Tottenham Hotspur travel south for a Premier League away trip to the Amex Stadium to face Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, September 20.
Spurs have had a brilliant start to life under Thomas Frank as they have secured three wins from four matches in the top flight, and only reigning champions Liverpool and local rivals Arsenal are ahead of them in the table heading into this weekend.
The Lilywhites also secured a 1-0 win over Villarreal in their return to the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Although they weren't at their best, they still did enough to seal three important points.
Meanwhile, Brighton have had a lukewarm start to their campaign with a solitary win and a draw in four games. Surprisingly, their only victory came against Manchester City.
However, they failed to capitalise on that win by dropping points against Fulham and losing to Everton and Bournemouth.
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Brighton vs. Tottenham lineups: Predicted starting XI, team news, injury latest
Brighton have been plagued with multiple injury concerns, which has restricted options for manager Fabian Hurzeler.
Adam Webster and Solly March are out with long-term knee injuries, Jack Hinshelwood has an ankle problem, and Maxim De Cuyper is a doubt for this game after hurting his knee against Bournemouth.
Mats Wieffer could return from his own knee issue, and Diego Gomez is also hoping to be fit.
Carlos Baleba and James Milner will provide solidity in midfield allowing the likes of Kaoru Mitoma, Georginio Rutter and Yankuba Minteh to venture forward.
The experienced Danny Welbeck is all set to lead the lines with Brajan Gruda expected to play a role from the bench.
Brighton predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Verbruggen (GK) — Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu — Milner, Baleba — Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma — Welbeck
Injured: Webster (knee), March (knee), Wieffer (knee, doubt), Gomez (illness, doubt), Hinshelwood (ankle), De Cuyper (knee, doubt)
Suspended: None
Tottenham also have their issues with injury with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski still out with long-term injuries.
There was some good news this week as Dominic Solanke returned to individual training, although he, like defender Radu Dragusin, is not expected back yet. Yves Bissouma and Kota Takai are the other absentees for Frank.
Guglielmo Vicario will continue in goal with the defensive line is expected to remain the same with Cristian Romero leading from the back and Micky van de Ven looking in great form.
Lucas Bergvall has been excellent in midfield and is expected to start while Joao Palhinha could return to the starting XI replacing Rodrigo Bentancur.
The front three of Xavi Simons, Richarlison and Mohammed Kudus are expected to start against Brighton as Frank wants the Dutchman to gel with his teammates to unleash his potential.
Tottenham predicted starting XI (4-3-3, right to left): Vicario (GK) — Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence — Sarr, Palhinha, Bergvall — Kudus, Richarlison, Simons
Injured: Maddison (knee), Kulusevski (knee), Dragusin (knee), Solanke (ankle), Bissouma (undisc.), Takai (ankle)
Suspended: None
Brighton vs. Tottenham match details
- Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
- Kickoff time: 3 p.m. local / 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT
- Location: Amex Stadium, Brighton (England)
- Competition: Premier League matchday 5
- Referee: Chris Kavanagh
- VAR: Neil Davies
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