Matter of stats | Brighton vs Spurs | Kulusevski the creator, Solanke on song

The numbers are stacking up for Dejan Kulusevski as we prepare for a trip to the Amex Stadium to face Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday (4.30pm UK).

The Sweden skipper has flourished in a new central role alongside James Maddison in Ange Postecoglou's front-foot side with five forward-thinking players lining up in recent weeks - Deki, Madders, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke and Timo Werner, in for injured Heung-Min Son.

That was highlighted by an incredible performance in our 3-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford last weekend where Deki created nine chances - the joint-most in a Premier League game since records began in 2003/04. Christian Eriksen matched that against Newcastle in 2013 and Palace in 2016. Deki capped his display with our second goal at United - only Everton's Dwight McNeil (21) has created more chances in the Premier League so far this season.

Solanke on song

Recalled into the England squad this week, Dominic Solanke has three goals in his last three starts against Brentford, Qarabag and United and since the start of last season, the only Englishmen with more Premier League goals are Chelsea's Cole Palmer (28) and Villa's Ollie Watkins (23). Dominic will be aiming to find the net in three consecutive appearances for the first time since December.

Match stats

- Just one of the 14 Premier League meetings between ourselves and Brighton has finished as a draw - 1-1 in April 2018. We've won nine to Brighton's four
- We've won each of our last four Premier League games in the month of October, including all three last year
- Brighton won six of their first 10 Premier League games in October (D2 L2) between 2017 and 2019 but have since won just one out of 16 October games since 2020 (D9 L6), a 4-1 win over Chelsea in 2022
- We've won seven of our last eight Premier League games after playing in Europe (L1)
- Only Manchester City (115) have had more shots in the Premier League than us (110), while we've had the most shots on target of any side (45). It’s the most shots on target we've registered in our opening six games of a season on record since 2003/04
- We've had eight different scorers in the Premier League so far this season, more than any other side
- Brighton and Hove Albion have drawn their last two home Premier League matches, last
drawing three in a row in November 2023. Indeed, since the start of last season, no side has drawn more home games than Brighton (8)
- Brighton’s last three Premier League games immediately before an international break have all ended in draws, while they’ve lost just one of their last seven such matches (W1 D5)