Line Up: Spurs v Brighton - More of the same - Spurs Web

Cristian Stellini has named his Tottenham Hotspur side which will take to the field in this afternoon’s Premier League clash against Brighton and Hove Albion.

Lucas Moura begins a three-match ban after his late dismissal at Everton which proved to be costly in Spurs’ collapse at Goodison Park.

Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma, Ben Davies, Emerson Royal and Ryan Sessegnon are all still out through injury.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side only trail Spurs by only four points and have two games in hand. They arrive at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium full of confidence having not lost in their last five matches.

Brighton have lost only one of their 15 matches in all competitions in 2023, a remarkable feat compared to a Spurs side who are in turmoil.

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Stellini admitted in his press conference on Thursday that his coaching mind has come from working with Antonio Conte and he may not be able to put a different imprint in the side.

He told Football.London: “You have to accept that I was an assistant manager for a long time with Antonio so we have to accept that my mind came from this history,” he said. “But I don’t think that as a manager, if you change something different, you have a different result [at Everton]. It is in the mind of the player and in the way you want to play a match that change this.

“It is not because you play with six strikers that you can attack better. Maybe you have to use the right way to attack and to keep position and to let the players understand which type of game are you playing.

“It is like when you play with one player more, you have to understand the game you have to play. This is much more important. This is about experience, this is about a moment you have to live and all the players have to think the same thing in the right moment, in the same moment. This is very important.”

This is who takes to the field in N17 this afternoon: