Tottenham vs Brighton LIVE commentary: Spurs to welcome Heung-min Son as they look to jump into top four: kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Tottenham are expected to have Heung-min Son back in their matchday squad when they host Brighton this weekend, live on talkSPORT 2.

South Korea was eliminated from the Asian Cup this week by Jordan, which means Spurs captain will return for this match.

His return will be a timely boost for Ange Postecoglou as Spurs seeks to jump over Aston Villa and enter the first four.

Meanwhile, Brighton They responded to their 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Luton by crushing bitter rivals Crystal Palace 4-1 last time out.

The Seagulls are still in the fight for a Europa League spot and Roberto De ZerbiThe men will be ready for this one.

Tottenham vs Brighton: What to do with Richarlison?

In Son's absence, richarlison He has moved into the central striker role at Spurs and is suddenly flying.

The Brazilian struggled in his first year as a Tottenham player, but has scored nine goals in his last seven league games, four of them without Son.

Of course, Son has spent most of his Premier League career as a left winger, so he could return there, meaning Timo Werner would likely be dropped.

Another alternative is to place Son in that false nine position, which would cause Richarlison to be pushed to the left.

He has played there many times for Spurs, but he doesn't look as good as when he starts as a striker.

However, Son was also brilliant in that role, which means Postecoglou has a decision to make.

But with two forwards in great scoring form, there are many worse dilemmas.

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• Tottenham have won six of their last seven home league games against Brighton, with the exception of a 1-0 defeat in April 2022.
• Following their 4-2 victory at the Amex Stadium in December, Brighton are looking to win consecutive league games against Spurs for the first time.
• After a run of four defeats in five Premier League games since the beginning of November (D1), Tottenham have now lost just one of their last eight (W5 D2). However, that defeat came in the first leg against Brighton.

Tottenham vs Brighton: team news

Spurs' injury crisis is starting to ease, but they still don't have a few players.

Ryan Sessegnon is still recovering from a hamstring issue that has plagued him all season.

Manor Solomon has suffered a setback in his bid to recover from a knee problem he suffered last year.

Yves Bissouma has been diagnosed with malariaSo he faces a long period of absence and Giovani Lo Celso has an unknown muscle problem.

Meanwhile, Brighton's long injury list is also dwindling.

They will be without Solly March, Kaoru Mitoma, Joel Veltman and Julio Enciso.

Simon Adingra is also not available because he will play in the African Cup of Nations Final for Ivory Coast.

Ansu Fati could start after returning from injury against Palace.

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• Having won their first two away games in the Premier League this season, Brighton have since won just one of their last nine away games (D3 L5), conceding 21 goals in those nine games.
• Tottenham have scored in each of their last 35 Premier League games (73 goals in total) since the 1-0 loss to Wolves in March 2023. A goal in this game will make it the second-highest scoring streak length of a team in the competition. history (36, level with Liverpool from March 2019 to February 2020 and Man Utd from December 2007 to November 2008), and would only be behind Arsenal's run of 55 from May 2001 to November 2002.
• Tottenham have scored at least two goals in their last eight Premier League games, and have only scored a longer streak between September and December 2011 (11). They have also conceded twice in each of their last three, with West Ham in April 2021 being the last team to score and concede more than 2 goals in four consecutive Premier League games.

Tottenham vs Brighton: What has been said?

Tottenham manager Johan Lange spoke about what it's like working with Postecoglou and how the club identifies players.

He said: “It is very important when we are looking at potential new players that they fit the style of play but also the personality of the group we want to build here.

“We are very lucky to have in Ange a coach who is very clear about how he wants to play and train, what kind of personalities he is looking for to form a team here as well.

“So when the scouting team and I are out looking at the players we know exactly what we are looking for, we are completely aligned as a club and how we want to build the team over the next few years, which is hugely important.

“But this is not just Ange and I, it is a club strategy, it is a club alignment, and Ange and I have been hired in different roles to execute this.”

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• Tottenham have scored more goals in the first 15 minutes of a match than any other Premier League team this season (8). However, they have conceded more times than anyone else in the 90th minute (including injury time) of games this season (8).
• Since the beginning of December, Richarlison has scored more goals than any other Premier League player (9). The Spurs striker has scored nine goals in his last eight league games, with the first leg against Brighton being the only one in which he has not scored in this run.
• João Pedro has scored eight goals in his last seven games for Brighton in all competitions, a run that began with a pair of penalties in the Premier League first leg against Tottenham.
• No player has had more touches in the opposition box (172) or created more opportunities from open play (46) in the Premier League this season than Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski.

Tottenham vs Brighton: Date and how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, February 10.

Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.

talkSPORT 2 will have exclusive live coverage of the match, hosted by Faye Carruthers.

Commentary will then come from Ian Danter and former Arsenal star Perry Groves.

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