Brighton and Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur. Premier League.
Amex Stadium.
Brighton are without Tariq Lamptey and Danny Welbeck while Harry Kane and Dele Alli are absent for Spurs; follow Brighton vs Tottenham on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 7pm on Sunday; kick-off 7.15pm
Sunday 31 January 2021 13:01, UK
Team news and stats ahead of Brighton vs Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday; kick-off 7.15pm.
Brighton remain without Tariq Lamptey and Danny Welbeck for Sunday evening's Premier League clash with Tottenham.
Full-back Lamptey is expected to stay sidelined for a further two to three weeks due to a hamstring issue, while forward Welbeck is yet to overcome a knee problem.
Midfielder Adam Lallana (groin) and striker Aaron Connolly (hamstring) are pushing for action after returning from their respective fitness issues as unused substitutes in the midweek draw with Fulham but Alireza Jahanbakhsh (hamstring) is not expected to be involved.
Tottenham look set to be without Harry Kane after he suffered an ankle issue which Jose Mourinho expects to rule him out for "a few weeks".
Mourinho also says Dele Alli, linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain, is out with a tendon injury.
Sergio Reguilon (muscle) and Giovani Lo Celso (hamstring) will again miss out.
Brighton vs Tottenham will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 7pm on Sunday; kick-off at 7.15pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Free highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
Here is some expert analysis for you: Tottenham will miss the powers of Harry Kane in this one. I know, I'm a football genius.
In four away games on the road without Kane in the Jose Mourinho era, Spurs have won just once, drawing twice in the Premier League. And in the 12 games where one of Kane or Heung-Min Son has not started in that period their win percentage drops from 50 per cent to just seven per cent away from home, winning just once in seven games. It is not surprising, considering the pair of them have scored 60.3 per cent of Spurs' goals in the Premier League under Mourinho.
It is also worth pointing out that Mourinho has lost on both his visits to the Amex to play Brighton.
Unfortunately, the markets are religiously obsessed with Brighton, so we are getting absolutely no value on them to avoid defeat at 8/13. The play must be the draw at 23/10. Graham Potter's men have drawn nine of 20 Premier League games this season.
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