Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi will face his former club as Spurs host Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
De Zerbi takes charge of his first home game as Spurs manager, with the north Londoners in desperate need of a positive result as they drop to third with six games remaining.
In contrast, Brighton will be aiming to finish the season strong as they hope to secure a place in Europe next season.
The Seagulls have won three in a row and are two points behind sixth-placed Chelsea
Tottenham team news
For the hosts, De Zerbi made four changes to the team that lost to Sunderland.
Kevin Danso, Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons came in for Cristian Romero, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Richarlison.
James Maddison makes the bench, while Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert and Ben Davies remain out.
Captain Romero will miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee at the Stadium of Light.
Tottenham XI: Kinsky, Danso, Pedro Porro, Udogie, Van de Ven, Bissouma, Gallagher, Bentancur, Xavi, Kolo Muani, Solanke
Subscribers: Austin, Dragusin, Palhinha, Richarlison, Maddison, Tel, Gray, Bergvall, Spence
Brighton club news
The visitors are unchanged from the team that beat Burnley last week.
Top goalscorer Danny Welbeck is the captain without defender Lewis Dunk, who is suspended.
Stefanos Tzimas and Adam Webster miss out with knee injuries, while James Milner will be ruled out due to injury.
Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Van Hecke, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Welbeck, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Gomez, Ayari, Wieffer, Gross
Subscribers: Steele, Igor Julio, Georginio, Baleba, Kostoulas, Mitoma, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Veltman
Where to watch Tottenham v Brighton: TV and online streams
Tottenham v Brighton kicks off at 5:30pm. It will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, and can also be streamed on Sky Go.
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Tottenham v Brighton stats
- Tottenham are winless in their last three Premier League games against Brighton (D1 L2), previously they have never won more than once against the Seagulls in the top flight.
- Brighton have won two of their last four league games against Spurs (L2), including a 4-1 win last season. They would only win their first nine visits between 1977 and 2020 (D2 L6).
- Brighton have scored 14 goals in their last five Premier League games against Spurs (2.8 per game), they have scored just 10 of 12 against them in the competition (0.8 per game).
- Tottenham are the only Premier League side without a win in 2026, going 14 games without a win (D5 L9). It is their second longest winless streak in their history, with the longest winless streak between December 1934 and April 1935 (16 games).
- De Zerbi’s first Premier League home game in charge of Brighton was against Tottenham in October 2022, and they lost 1-0. It is the first time in Premier League history that a manager’s first home game in charge of two clubs has been the same game.
- Brighton and Hove Albion have won five of their last six Premier League (L1) games, as many wins as they have in their last 20 combined. From match day 27, they have won more points than any other team (15).
- Tottenham have won just one of their 26 Premier League games played in January, February, March, April and May (D7 L18), and are winless in their last 21 games in those months since beating Southampton 3-1 last April.
- Brighton have won their last three away games in the Premier League – they have never won four in a row in the top flight. The Seagulls also kept a clean sheet in all three wins, their last four league wins without being relegated in March 2011 in League One.
- This will be De Zerbi’s first home Premier League game in charge of Spurs – only one of 13 managers who have taken charge of Spurs to lose their first home game, although it was his predecessor Igor Tudor in February against Arsenal. Spurs have lost their last four home games, losing five in a row once in their league history in February 1994.
