Brighton vs Tottenham injury news as 5 ruled out and 7 doubts

Tottenham picked up another win on Thursday night as they saw off Ferencvaros by a 2-1 scoreline in Budapest, opening their Europa League account with a win. Pape Matar Sarr and Brennan Johnson were on target for Enge Postecoglou’s men.

Attention now turns to a potentially tricky clash at Brighton on Sunday, with the Seagulls currently sitting directly below Spurs in the table having picked up just one less point. Here we round up the injury latest surrounding both teams.

Jan Paul van Hecke - Out

Van Hecke has told ESPN: “I’ve been running with it for a while, also played games with it, but in the closing stages against Nottingham Forest it shot into my groin. Afterwards we had a scan made and then it became clear that there is a big tear in it. We’ll have to wait and see how the rehabilitation goes, but in principle it says six weeks. I feel like I’m a little ahead of schedule. I hope that it will go a little faster and that I will be able to re-join sooner.”

Matt O’Riley - Out

Fabian Hurzeler has said: "It's a bad injury. He needs surgery on his ankle. I can't say how long he will be out."

Joao Pedro - Doubt

Hurzeler said ahead of las weekend’s Chelsea game: “He still has some problems. We have to go week to week with him, but I don’t think he will be an option for the weekend. I am not sure how long he will be out.”

Joel Voltman - Doubt

Voltman has been struggling with injury but could return.

Simon Adingra - Doubt

Adingra could return here with Brighton having been careful over his return across recent weeks.

Brajan Gruda - Doubt

Gruda returned to training around two weeks ago but is yet to play again.

James Milner - Doubt

This might come too soon for Milner, with Hurzeler warning that there must be ‘patience’ over his return. A return after the break might be a safer option.

Solly March - Out

March had a serious knee injury last season and is working to get back on the pitch. He remains out for a while yet.

Richarlison - Out

Postecoglou said recently: "[Richarlison] is a fair way off, I think you should stop asking me about him until I say I’ve got an update. He’s still not training with the first team.”

Wilson Odobert - Out

Postecoglou said recently: “Wilson doesn’t look good, still waiting for it to settle down and get more information but he will definitely be out for the next period.”

Heung-min Son - Doubt

Son should have a chance of returning after not quite making it for the United game and being rested for the trip to Hungary.

Destiny Udogie - Doubt

Postecoglou said last weekend after Udogie picked up an knock: "Destiny was OK. I mean he felt something in his quad but he obviously finished the half, but we just thought at half-time no point, we've got to be careful about how much we push our players. Obviously, Destiny had to come on pretty early on Thursday night, which wasn't the plan and I would say Micky [Van de Ven] played probably more than we wanted him to." It’s unclear whether he will be available here.