Albion v Tottenham
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: The American Express Stadium
Date: Thursday 28th December 2023
Kick-off: 19:30 GMT
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistants: Darren Cann, Edward Smart
Fourth Official: Graham Scott
VAR: Peter Bankes
Additional VAR: Simon Bennett
TEAM NEWS
Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma is expected to miss out against Spurs because of an ankle problem.
Danny Welbeck has come off the bench in Albion's past two games as he builds up his fitness after a muscle injury.
Tottenham will assess Cristian Romero and Richarlison, who were substituted against Everton with respective hamstring and back issues.
Destiny Udogie returns from a ban but Yves Bissouma begins a four-match suspension.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Tottenham have won eight of the 12 top-flight meetings and can beat Brighton in three consecutive league fixtures for the first time.
- Brighton have only won two of their past 12 league matches, averaging a point per game.
- They are on a club record run of 22 successive league games without keeping a clean sheet, conceding 39 goals during that period.
- Albion have also equalled the club Premier League record of seven consecutive home games unbeaten, set from April to September 2022 (W3, D4).
- Evan Ferguson has scored 11 Premier League goals in 2023. The most recent teenager to score more often in a calendar year was Francis Jeffers, with 12 in 1999.
- Spurs have won 11 of their opening 18 games of a Premier League campaign for the third time. On both previous occasions, they won their 19th fixture.
- Tottenham have scored the opening goal in each of their last 12 league matches but dropped points in five of them.
- They have scored in 30 consecutive league games, their second longest top-flight streak behind a 32-match run in 1962.
- Richarlison has scored four goals in his last three Premier League appearances. He only managed two goals in his first 39 league matches for Spurs.
Roberto De Zerbi's Tottenham Press Conference
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