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Tottenham's busy fixture schedule continues on Saturday as they face a tough game at Brighton in the Premier League and Thomas Frank must again make some big squad decisions.
Last Saturday evening Spurs recorded a 3-0 win at West Ham and then on Tuesday night they followed that up with a 1-0 Champions League victory against Villarreal. In a run of fixtures this month that will bring a game every three to four days, Tottenham now make the trip to face Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Frank will want his team to continue their strong start to the season which has brought four wins in five matches, including four clean sheets and just one goal conceded. The trip to face the Seagulls will provide a stern test though of both the team and Frank's faith in his squad.
Having three full recovery days between matches thanks to a Tuesday night Champions League game should help the Dane pick a strong line-up and up next he has the Carabao Cup tie against League One side Doncaster Rovers on Wednesday night, which is likely to see him heavily rotate his squad.
Joao Palhinha could come into the starting line-up alongside Rodrigo Bentancur and if the Portuguese does step back into the XI then it means one of Pape Matar Sarr and Lucas Bergvall has to drop out. With Bergvall enjoying back-to-back man of the match displays this week, it would seem unlikely to be the 19-year-old Swede that makes way.
Elsewhere Frank must decide whether it's time to give Destiny Udogie his first start of the season and whether Randal Kolo Muani is fit enough to start or whether that comes against Doncaster or whether Brennan Johnson comes into the team to add more scoring ability on the break.
The Spurs head coach remains without Dominic Solanke for the matches against the Seagulls and Rovers as he has just returned to grass following his ankle problem.
Here's the Tottenham team we reckon Frank might select to face Brighton at the Amex.
(4-2-3-1) Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha; Kudus, Bergvall, Xavi; Richarlison.
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