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Good evening and welcome to our live text coverage of the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium! The home side are sitting in ninth place in the Premier League table and had a shock 1-0 defeat to Royal Antwerp in the Europa League on Thursday night, while Brighton have struggled so far this season and find themselves in sixteenth place with only one win and two draws. We will be bringing you all the build-up, highlights and talking points from the match tonight, so stay tuned ahead of kick-off at 19:15.

Premier League / Matchday 7
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium / 01.11.2020
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Pete Sharland
ByPete Sharland

Updated 01/11/2020 at 21:20 GMT

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Cynical tug on the shoulders from Ndombele on Lamptey stops a Brighton counter attack after a poor corner from Son.
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5'
Reguilon is surrounded by about four defenders just inside the box, struggling to find space for a pass or a free teammate. Eventually he spins and shoots, with the Brighton 'keeper Sanchez palming it over for a corner.
3'
Sanchez makes an interception on the edge of Spurs' area, gives to Lamela who produces a beautiful turn and pass to send Son free with plenty of space in the middle of the park. Son has a long pass deflected to Lamela in the box and his resulting cross is cut out by Burn before it can reach Kane.
1st Half
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KICK-OFF: After 'The Last Post' is played while everyone in the stadium stands in silence to pay respect to fallen war heroes, the match gets underway.
19:04
When Graham Potter signed Andi Zeqiri at the start of October, he claimed that his and Brighton's faith in young players is a big pull for new signings. This stat adds more weight to that suggestion.
19:00
Can Brighton stop Kane and Son?
18:45
Apparently the omission of both Maupay and Ryan is purely a tactical decision and not down to injury or illness!
Very bold move from Potter. If you win, you are hailed a tactical genius, but if you lose the fans will be even more up in arms than a usual defeat.
18:35
BRIGHTON TEAM NEWS
Some big surprises in this Brighton team selection as Graham Potter looks to help the Seagulls find some form.
Their main man Neal Maupay, who has 4 goals in 6 Premier League games this season bizarrely does not make the matchday squad at all, as Brighton start the game without a recognised striker. Belgian international Leandro Trossard, who is typically deployed on the wing, starts as a lone striker in what is likely a 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-3. Pascal Gross is the man replacing Maupay in the XI and both him and Lallana will be providing support to Trossard going forward.
First-choice goalkeeper Mat Ryan, who has been a mainstay in the Brighton XI since joining in summer 2017, is unexpectedly dropped for 22 year-old Spaniard Robert Sanchez, who spent last season on loan at League One's Rochdale.
Danny Welbeck who recently joined on a free transfer, could be in line to make his debut off the bench, as could young Swiss striker Andi Zeqiri - last season's second top goalscorer in the Swiss Challenge League.
18:30
SPURS TEAM NEWS
The North Londoners make two changes to the starting XI from their 1-0 away win to Burnley on Monday, with Sergio Reguilon starting at left-back instead of Ben Davies and Erik Lamela starting on the wing in place of Lucas Moura.
Given that this will be there third match of the week, there could be some tired legs in the side, especially considering Reguilon started on Thursday, Hojbjerg, Lamela and Son came on at half-time and Kane played over half an hour in that same match himself.
The only notable exclusion is Dele Alli missing out on the matchday squad entirely for this evening's game.