EPL | Spurs vs Brighton | Match info, preview & Lineup
| Spurs vs Brighton | |
| Match Info | |
| Date | 18 Apr 2026 |
Time |
10:00 PM IST |
| Stadium | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
| League | Premier League |
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Tottenham Hotspur | LLDWLL
Tottenham Hotspur will be wanting a better result here after a 1-0 Premier League defeat in their last game at the hands of Sunderland.
In that game, Tottenham Hotspur had 47% possession and 11 shots at goal with 7 on target. At the other end, Sunderland had 13 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Nordi Mukiele (61') was the scorer for Sunderland.
It has not been often in recent times that Tottenham Hotspur have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Tottenham Hotspur have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 15 goals on the way.
Brighton & Hove Albion | WWLWWW 📈
Brighton come into this meeting following a 0-2 Premier League win to defeat Burnley in their last fixture.
In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion managed 50% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Brighton & Hove Albion was Mats Wieffer (43', 89'). Burnley got 10 shots at goal with 5 on target.
A succession of dependable showings by the Brighton & Hove Albion defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 3 from their previous 6 clashes overall. In that period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 9. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, though.
👥 Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 08/04/2023 tells us that Tottenham Hotspur have won 2 of these and Brighton 3, with the number of draws being 1.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 26 in all which averages out at 4.33 goals per meeting.
The last league fixture between the two was Premier League match day 5 on 20/09/2025 when the final score was Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur.
In that match, Brighton & Hove Albion had 36% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The goalscorers were Yankuba Minteh (8'), Yasin Ayari (31') and Jan-Paul van Hecke (82' Own goal).
At the other end, Tottenham Hotspur had 11 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Richarlison (43') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh.
🗞️ Team News: Tottenham Hotspur
We are thinking that Spurs should make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for this one, beginning the first half with Antonin Kinsky, Pedro Porro, Kevin Danso, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Archie Gray, Conor Gallagher, Randal Kolo Muani, Xavi Simons, Mathys Tel and Dominic Solanke.
ℹ️ Team News: Brighton
Brighton boss Fabian Hürzeler has multiple availability issues to deal with. James Milner (unknown injury), Adam Webster (Cruciate ligament injury) and Stefanos Tzimas (Cruciate ligament tear) are not able to play. Lewis Dunk will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.
We reckon that The Seagulls might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation, going with Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Jan Paul van Hecke, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadioglu, Yasin Ayari, Pascal Gross, Diego Gomez, Jack Hinshelwood, Yankuba Minteh and Danny Welbeck.
⚡ Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Brighton & Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur are both more than capable of scoring here.
A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely - as are goals. That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought 2-2 score draw at the end of this one.
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