Ventrone today before kickoff of their match at Brighton & Hove Albion, and they gave their ...

Rate the players from 1⁄2 to 5 stars. It’s time to rate the players! Harry Kane headed home the game’s only goal off of a cross from Son Heung-Min and Spurs hung on for a 1-0 win at the AmEx.