Tottenham predicted XI vs Brighton as Thomas Frank trials Xavi Simons experiment

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Tottenham will look to continue their excellent start to the season when they take on Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Thomas Frank led his side to an opening day win in the Champions League against Villarreal, however the performance did leave a lot to be desired from the hosts.

Spurs fans were impressed by Xavi Simons in his second appearance for the side, and he looks a shoo-in for the game with Brighton, which will be used as a measuring stick in comparison to last season.

They were beaten by the Seagulls in both fixtures last season, and The Spurs News have predicted the XI who are going to try and put that right on Saturday.

Tottenham predicted XI vs Brighton

Guglielmo Vicario hasn’t put a foot wrong so far this season, so will of course retain his place in the side.

There will be another start at right-back for Pedro Porro, who has also started every game so far this season. Porro’s stats are very impressive compared to other full-backs in the Premier League.

The highlight of Spurs’ season so far has been how assured they look at the back, and a large part of this has been down to the performances of Cristian Romero. He will start again.

Micky van de Ven will join him at the back. Van de Ven was compared to Jaap Stam during the win over Villarreal.

At left-back, Djed Spence will continue to keep Destiny Udogie waiting to make his return to first-team action.

Frank admitted the introduction of Joao Palhinha helped them see out the win over Villarreal, and his presence is certainly required to face Brighton.

Alongside him will be Lucas Bergvall, who has enjoyed a brilliant start to the campaign after seemingly winning over his new manager.

Ahead of those two in the middle will be Xavi Simons. Spurs fans have asked for Simons to feature centrally, and they will get their chance to see this against Brighton.

On the right, Mohammed Kudus will continue to keep his place in the side, with his levels remaining far higher than where they were for West Ham last season.

There will be a return to the starting side for Brennan Johnson, who will feel hard done by that he dropped out of the XI at all after an excellent start to the campaign.

Up front, Richarlison will keep Randal Kolo Muani waiting to make his first start for Spurs.