Premier League – Tottenham Hotspur to face Brighton & Hove Albion on Match-day 33

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium sees Saturday action as Spurs take on Brighton – 1:30pm GMT.

Spurs will travel to Brighton, hoping to take points from their higher ranked rivals.

Tottenham Hotspur have so far accrued 57 points in this season of the Premier League

Antonio Conte will hope that success brings further success, as his side look for another win in a row. Their last two outings resulted in victories against Aston Villa and Newcastle United.

Also, Their position is fourth in the League and they have 57 points, that is, 18W, 10L and 3D having won 18 fixtures, drawn three matches, and lost 10 games.

Spurs have won 10 matches, drawn one game, and lost four fixtures of their 15 League matches at home this season.

A win in this fixture, would take Tottenham Hotspur’s points from 57 to 60, so far this season.

Good Attacking Performance

This has been a good season so far for Spurs, in terms of goals scored (56). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Heung Min Son (9), Harry Kane (8), and Dejan Kulusevski (3). Spurs have conceded 37 goals.

Spurs’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Antonio Conte, ahead of this Saturday’s fixture against their opponents.

Brighton & Hove Albion have 37 points to their name, going into this tie

Brighton will hope to increase their wins in a row, having secured a 1-2 victory over Arsenal in their last fixture.

Also, Graham Potter knows that a run of six losses in eight fixtures for his Brighton side, is going to be a tough run of form to change. However that is exactly what he must try to deliver. They currently stand eleventh in the League, with 37 points for a total of 8 wins, 10 losses and 13 draws having won eight games, drawn 13 meetings, and lost 10 games.

Brighton’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Spurs. In the 15 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won five meetings, drawn seven matches, and lost three fixtures.

A victory for Brighton & Hove Albion would put them on 40 points.

Brighton’s squad will likely be depleted of one of their key players when they start on Saturday, due to injury or illness.

Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels Spurs and Brighton have faced each other 13 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Spurs’s favour (10 – 2). In addition, Spurs have seen victory in ten of the past 13 fixtures played against Brighton. The last time they played each other in this competition Tottenham Hotspur secured a 0-2 away win.

Players to watch

For Spurs, Heung Min Son, one of their best scorers, has nettednine goals in 31 League games so far, while Adam Webster is a top performing player who has scoredtwo goals in 31 League fixtures this season for Brighton.

Other players of note for Spurs are Heung Min Son and Harry Kane with nine goals each and for Brighton are Adam Webster and Lewis Dunk with two goals both.