English Premier
2025-05-25 - Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Sunday 25th May 2025 - Kick Off 4pm
Tottenham Hotspur
His time may come to an end as Tottenham Hotspur manager at the conclusion of this season, but Ange Postecoglou would be able to leave with his head held high. Correcting a reporter back in September by stating he 'always' wins things in his second season at a club, the Australian had a 'mic drop' moment in the Basque Country on Wednesday.
Earning a place back in the Champions League is clearly going to be a huge boost for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, but Ange Postecoglou is correct to assert that winning the Europa League is more important than if the team had finished 3rd in the Premier League. Of course being 17th is really not good enough, but ending a seventeen year wait for silverware is a huge achievement and Tottenham Hotspur will have a big decision to make regarding their manager's position.
Tottenham Hotspur have won their last 4 Europa League games, but they have not won any of 6 Premier League fixtures and been beaten in 5 of those. They do conclude the season in front of the home fans, who should be ready to give the team real backing, but Spurs have lost consecutive League fixtures here against Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.
There are likely going to be a huge amount of changes for this Premier League fixture, even as the season comes to a close.
Brighton
The second half goals to beat Champions Liverpool 3-2 at the Amex Stadium has pushed Brighton into pole position to finish 8th in the Premier League and possibly sneak into European Football. They will need a lot of results to go their way over the next few days for that to happen, but Fabian Hurzeler has to just oversee one more win and then see where the final chips land.
The Seagulls are 8th in the Premier League table and 3 points clear of Brentford with one game to play- they do have an inferior goal difference so a positive result will be needed to guarantee 8th place without worrying about events at Molineux. They have a 7-5-6 away record in the Premier League and Brighton have scored and conceded 32 goals in those matches.
Brighton have picked up 10 points from their last four Premier League games and that has pushed them into the top eight and with the faint hopes of a place in the Conference League. They had failed to win any of 3 away Premier League games and had lost 2 in a row, but Brighton ended that run by beating Wolves 0-2 in their last away fixture.
Joao Pedro has been ruled out, but Tariq Lamptey could be available.
Head to Head
Brighton came from 0-2 down to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at home earlier this season.
Tottenham Hotspur have won 2 in a row at home against Brighton and both by the same 2-1 scoreline.
Prediction
The Europa League success was rightly going to be celebrated, although a parade two days before the end of the season is perhaps not ideal timing.
Simply put, what kind of Tottenham Hotspur team are going to turn up?
The fans will be behind the players, but the emotional climb down will be very difficult to deal with and manager Ange Postecoglou may choose to make significant changes. He would love to get another season under his belt in charge of the club having broken a seventeen year wait for silverware, but that is a decision the board will make and ultimately it is job done for the Australian as far as the season is concerned.
Premier League form has not been very good as the team progressed in Europe and they are going to be facing an intense and motivated Brighton team who are looking to finish 8th in the table.
The win over Liverpool shows Brighton are still pushing hard for that finish and they should have far too much running for a Tottenham Hotspur team that may have left it all on the line in Northern Spain.
The oddsmakers feel the same and backing Brighton to score at least twice in a winning effort in North London looks the right play.
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The Pick :
Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Brighton
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
I'll back Brighton to Win at 1.72 with BetFred
