Albion v Tottenham
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: The American Express Stadium
Date: Sunday 6th October 2024
Kick-off: 16:30 BST
Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Timothy Wood, Craig Taylor
Fourth Official: Andy Madley
VAR: Paul Tierney
Additional VAR: Adam Nunn
TEAM NEWS
Brighton could welcome back Brajan Gruda, Solly March and James Milner, who have all trained this week.
Joel Veltman has recovered from illness but Simon Adingra is a doubt, while Jan Paul van Hecke and Joao Pedro remain out.
Tottenham will check on the fitness of Destiny Udogie, who missed their midweek Europa League victory against Ferencvaros with a thigh injury.
Son Heung-min is unlikely to feature as he continues to recover from a hamstring issue.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Brighton and Tottenham have faced each other 14 times in the Premier League. Spurs have nine wins to Brighton's four, with just one draw.
- The Seagulls won this fixture 4-2 last season, ending a run of two straight defeats at home to Tottenham without scoring.
- Having won each of their first two Premier League games this season, Brighton are now without a victory in four (D3, L1).
- Fabian Hurzeler's side could draw three consecutive home league matches for the first time since November 2023.
- They have won just one of their last 16 league outings played in October (D9, L6).
- They average 61.5% possession in the league this season - higher than their final figure in any of their previous six Premier League campaigns.
- Lewis Dunk’s 510 completed passes is the second most in the division, behind Southampton’s Jan Bednarek (520).
- Danny Welbeck has two goals in his 20 previous Premier League appearances against Spurs, last finding the net against them on New Years' Day in 2014.
- Tottenham are vying to win three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since last December.
- They could also score three or more goals in three successive league victories, a feat they last achieved in April 2022.
- Brennan Johnson has scored five goals in his last five games for Tottenham in all competitions, as many as in his first 38 appearances.
- Dejan Kulusevski created nine chance against Manchester United last weekend, the joint-highest figure by a Spurs player in the Premier League since such records began in 2003-04.
- Dominic Solanke’s 21 goals in the Premier League since the start of last season is more than any other Englishman barring Cole Palmer (28) and Ollie Watkins (23).
- Solanke is aiming to score in three consecutive league appearances for the first time since December.
Fabian Hürzeler's Tottenham Press Conference
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