[Albion] Totenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

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Spurs v Albion

PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Date: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistants: Dan Cook, Gary Beswick
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
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TEAM NEWS

Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris is expected to return against Brighton, having missed Saturday's defeat at Manchester City with a muscle injury.

But top scorer Harry Kane remains absent with an ankle problem.

Brighton midfielder Davy Propper will be assessed after suffering a hamstring issue at Wolves on Saturday.

Bruno was also withdrawn on Saturday but the captain's injury is thought to be less serious. Anthony Knockaert serves the last of a three-match ban.

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino: "It is in our hands to be in the top four and the Champions League next season. Our next two games are decisive, if we can win them, it will depend on us.

"Now it is time to be strong and be competitive for Tuesday and take the three points."

Chris Hughton: "We are finding it hard to score. That is the next bit but if we can show that type of determination in all the games, we at least give ourselves a chance."

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

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  [*=left]Tottenham have lost just twice to Brighton in their past 15 meetings in all competitions (D3, W10).
  [*=left]Brighton's last win at Spurs was a 1-0 victory in the old First Division in 1981.

Tottenham

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  [*=left]Tottenham have lost 11 Premier League games this season, as many as they had in their previous two campaigns combined.
  [*=left]Spurs have won their first three games in all competitions at their new stadium without conceding.
  [*=left]None of Tottenham's past 67 Premier League games have ended 0-0.
  [*=left]Spurs haven't lost a Premier League home game on a Tuesday since August 2007.

Albion

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  [*=left]Brighton's draw at Wolves on Saturday ended a run of five losses in all competitions.
  [*=left]They have failed to score in their past six games in all competitions.
  [*=left]It is 570 minutes since they scored their last goal.
  [*=left]Brighton have lost all 10 of their Premier League away games against big-six opponents this season.
  [*=left]Chris Hughton, a former Tottenham player, has only won one of his seven Premier League games against Spurs (D3, L3).

Pretty impressive post graphically, how did you get the club badges in there without uploading a pic?

 

[Nottseagull]

Pretty impressive post graphically, how did you get the club badges in there without uploading a pic?

He did; each crest has its own URL within the coding brackets.

However, I admit this might be a case of the blind leading the blind :)

 

[Nottseagull]

You have to make sure the address of your image ends with .jpg, .gif, .png or whatever.

My URL was HT tps://images.app.goo.gl/gDKwqbLSrpfUJvcW7

But yours is HT tps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Tottenham_Hotspur_Stadium_March_2019_-_view_from_east.jpg/1024px-Tottenham_Hotspur_Stadium_March_2019_-_view_from_east.jpg

so how do you get the. jpg one?

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Brighton have lost all 10 of their Premier League away games against big-six opponents this season.

Lost 10 aways games this season to "big 6" teams? How does that work?

 

[SweatyMexican]

1-0 to the good guys!

 

[AmexRuislip]

Clueless. It's 'THESE are a team....'

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I was more intrigued as to how we can be described as scented, given the smell that omits from NSC, after every loss!

 

[Doc Lynam]

Two nil to the good guys, Glenn and Bong, thus keeping us all but up.

 

[crodonilson]

2-1 to the good guys.

 

[Cozzy]

Well one thing is guaranteed tonight , it wont be pretty , well not from the Albion.

Grit sheer hard work and some good lady luck needed and thats just for a 0-0 , a miracle or a way off the boil Spurs for anything more.

But I will still be watching either way and hoping for a special Albion performance of the very good kind.

 

[N17]

https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1120672663893159936

 

[jimhigham]

So we have a chance to score the first opposition goal at the new stadium.

A goal? For us? What am I saying?

 

[Poyningsgull]

Albion St George to slay the the Spurs Dragon. Cry God for Chrissy on this St George's Day.

You heard it here first.

 

[RandyWanger]

Were loose. Should finish work and get home in time to watch on the sofa with a beer.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Best we can hope for is a 0-0... which would be a massive result.

Hang on Albion!!

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[Nixonator]

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Unfortunately not the kind of records we break.

If they hadn't won a game in 37 competitive matches, and not scored more than 2 goals or conceded less than 1 goal a game for 18 seasons, I'd back us to lose 3-0.

 

[Ernest]

4/6 that Brighton don't score is MASSIVE, buying money and everyone should put every spare £1 they have on this.

You can all thank me later

 

[RandyWanger]

4/6 that Brighton don't score is MASSIVE, buying money and everyone should put every spare £1 they have on this.

You can all thank me later

Free money that. I'm going LARGE!

 

[Beach Hut]

Just left East Croydon, see you in the Paxton End

 

[Doc Lynam]

As someone who’s shown very little interest in spuds. Is there new home ground on the site of the old one?

 

[Easy 10]

4/6 that Brighton don't score is MASSIVE, buying money and everyone should put every spare £1 they have on this.

You can all thank me later

Its 4/7 for Spurs to win to nil.

Lumping on.