Champions League hopefuls Tottenham and Brighton meet in north London on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League.
Recent draws with Southampton and Everton have killed Spurs’ momentum, with off-field manager and director of football crises leading to Cristian Stellini’s side dropping to fifth.
Up against the substitute teacher is Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi, who has lifted the Albion up to sixth and into the FA Cup semi-finals with a run of seven games unbeaten in all competitions.
Tottenham vs Brighton H2H Results (Last Five Meetings)
Current Premier League Form (Last Five Games)
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Tottenham team news
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris returned from a knee injury in the 1-1 draw with Everton and the club captain will start during the run-in ahead of Fraser Forster.
Lucas Moura’s brief cameo at Goodison Park was ended by a straight red card and the Brazilian starts a three-match ban here, missing later games against Bournemouth and Newcastle.
Emerson Royal, Ben Davies, Yves Bissouma, Ryan Sessegnon and Rodrigo Bentancur are all absent, but Richarlison will be hoping to return to the matchday squad.
Tottenham predicted lineup (3-4-3): Lloris; Romero, Dier, Lenglet; Porrp, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son.
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Brighton team news
Evan Ferguson replaced Danny Welbeck up front against Bournemouth and scored the opener in the 2-0 win. He should start from the off again here.
Jason Steele has usurped Robert Sanchez in goal, but the likes of Jeremy Sarmiento, Adam Lallana and Jakub Moder are all ruled out.
Brighton predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Steele; Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan; Gross, Caicedo; March, Mac Allister, Mitoma; Ferguson.
Tottenham have failed to find a ruthless edge in recent draws with Southampton and Everton, seeing them fall off the pace in the top four race after Manchester United and Newcastle both won in midweek.
The Seagulls, conversely, have enjoyed a seven-match run without defeat which has seen them reach the FA Cup semi-finals and move up to sixth in the Premier League.
Brighton won this fixture last season with a late Leandro Trossard strike and their positive form could power them to another win in N17 here.
Prediction: Tottenham 1-2 Brighton
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