BRIGHTON host Tottenham Hotspur in Premier League action this evening as the Seagulls look to continue their impressive start to the season.
Roberto De Zerbi’s men were impressive as he took charge for the first time in a 3-3 goal fest at Anfield.
Spurs, on the other hand, come into the clash off the back of disappointment in the north London derby, losing 3-1 last weekend.
Brighton will be no pushovers though, sitting just three points behind their opponents going into the match, hoping to get the win on the south coast.
- Kick-off: 5.30pm
- TV channel/ live stream: Sky Sports Main Event
- Brighton XI: Sanchez; Veltman, Dunk, Webster; March, Mac Allister, Caicedo, Estupinan, Gross; Trossard, Welbeck
- Tottenham XI: Lloris; Romero, Dier, Davies; Doherty, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Sessegnon; Son, Kane
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Home debut for De Zerbi
New Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi is half hour away from taking charge of his first game at the Amex Stadium.
The Italian led the Seagulls the first time last weekend at Anfield, and tonight faces a familiar face in the opposite dugout.
De Zerbi took on Antonio Conte four times during his time as a manager in Serie A, but never ended on the winning side against him (D1 L3).
Richarlison drops to Spurs bench
Subs: 20 Forster, 4 Skipp, 6 Sanchez, 9 Richarlison, 11 Gil, 14 Perisic, 24 Spence, 29 Sarr, 34 Lenglet
Tottenham’s Bissouma faces former club
Antonio Conte makes four changes to his Spurs side beaten in the North London derby, and it’s fair to say that some are unexpected.
The Italian had indicated that Matt Doherty was nowhere near ready for a place in his side yet he starts today on the right.
Also coming in are Ryan Sessegnon, Ben Davies and – against his former club – Yves Bissouma.
Out go Clement Lenglet, the suspended Emerson Royal, Ivan Perisic and Richarlison.
The changes see Tottenham switch to a 3-5-2 shape for the trip south, and are skippered by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Tottenham: 1 Lloris; 17 Romero, 15 Dier, 33 Davies; 2 Doherty, 38 Bissouma, 5 Hojbjerg, 30 Bentancur, 19 Sessegnon; 7 Son, 10 Kane
Gilmour among the Seagulls subs
Subs: 23 Steele, 2 Lamptey, 6 Colwill, 14 Lallana, 19 Sarmiento, 21 Undav, 22 Mitoma, 27 Gilmour, 43 Turns.
Brighton unchanged for Spurs visit
Roberto De Zerbi names an unchanged Brighton side following last weekend’s 3-3 thriller at Anfield.
It means hat-trick hero Leandro Trossard starts with Pascal Gross behind striker Danny Welbeck in attack.
Meanwhile, the highly-rated Moises Caicedo continues alongside Alexis Mac Allister in midfield.
Captain Lewis Dunk anchors a back three as the Seagulls go with a 3-4-2-1 formation to take on Tottenham.
Brighton: 1 Sanchez; 34 Veltman, 5 Dunk, 4 Webster; 7 March, 10 Mac Allister, 25 Caicedo, 30 Estupinan, 13 Gross, 11 Trossard; 18 Welbeck
Segulls slight favourites for victory
There’s only one place between them in the Premier League table, and the bookies are barely able to separate these two for this contest.
However, Brighton are unbeaten on home turf this season, winning their last two at the Amex, and – on that basis – are chalked as the slightest of favourites.
- Brighton win 13/8
- Draw 12/5
- Tottenham win 7/4
Odds from Betfair correct at the time of post publication
Spurs on the south coast
Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League’s Saturday teatime clash between Brighton and Tottenham.
It’s a fixture that pits two Italian managers against each other, and one that sees two of the country’s top four sides going head-to-head.
While Spurs’ spot in the Champions League places is unsurprising, the Seagulls are soaring far beyond expectation.
Much of it is to do with the side and spirit built by the departed Graham Potter – yet it appears to be a vibe continuing under new gaffer Roberto de Zerbi.
The former Sassuolo boss has never got the better of Antonio Conte before, but will fancy his chances tonight given his side’s performance at Anfield last week.
Leandro Trossard was the star of that show with a hat-trick, and he’ll be the one vying with the visitors’ ace attack for the spotlight here.
It’s a 5.30pm kick-off at the Amex Stadium, and we’ll soon have confirmation of the two teams as we build-up to the action.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
