Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Tottenham Hotspur today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:56
After a rather lengthy VAR check, it is confirmed that Porro was in an offside position during the initial pass, with the goal not allowed to stand. It remains 0-0, at the midway point in the first half.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:56
Assist Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:56
THE WATCH SOUNDS BUT THE FLAG GOES UP! Johnson plays a sublime pass down the right wing for the overlapping Porro, whose chip to the far side of the penalty area is headed towards goal by Werner. Verbruggen makes the initial stop but he can only spill the effort into Maddison, who bundles it over the line! There appears to be some question but the goal-line technology does sound - only for the celebrations to be cut short due to the offside flag!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:54
Rutter and Van de Ven do battle in midfield, with the centre-back throwing his opponent to the ground, with the Brighton winger’s head colliding with the knees of Kulusevski. He appears to be okay after taking a moment to regain himself, with the hosts allowed to restart play from a free-kick inside the centre-circle.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:53
Veltman’s risky pass back to Verbruggen at his near post immediately triggers Werner and Solanke to press, with the goalkeeper able to get it away narrowly, at the cost of a throw-in high up the pitch for Tottenham.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:51
It’s been all Tottenham in the opening quarter-hour, dominating the possession and passing statistics, as well as shots and expected goals. The hosts seem happy to let their opponents retain the ball before looking to hit on the counter through the pace of Mitoma and Minteh, but Romero and Van de Ven are no slouches, and are able to keep pace at high speeds quite easily.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:48
Kulusevski pulls a dangerous pass back to the penalty spot for Werner, whose first-time sweep towards goal is denied by Baleba, with the midfielder able to get just enough of his toe to the ball to foil the attack.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:46
Hinshelwood sends a free-kick from a central position to the far post in search of Mitoma, but he fails to give his team-mate a chance to attack the delivery, with Porro easily winning the battle of positioning to clear it away.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:44
Frustration from the Brighton fans, with Rutter looking to switch play quickly out to the right for Mitoma. The Japan international manages to keep the ball in play ahead of the byline but he’s immediately flagged for offside - ending a potentially promising move.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:42
Confirmation of the enforced change just nine minutes into the match, with Julio taking over for Webster - who is unable to carry on.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:41
Play is stopped for Webster, who is receiving medical treatment on the pitch after picking up a knock. The centre-back looks to have been injured after dispatching his pass for Minteh and Hurzeler is taking no chances, instructing Julio to warm up.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:40
Webster goes long down the pitch looking for Minteh after the hosts’ short passing invites the press just outside Verbruggen’s penalty area, but Vicario comes a long way out of his goal to beat the winger to the ball.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:39
Romero clips a perfectly timed volley over the top of the Brighton defence from a position inside the centre-circle, with Maddison staying onside before lashing an acute-angle volley towards goal that’s put behind by a sliding Webster.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:38
Werner again gets the better of Veltman down the left, but his cross towards the near post is easily scooped away by Webster.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:37
Kulusevski sprints the entire length of Brighton’s half down the right wing before cutting inside in trademark style. Dunk manages to match his opponent stride-for-stride and stays with him, putting in a necessary block to turn the effort behind for a corner from 10 yards out.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:35
AN EARLY CHANCE! A giveaway shortly following the kick-off allows Tottenham to get forward down the left flank, with Werner getting into the penalty area before centring a pass to Johnson. It’s a good and unselfish idea from the former RB Leipzig winger, but he overhits his delivery - putting it too far ahead of his team-mate.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:32
Brighton get the match underway from the kick-off!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:13
Tottenham name an unchanged XI from the team that beat Manchester United seven days ago. Vicario retains his place in goal, behind a four-man defence of Udogie, Van de Ven, Romero and Porro. Maddison and Kulusevski line up either side of Bentancur in midfield and in attack, Werner and Johnson will be looking to support Solanke; the centre-forward.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:13
Brighton make two changes from the side that lost 4-2 to Chelsea last time out. Veltman returns from injury to replace Estupinan at left-back, while Minteh is preferred to Wieffer with the Seagulls moving from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:13
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Radu Dragusin, Yves Bissouma, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Fraser Forster, Djed Spence, Pape Sarr, Will Lankshear, Mikey Moore.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:13
TOTTENHAM XI (4-3-3): Guglielmo Vicario; Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro; James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski; Timo Werner, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:13
BRIGHTON SUBS: Tariq Lamptey, Igor Julio, Brajan Gruda, Julio Enciso, Jason Steele, Yasin Ayari, Mats Wieffer, Evan Ferguson, Pervis Estupinan.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:13
BRIGHTON XI (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk, Adam Webster, Ferdi Kadioglu; Carlos Baleba, Jack Hinshelwood; Kaoru Mitoma, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh; Danny Welbeck.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:13
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:03
Tottenham responded to their 1-0 defeat in the North London derby three weeks ago in great style, scoring thrice in back-to-back Premier League weekends to beat both Brentford and Manchester United and move into eighth in the table. Despite their often high line, Ange Postecoglou’s side can boast the second-best defence in the division with five goals conceded in six games - with only league-leading Liverpool bettering that record.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:03
11th-placed Brighton welcome Tottenham to the American Express Stadium looking for their first win in five matches; since a 2-1 victory over Manchester United at the end of August. A run of three straight draws in September ended with a disappointing 4-2 loss to Chelsea last time out, though three points today would take the Seagulls up above today’s opponents and as high as sixth in the table.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:03
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
14:30
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