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Predicted Tottenham side to play Brighton: Lamela should start in place of Alli

Tottenham Hotspur's Argentinian head coach Mauricio Pochettino gestures on the touchline during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match be...
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Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton and Hove Albion go head-to-head this week.

Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks on prior to the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City at Wembley Stadium on December 9, 2017 in London,...

Tottenham Hotspur welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to Wembley on Wednesday evening for their latest Premier League clash and Spurs will be hoping to build on their impressive 5-1 victory against Stoke City last time out.

With impressive performances from the likes of Harry Kane and Mousa Dembele, Tottenham looked back to their best against a Potters side that simply could not cope with Mauricio Pochettino’s free-flowing team.

Erik Lamela of Tottenham Hotspur comes on for Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City at Wembley Stadium on December 9, 2017...

Now it is up to Spurs to build some momentum heading into the Christmas and New Year fixtures, with the games coming thick and fast and Tottenham not wanting to fall further behind with everyone bar Manchester City on a similar level this season.

In early team news, Tottenham are still without Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sanchez and Victor Wanyama but they have an otherwise clean bill of health.

Spurs winger Erik Lamela will be hoping to make his first start since returning from injury and, having impressed against Stoke after coming off the bench, the time could be right for the Argentine to kick off a match for the first time in 13 months.

With all that in mind here is how we expect Tottenham to line up against the Seagulls later this week:

Predicted Spurs side to play Brighton