Tottenham vs Brighton: Prediction, kick-off time, team news, TV, live stream, h2h results, odds today | OneFootball

Spurs in must-win territory as they desperately bid to escape relegation zone

For the first time this season, Spurs head into a new matchweek sitting in the bottom three after the newly-appointed Roberto De Zerbi lost his first match in charge at Sunderland.

Tottenham are now two points adrift of 17th-place West Ham, and will require nothing less than a win here if they are to quell fans’ increasingly rational fears of going down for the first time since 1977.

But they will have their work cut out for them as they face the Premier League’s form side, Fabian Hurzeler’s Seagulls.

Brighton have won five of their last six league fixtures and, as a result, can dream of finishing this campaign in the European places provided they keep their form up.

They will be reasonably confident of taking three points away from north London, though, with Spurs’ ever-accelerating downward spiral leaving them still winless in the Premier League in 2026.

Tottenham vs Brighton is scheduled for a 5.30pm BST kick-off today on Saturday April 18, 2026.

The match will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London.

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 5pm BST.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Sam Tabuteau at the ground.

Tottenham vs Brighton team news

Tottenham’s grim form has not been helped by a sustained injury crisis, with captain Cristian Romero set to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury sustained during a collision with Antonin Kinsky at the Stadium of Light.

Elsewhere, Guglielmo Vicario is not yet ready to return in goal following hernia surgery, while Mohammed Kudus is out after suffering a setback in his recovery from a quad injury.

Dejan Kulusevski remains sidelined along with James Maddison, Wilson Odobert and Ben Davies.

Key blow: Tottenham captain Cristian Romero will not play again this season

Getty Images

There has been a rare shred of positive injury news for Spurs, though, with Rodrigo Bentancur returning to training after hamstring surgery.

Brighton, meanwhile, cannot call upon Stefanos Tzimas or Adam Webster due to knee ligament injuries, with both set to miss the end of the season.

Lewis Dunk is suspended for this match, while James Milner will play no part through injury.

Tottenham vs Brighton prediction

While Spurs had flashes of threat against Sunderland, they did not look like scoring at any point and came away with another dismal defeat, their seventh in eight league matches.

While De Zerbi has now had another week on the training pitch to get his side on song, he has a huge task at hand to right this severely listing ship.

Coming up against the club he once managed, the Italian will be desperate for three points, but it remains to be seen whether five days of training will be enough to turn this abject Spurs side around.

With Brighton very much on form, we expect another tough afternoon for Spurs.

Brighton to win, 2-0.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Spurs have twice as many wins against Brighton as they do losses, but the reverse of this fixture ended in a rare and dramatic draw.

Tottenham trailed 2-0 after half an hour, but their comeback was completed at the death after Jan Paul van Hecke scored an own goal.

Brighton wins: 9

Draws: 5

Tottenham to win: 2/1

Brighton to win: 6/5

Draw: 29/10