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Fixture: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur Competition: Premier League Kick-off: 15:00 UK time

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has picked his starting lineup and substitutes to go up against Brighton on the south coast this afternoon.

Frank takes his Spurs side into the Premier League clash on the back of a 1-0 win over Villarreal in the Champions League in midweek.

That could well add to the pressure for Spurs to show they can handle the demands of the Champions League, with Brighton the fresher side, having not featured since last weekend’s 2-1 loss at Bournemouth.

In the run-up to the Brighton clash, Frank admitted he sees Archie Gray more as a central midfielder and sometimes centre-back than a full-back.

Frank also admitted he is keeping his eyes away from the Premier League table as he seeks to fully focus on Spurs’ performances.

Spurs lost both of their meetings with Brighton last season, going down 3-2 on the south coast and then being turned over 4-1 in north London.

Guglielmo Vicario is between the sticks for Tottenham this afternoon, while in front of him Frank selects a back four of Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie.

Midfield could be a key battleground in the game and Tottenham go with Joao Palhinha, Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Bergvall, while Wilson Odobert and Mohammed Kudus support Richarlison.

Frank can shuffle his pack during the 90 minutes by using his substitutes and options available to him include Xavi Simons and Mathys Tel.

Tottenham Hotspur Lineup vs Brighton

Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van den Ven, Udogie, Palhinha, Bentancur, Bergvall, Odobert, Kudus, Richarlison