Mark Lawrenson reveals Brighton & Hove Albion scoreline prediction ahead of Spurs clash

Writing his weekly predictions column for BBC Sport, pundit Mark Lawrenson backed the north London side to claim a comfortable 2-0 home win.

Justifying his prediction, the ex-Liverpool man claimed: "Tottenham are absolutely flying at the moment and quite rightly everyone has been raving about how good the partnership is between Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min up front.

"I'm glad Son is getting the recognition he deserves - he is two-footed, clever and lightning quick. Kane has been hugely impressive too, of course, just by dropping off a little bit deeper so he can't be picked up, and he is kind of conducting the orchestra from there."

He continued: "People have been asking why Dele Alli hasn't been playing or Spurs - but we kind of know now, because at the moment it works without him.

"Brighton have been playing pretty well too, and creating plenty of chances, but they only have one win to show for it so far and it is hard to make a case for them adding to that total on Sunday.

Lawro concluded: "The Seagulls have to be a bit careful, because for all of their good play they keep dropping points against teams they should be beating. They are going to find things a lot harder against Spurs too."

The last time the two sides met, back on Boxing Day last year, Spurs edged a 2-1 win, thanks to second-half goals from Kane and Alli.