Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 61,167 HT 45' · FT 45'

Pedro Porro 39' 1–0

1–1 45+3' Kaoru Mitoma

Xavi Simons 77' 2–1

2–2 90+5' Georginio Rutter

Yves Bissouma 34' Y

Y 37' Mats Wieffer

Roberto De Zerbi 53' Y

Kevin Danso 65' Y

Xavi Simons 78' Y

Overview

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Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Tottenham Hotspur FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2025-09-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2025-05-25 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-10-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2024-02-10 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–2	D
12 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	0–1	L
22 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–3	L
18 Mar	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	3–2	W
15 Mar	Liverpool FC	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	2–5	L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Burnley FC	A	2–0	W
21 Mar	Liverpool FC	H	2–1	W
14 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W
04 Mar	Arsenal FC	H	0–1	L
01 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Tottenham Hotspur FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#20	Position	#3
2	Points	10
5	Played	5
0 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 1
2	Scored	16
8	Conceded	5
-6	GD	+11
0.40	PPG	2.00
0%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Tottenham Hotspur FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Tottenham Hotspur FC are 20th (2 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tottenham Hotspur FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Tottenham Hotspur FC have kicked off against Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Tottenham Hotspur FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Tottenham Hotspur FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Diego Gomez has done his job and it is now time for Kaoru Mitoma to step up.
25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
30' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' That looks like a foul for a card for Yves Bissouma.
37' A moment of madness from Mats Wieffer on 37 minutes earns him a card. Brighton & Hove Albion FC will be frustrated.
39' What a strike from Pedro Porro! The score is 1-0.
44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
48' Brilliant from the forward! Kaoru Mitoma makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 45.
53' Roberto De Zerbi is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
57' Yves Bissouma makes way for Archie Gray at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Tottenham Hotspur FC.
62' A quiet spell here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
65' Kevin Danso has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 65.
67' It is a substitution in Tottenham Hotspur FC team. Rodrigo Bentancur is replaced by Joao Palhinha on 67 minute.
72' It is a cagey affair so far. Tottenham Hotspur FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Brighton & Hove Albion FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
75' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Kaoru Mitoma departs to be replaced by Maxim De Cuyper.
76' Tottenham Hotspur FC ring the changes. Conor Gallagher has done his job and it is now time for Lucas Bergvall to step up.
77' Goal! Xavi Simons scores his 45 goal in 526 matches.
78' Xavi Simons is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
82' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Yasin Ayari by Charalampos Kostoulas on 82 minute.
87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

19
Dominic Solanke
8
Yves Bissouma ↓ Archie Gray 57'
39
Randal Kolo Muani ↓ Mathys Tel 57'
4
Kevin Danso
23
Pedro Porro
30
Rodrigo Bentancur ↓ Joao Palhinha 67'
22
Conor Gallagher ↓ Lucas Bergvall 76'
7
Xavi Simons
13
Destiny Udogie ↓ Djed Spence 76'
37
Mickey van de Ven
31
Antonin Kinsky

Bench

10
James Maddison
9
Richarlison
24
Djed Spence ↑ 76'
6
Joao Palhinha ↑ 67'
40
Brandon Austin
3
Radu Dragusin
11
Mathys Tel ↑ 57'
14
Archie Gray ↑ 57'
15
Lucas Bergvall ↑ 76'

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

24
Ferdi Kadioglu
18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Georginio Rutter 75'
30
Pascal Gross
21
Olivier Boscagli
6
Jan Paul van Hecke
27
Mats Wieffer
1
Bart Verbruggen
26
Yasin Ayari ↓ Charalampos Kostoulas 82'
13
Jack Hinshelwood ↓ Matt O'Riley 75'
25
Diego Gomez ↓ Kaoru Mitoma 20'
11
Yankubah Minteh

Bench

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Harry Kane	9
Jack Hinshelwood	3
Leandro Trossard	2
Joao Pedro	2
Brennan Johnson	2
Aaron Connolly	2
Danny Welbeck	2
Georginio Rutter	2

Head to Head

Tottenham Hotspur FC Form

2026-04-18 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-04-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2026-03-22 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-03-18 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–2 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2026-03-15 Liverpool FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2026-03-10 Club Atlético de Madrid 5–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2026-04-18 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-04-11 Burnley FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-03-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Liverpool FC W 2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-03-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-03-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.91 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.87 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Tottenham Hotspur FC17% Draw20% Brighton & Hove Albion FC63%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Tottenham Hotspur FC or Draw

36%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

83%

Tottenham Hotspur FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Tottenham Hotspur FC10% Draw33% Brighton & Hove Albion FC57%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

9.5%

0 – 3

8.8%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 3

7.9%

1 – 1

6.7%

0 – 1

6.5%

0 – 4

6.2%

1 – 4

5.7%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 3

3.6%

0 – 5

3.6%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Tottenham Hotspur FC

Handicap	Tottenham Hotspur FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	91%
-0.5	9%	—	91%
+0.5	24%	—	76%
+1	24%	19%	57%
+1.5	43%	—	57%
+2	43%	21%	36%
+2.5	64%	—	36%

Clean Sheet

Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.