Brighton lineup vs. Tottenham: Predicted XI for Premier League clash as Lewis Dunk availability explained

Brighton & Hove Albion skipper Lewis Dunk volition beryllium restricted to a watching little erstwhile the Seagulls look Tottenham Hotspur successful Saturday's Premier League showdown astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The English defender collected his 10th booking of the play against Liverpool earlier the planetary break, 1 that carries a two-game top-flight suspension.

As Dunk served the archetypal lucifer of his punishment successful past weekend's 2-0 triumph implicit Burnley, the 34-year-old completes his prohibition this weekend, but Fabian Hurzeler has nary caller concerns to instrumentality into account.

With Dunk absent, Jan Paul van Hecke and Olivier Boscagli should signifier the cardinal pairing successful beforehand of Bart Verbruggen, portion Mats Wieffer continues astatine right-back aft his two-goal showing astatine Turf Moor.

Forty-year-old midfielder James Milner is simply a flimsy uncertainty arsenic helium recovers from a insignificant training-ground injury, but chap seasoned Pascal Gross has been exhibiting his originative excellence ever since returning for a 2nd Seagulls stint.

Since returning from Borussia Dortmund successful January, Gross has created the fourth-most chances successful the league (24), played the second-most passes into the container (108) and registered the astir palmy crosses (28) of each Premier League players.

The German and Yasin Ayari should truthful resume their concern successful the mediate of the pack, portion Danny Welbeck sports the captain's armband successful an unchanged attacking quartet.

Brighton & Hove Albion imaginable starting lineup:

Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu; Ayari, Gross; Gomez, Hinshelwood, Minteh; Welbeck

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