Five for five since their North London derby defeat to Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur endeavour to extend their hot streak when they head to the Amex to face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Match preview

Albeit with a second-string XI, Tottenham were given a much rougher ride against Ferencvaros than they were in last weekend's Premier League clash with Manchester United, but Postecoglou's hotchpotch team survived a late scare to make it two for two in this season's Europa League.

Pape Sarr and the red-hot Brennan Johnson were on target before Barnabas Varga cut the arrears in half right at the death, but there would be no late reprieve for the Hungarian champions on an evening where the kids were more than alright for Tottenham, who started four teenagers at the Groupama Arena.

A more experienced contingent should now be tasked with earning Spurs' sixth successive victory across all tournaments, and their third straight success in the Premier League after beatings of Brentford (3-1) and Man United (3-0), although they were aided by Bruno Fernandes's wrongful dismissal in the latter fixture.

Even before the Portuguese was dismissed, Tottenham were teaching Erik ten Hag's men a footballing lesson en route to eighth spot in the table, as the Lilywhites slowly creep up on the European places following a stuttering start to the 2024-25 campaign.

Tottenham have hardly ever consistently produced the goods away from home under Postecoglou's wing, though, as if they manage to prevail at the Amex Stadium, it will mark the first time in 12 months that they have won back-to-back Premier League games on their travels.

Spurs' upcoming hosts were briefly in dreamland on the road in gameweek six, as Georginio Rutter made the net ripple with just seven minutes gone against Stamford Bridge, but little did the Frenchman know that he had just set the Cole Palmer wheels in motion.

Indeed, Brighton were bamboozled by a record-breaking performance from the former Manchester City product, who became the first Premier League player in history to score four goals in one half, and a Carlos Baleba response in between his third and fourth strikes meant little.

Despite witnessing individual excellence in West London, Seagulls boss Hurzeler still lamented the 'gifts' that his side presented to Chelsea as they suffered their first defeat of the 31-year-old's reign, one which leaves the ninth in the standings, just one point and one spot adrift of their upcoming visitors.

Showcasing a commitment to entertainment, Brighton have both scored and conceded multiple goals in each of their last three games in all competitions but only have two wins to show from their last eight Premier League matches at the Amex, drawing their last two to Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest.

However, Brighton were on the correct end of a 4-2 scoreline in this exact fixture against Tottenham last season, only for Spurs to exact revenge with a 2-1 home triumph in February, and none of the last 13 meetings between the visitors and the Seagulls has ended level.

Player injuries:

brighton

6 (Central Midfielder) Milner

34 (right back) Veltman

7 (right winger) Solly March

29 (Central Defender) Paul Van Heyck

9 (Center) Joao Pedro

25 (Central Midfielder) Matthew O’Reilly

11 (right winger) Simon Atingra

tottenham hotspur

7 (Forward) Son Heung-min

9 (Forward) Richarlison

13 (Defender) Destiny Udoji

28 (Forward) Wilson Odoport

possible starting lineup: