Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi to watch Tottenham match from the sidelines

The combustible Italian was shown a third yellow card of the season by referee Simon Hooper during Sunday’s 4-1 Premier League win over Crystal Palace.

De Zerbi felt Palace debutant Daniel Munoz handled as he attempted to prevent a Brighton attack after just seven minutes and was booked for his reaction.

But the 44-year-old believes his squad will not be affected by his absence from the dugout.

“The yellow card was right,” said De Zerbi. “I forgot that with another yellow card I can’t be on the bench at Tottenham – but my players can play without their coach there.”

Goals from Lewis Dunk – after just two minutes – Jack Hinshelwood and Facundo Buonanotte put Brighton 3-0 up at half-time.

Jean-Philippe Mateta pulled one back for Palace but Joao Pedro sealed a thumping win for the hosts over their arch rivals.

Injuries to Marc Guehi and Michael Olise compounded a rotten day on the south coast for the Eagles.

“Losing 4-1 in a derby is always hard. You have to keep going, is what I can say,” Mateta told the club website.

“I think they started well, they scored early. You know in the Premier League when they score early, away, it is hard.

“And they kept going and they played good and scored again. At 3-0 down in the first half, it was hard. We’ll just keep fighting and going.”

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