James Marrs believes his side are taking training ground lessons into matches.

And the Albion manager is delighted about it.

The Seagulls have won four Premier League south games in a row going into today’s home game with Tottenham.

Marrs said: “I’m really happy. We have asked the girls to work a bit harder in training.

“We have always been happy where they are in terms of intensity and work rate but we have stepped that up a level. We have moved what we do in training across to matches on a Sunday.”

Marrs sprang a surprise by naming Jay Blackie and Deanna Cooper among his subs for last Sunday’s 3-0 win over Plymouth, secured by Charlotte Gurr’s close-range strike and a late Lisa Fulgence double.

He said: “Leaving D and Jay on the bench probably raised a few eyebrows after the way they played against Charlton the previous Sunday but we want to keep people fresh and fighting for places.”

Today’s match against Spurs kicks off at 2pm at Culver Road and Albion fans might also have half an eye on the result from Charlton’s home game against Cardiff.

Top half: Albion pld 16, 38pts, Charlton 14-32, Cardiff 13-30, Portsmouth 14-29, Coventry 12-24, Tottenham 14-22.