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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham head to the south coast to face Brighton in desperate need of a positive result following three straight defeats.
Mauricio Pochettino has been reaching for the positives this week but knows only points will silence those questioning his methods.
For Brighton this is something of a free hit and after beating Manchester United at home last month, Chris Hughton will be hopeful his side can repeat the trick.
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Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Brighton vs Tottenham from the Amex Stadium. Tottenham are hoping to bounce-back after losing their last three games, a record run of defeats under Mauricio Pochettino.
Team news and build-up begins from 4:30pm.
Pochettino not budging on philosophy
Mauricio Pochettino was much happier with Spurs losing 2-1 to Inter than losing 2-1 to Liverpool because Spurs tried to play their way through Inter’s pressing at San Siro.
Brighton 0 - 0 Spurs
Tottenham get the game underway, they move the ball back to their own defence before working the left wing, they play is swtiched and Trippier wins a corner
2 mins: Brighton 0 - 0 Spurs
Tottenham take a short corner and it's blocked before Moura can get his cross in, he's forced to sprint backwards to recover the ball and Spurs look to build another attack
5 mins: Brighton 0 - 0 Spurs
The rain in pelting down on the Amex Stadium, the ball is skipping off the surface as both teams look to make an impact on this match
8 mins: Brighton 0 - 0 Spurs
Play has been dominating the middle of the pitch, no team has quite found a rhythm in attack yet, Vertonghen plays the ball out to Rose on the left, he plays it back into the centre and Tottenham win another corner
9 mins: Brighton 0 - 0 Spurs
Ooo, that was close, the ball comes in sharply from the corner and Alderweireld fires a header at Ryan who makes a good save. The ball rebounds and Vertonghen can't get his head to the ball
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