English Premier
2026-04-18 - Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Saturday 18th April 2026 - Kick Off 5:30pm
This game is live on TV
Tottenham Hotspur
Even as Tottenham Hotspur lurched from one poor defeat to another under Igor Tudor the expectation for most fans remained that they would find a result or two to ease growing relegation concerns. The heavy loss to Nottingham Forest prior to the March international break was the final straw as far as the Tudor experiment, but Tottenham Hotspur suffered another defeat in Roberto De Zerbi's first game in charge last weekend.
That loss alone would have continued the panic, but the alarm bells have begun to ring loudly around this part of North London after results left Tottenham Hotspur in 18th place in the Premier League table and 2 points from safety. We are down to the final six League games to be played and Spurs have to find a way to improve the worst home record in the Premier League if only to build some positivity. The side have a 2-4-10 record in at home, which means Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves are the only teams with double digit home losses this season.
Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 1-0 at Sunderland last weekend and have won 1 of the last 11 games played in all competitions and none of the last 14 Premier League fixtures. They did beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Last 16 Second Leg, but Tottenham Hotspur have lost 4 home Premier League games in succession since the 2-2 draw with Manchester City.
Cristian Romero suffered a knee injury in the defeat at the Stadium of Light and is expected to miss the rest of the season and potentially the World Cup. Mohammed Kudus was closing on a return, but has suffered a setback, while the new manager will be hoping Guglielmo Vicario is available this Saturday. The likes of Ben Davies and Rodrigo Bentancur are closing on a return, but this fixture may come too soon.
Brighton
A goal in each half helped Brighton to another three points in the Premier League last weekend and there is momentum behind this squad as they look for a return to European Football. A strong finish could potentially bring Champions League qualification into the mix, but manager Fabian Hurzeler will be trying to keep his players focused on each fixture as it comes.
The Seagulls are 9th in the Premier League table, but just 2 points behind Chelsea in the top six and they are hosting that European chasing rival during the week. Keeping the pressure on is the focus this weekend before that fixture and that means Brighton improving a respectable 5-4-7 record away from home.
Brighton have responded in a very positive manner after the FA Cup Fourth Round defeat at Liverpool and the win at Turf Moor last weekend makes it 5 Premier League victories in the last 6 played. The win last weekend also gives Brighton the momentum of having won the last 3 away League games played at Brentford, Sunderland and Burnley and they have kept clean sheets in each of those wins.
Lewis Dunk will complete his suspension, while James Milner is a doubt.
Head to Head
Brighton were leading Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at the Amex Stadium back in September, but were eventually pegged back in a 2-2 draw.
Tottenham Hotspur had beaten them in consecutive seasons at home, but were thumped 1-4 here on the final day of last season, albeit days after winning the Europa League.
Prediction
In recent fixtures between Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton, the team who have scored first have not won any of the last 4 between them and 3 of those have ended in defeat.
However, you have to feel it is hugely important for Tottenham Hotspur to get off to a good start on Saturday as relegation becomes a real concern for all associated with this club.
Last weekend could not have gone any worse- both West Ham United and Leeds United won and Nottingham Forest picked up another point. That has left Tottenham Hotspur in the bottom three and 2 points from safety with just 6 Premier League games left to play and Roberto De Zerbi does not have a lot of time to get this team playing as he would want.
They didn't start badly at Sunderland last week, but there is a fragility about this Tottenham Hotspur squad and they showed little sign of belief that they could get back into that fixture once they fell behind.
Cristian Romero is the latest leading name who has suffered a significant injury, but there is still a feeling that there is enough quality available to find a way to avoid what would be a huge moment if Tottenham Hotspur were to drop out of this Division.
The relatively new home was built to host Champions League Football, not Championship Football, but Tottenham Hotspur have lost 4 Premier League games in a row here. They have conceded far too many goals with the balance between attack and defence proving tough to find and Spurs are now in a position where wins are needed.
It will not be lost on anyone associated with Tottenham Hotspur that the three teams above them all have very winnable games this weekend and that will add to the pressure on this group of players. Leeds United will have already hosted Wolves before kick off, but Tottenham Hotspur should be aware that Nottingham Forest host 19th placed Burnley and West Ham United will be visiting a Crystal Palace team that had been in European action days earlier.
The real concern for Tottenham Hotspur is that the recent performances have been underpinned by numbers that will offer little encouragement- they do create chances, but there is a weakness at the back and now they face a Brighton team that won 1-4 here the last time they played in this Stadium.
It was a fixture played days after Tottenham Hotspur had won the Europa League in Bilbao, but there is an overall different feeling around this part of North London.
Brighton will arrive knowing plenty about what Roberto De Zerbi will want his Tottenham Hotspur team to do and having won 5 of the last 6 Premier League games. Fabian Hurzeler's men have built away momentum with 3 straight League wins on their travels without conceding a goal, and there is a lot to like about the way Brighton are going about their business.
The squad has a bit of depth to it as injuries have cleared up and there is the potential to make subs that can change the direction of the game within the ninety minutes. Players are performing with real belief in what is being asked of them and Brighton have every chance of adding to the negative atmosphere that has built up around Tottenham Hotspur.
Layers are going to be anticipating that people will want to back Spurs simply because they cannot fathom a club of that size dropping out of the Division.
With that said, Brighton were considerably shorter to win at relegation threatened Burnley last week and would be similarly priced if they were playing at Wolves this weekend. Instead they look quite an attractive price to win here against a desperate Tottenham Hotspur who have a worse home record than both of those clubs mentioned and it is too big a price to ignore as the pressure continues to build on Spurs.
The Pick :
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Brighton
