Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to spark their fight for Premier League survival when they host Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday evening.
Roberto De Zerbi’s tenure as Spurs manager got off to a disappointing start, as he watched his side slip to a 1-0 defeat away at Sunderland last weekend.
That setback, coupled with results elsewhere, saw Tottenham drop into the bottom three, with relegation concerns continuing to mount.
Even more worryingly for the capital club, that latest loss extended their winless run in the Premier League to 14 matches, with seven defeats coming across their last eight outings.
As for Brighton, they arrive in North London in strong form after securing a third consecutive victory, courtesy of a 2-0 win away at Burnley last weekend.
That result lifted the Seagulls to 9th in the table, leaving them just six points adrift of 5th-placed Liverpool.
How the bookies view it: Tottenham to keep on toiling
The pre-match odds suggest Tottenham could be heading for yet another defeat on Saturday evening, with a home win priced at 17/10 on bet365.
As for Brighton, they come into this clash as 11/8 favourites on bet365, while a share of the spoils has been chalked up at 13/5 with the same firm.
Head to head: History favours the hosts
While Tottenham have come out on top in seven of their 13 Premier League encounters with Brighton, the Seagulls have had the edge of late, winning three of the last five. That said, this season's reverse fixture ended 2-2, and the same scoreline on Saturday pays 12/1 on bet365.
Players to watch: Go for Gomez
Diego Gomez has been booked in three of his last four Premier League outings, making a repeat on Saturday evening a value option at 11/4 on PaddyPower
Having been fouled two or more times in three of his last five Premier League appearances, Richarlison looks a solid pick to be brought down at least twice again here at 4/5 with bet365.
Predicted line-ups
Cristian Romero is the latest addition to Spurs'lengthy injury list, with the ligament injury he picked up against Sunderland last Sunday set to sideline the defender for the rest of the season. The Argentine will join Ben Davies, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Mohammed Kudus, Rodrigo Bentancur and Wilson Odobert on the Tottenham treatment table.
As was the case against Burnley last weekend, Brighton will once again be without the injured duo Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas, while Lewis Dunk serves the second instalment of his two-match suspension.
Tottenham: Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Udogie; Gray, Gallagher; Tel, Simons, Richarlison; Solanke
Brighton: Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu; Ayari, Gross; Gomez, Hinshelwood, Minteh; Welbeck
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing both teams to score alongside both teams to receive a card will bring about a 4/5 bet builder on bet365 that holds plenty of appeal.
This selection would have paid out in seven of Spurs' last eight Premier League home matches.
The case for siding with this selection is strengthened by the fact that this combination clicked in this season's reverse fixture between the two teams.
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