Tottenham battle back to beat Brighton as Harry Kane and Dele Alli strike in second-half
Spurs got their Premier League campaign back on track with a 2-1 win
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Dele Alli continued to be the leading light of Jose Mourinho's reign at Tottenham as he scored the winner in a 2-1 victory over Brighton.
Alli produced a brilliant first-time finish to give Spurs another Boxing Day win after Harry Kane had earlier cancelled out Adam Webster's opener. Relive the match below.
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Match preview:
When is the match?
The match is today: 26 December 2019.
What time does it kick-off?
Tottenham vs Brighton gets underway at 12:30.
How can I watch the match?
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What is the team news?
Erik Lamela has returned to Tottenham training having missed the past two months with a hamstring problem, but Heung-min Son is suspended following his red card against Chelsea.
Hugo Lloris and Ben Davies remain sidelined.
Brighton are meanwhile without Jose Izquierdo who has a knee problem.
What are the predicted line-ups?
Tottenham: Gazzaniga; Aurier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen; Dier, Ndombele; Sissoko, Dele, Lucas; Kane.
Brighton: Ryan; Montoya, Webster, Dunk, Burn; Propper, Stephens; Mooy, Gross, Trossard; Maupay.
What are the odds?
- Tottenham to win: 4/7
- Draw: 10/3
- Brighton to win: 9/2
What is The Indy’s prediction?
Spurs to falter again. A 2-2 draw.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League today.
Some big news from The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Tanguy Ndombele isn't injured, he has simply been ... left out of the squad.
He's had a strange start to his Spurs career. He started fairly brightly and was obviously Mauricio Pochettino's primary transfer target this summer, but has struggled with his fitness a little bit and, so far, it seems as though Mourinho just doesn't really fancy him.
Oh my word.
Jose Mourinho is being interviewed on Amazon Prime. Jim Rosenthal opens up with a nice easy question: "Good Christmas, Jose?"
"No. Not really. My dog died. And our dog was our family."
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A good stat from Opta: Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 13 top-flight Boxing Day games (W10 D3) since losing 0-2 at Portsmouth in 2003. Their last such home defeat was back in 1991 against Nottingham Forest (1-2).
Brighton supporters don't seem particularly pleased with their team's starting XI today...
Potter: "We lost Lewis yesterday due to some sickness. And we made the changes because tactically that is how I want to play against Tottenham."
Will there be a formation change?
"No. At this time of year things aren't easy to predict. So we will carry on with what we've been working with."
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