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

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Premier League · 2025-26

Tottenham Hotspur FC

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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 10 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

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
#11	Position	#2
12	Points	22
10	Played	10
3 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 2
10	Scored	26
11	Conceded	7
-1	GD	+19
1.20	PPG	2.20
30%	Win %	70%

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

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Tottenham Hotspur FC are 11th (12 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tottenham Hotspur FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/4

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Jan Paul van Hecke

2 G

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur FC are looking to make home advantage count against Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' It looks surprising Tottenham Hotspur FC does not make any changes. Pascal Gross has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' 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.
20' Kaoru Mitoma gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Diego Gomez and will look to change the dynamic.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
34' That is a card for Tottenham Hotspur FC. Yves Bissouma will be fuming at that decision.
37' The referee calls foul for Mats Wieffer. He receives a card.
39' What a moment for Pedro Porro! That strike on 39 puts his side firmly in control.
44' Yankubah Minteh is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Tottenham Hotspur FC tonight.
48' What composure from Kaoru Mitoma! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
53' A moment of madness from Roberto De Zerbi on 53 minutes earns him a card. Tottenham Hotspur FC will be frustrated.
57' Fresh legs for Tottenham Hotspur FC! Archie Gray comes on to replace Yves Bissouma.
62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' Kevin Danso catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 65.
67' It is a substitution in Tottenham Hotspur FC team. Rodrigo Bentancur is replaced by Joao Palhinha on 67 minute.
72' Tottenham Hotspur FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
75' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Kaoru Mitoma is withdrawn and Maxim De Cuyper gets his opportunity.
76' Conor Gallagher makes way for Lucas Bergvall at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Tottenham Hotspur FC.
77' What a moment for Xavi Simons! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
78' Tottenham Hotspur FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
82' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 82 minute. Yasin Ayari leaves to be changed by Charalampos Kostoulas.
87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danny Welbeck made 424 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
The points are shared — Tottenham Hotspur FC 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Honours even.

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

1.05 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Tottenham Hotspur FC22% Draw25% Brighton & Hove Albion FC53%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Tottenham Hotspur FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

78%

Tottenham Hotspur FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Tottenham Hotspur FC15% Draw41% Brighton & Hove Albion FC44%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 3

6.8%

0 – 3

6.5%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

4.7%

1 – 4

3.7%

1 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Tottenham Hotspur FC

Handicap	Tottenham Hotspur FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	11%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	39%	—	61%
+1	39%	22%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	19%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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