Premier League: Tottenham vs Brighton.
At 23:00 Beijing time on February 10, 2024, in the 24th round of the English Premier League, Tottenham will face Brighton at home. Tottenham's performance this season has improved, you must know that it was squeezed out of the European zone last season, and after 23 rounds of league games this season, it has achieved 13 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, ranking 5th in the league with 44 points, only 2 points away from Aston Villa in front of them, which shows that the team still has a chance to challenge for the Champions League places. Tottenham's recent form has been a little lacking, although they are unbeaten in two consecutive league games, but their defensive form is really unsatisfactory, conceding an average of 2 goals per game. In the last round against Everton, they had 58 per cent possession and six on target from nine attempts, taking the lead twice thanks to Richarlison's goal, but ended up in a 2-2 draw with the Toffees due to problems at the back.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, boss Postecoglou spoke about the preparations, saying: "Both Son and Bissouma have been training well. Lo Celso has been training all week, but he's been out for quite some time, so we need to know if he still needs a week to recover. On Thursday, Son Heung-min had a first-class training session, and he participated in the team's training today. Bissouma took part in training, as did Lo Celso. Today, we have only two players left, Solomon and Sessegnon, who are still recovering from injuries. ”
Brighton have been a little lacking this season, with 9 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats after 23 league games, ranking 8th in the league with 35 points, 3 points away from the European zone, which shows that the team still has hope of qualifying for the European zone. Looking at the data, Brighton have scored 42 goals and conceded 38 goals in 23 league games this season, with average offensive and defensive performances.
Brighton's recent form has been more jumpy, the team played at home to Crystal Palace in the last round of the league, with 68% possession and 6 shots on target from 13 attempts, nearly double the number of shots on goal, with Dunk and JGoals from the likes of Sinsherwood, Facondo Bunote and Pedro led to a 4-1 victory. In addition, Brighton's away performance this season is average, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in 11 away league games, and it is ranked 12th in the league away.
In terms of past meetings between the two teams, Tottenham have won 6 and lost 4 in the last 10 meetings with Brighton, and have a certain advantage in the past, while losing 2-4 away in the first leg this season. In terms of recent results, Tottenham's recent performance is acceptable, but its back line problems are more prominent; Brighton, on the other hand, have been in a jump of late, and their away game is significantly inferior to that of their home team. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, giving obvious support to the home team, combined with the strength and form of both sides, Tottenham is still expected to win all three points in this game.