Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton and Hove Albion, 18 April 2026

Score2-2
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance61,167

View Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Tottenham Hotspur won: 9 Drawn: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 6 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 26 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 26 . Brighton and Hove Albion were now unbeaten in four consecutive meetings in all competitions for the first time since April 1978 (included two games in the Southern League in the 1907-08 season).

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Pedro Porro 39 G
Xavi Simons 77 G

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 45+3 G
Georginio Rutter 90+5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Xavi Simons
Forward Randal Kolo Muani
Forward Dominic Solanke

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Archie Gray for Yves Bissouma 57
Mathys Tel for Randal Kolo Muani 57
João Palhinha for Rodrigo Bentancur 67
Lucas Bergvall for Conor Gallagher 76
Djed Spence for Destiny Udogie 76

Substitutions:

Kaoru Mitoma for Diego Gómez 20
Matt O'Riley for Jack Hinshelwood 75
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 75
Maxim De Cuyper for Kaoru Mitoma 75
Charalampos Kostoulas for Yasin Ayari 82

Cards:

Yves Bissouma 34 Y
Kevin Danso 65 Y
Xavi Simons 78 Y

Cards:

Mats Wieffer 37 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brandon Austin
Defender Radu Drăgușin
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 18th . Tottenham Hotspur were now without a win in their first 15 league games at the start of a year for the first time since 1935 in League Division One (15). . Spurs avoided failing to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2021 (three). . They had now become the first team to remain without a win in their first 15 games of a year in the Premier League since Derby County in 2008 (18).

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time. . The Seagulls had now failed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in their last four away games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn eight of their 19 games in the Premier League played in London since May 2023 (won two).

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Pedro Porro 39 G
Xavi Simons 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Xavi Simons
Forward Randal Kolo Muani
Forward Dominic Solanke

Substitutions:

Archie Gray for Yves Bissouma 57
Mathys Tel for Randal Kolo Muani 57
João Palhinha for Rodrigo Bentancur 67
Lucas Bergvall for Conor Gallagher 76
Djed Spence for Destiny Udogie 76

Cards:

Yves Bissouma 34 Y
Kevin Danso 65 Y
Xavi Simons 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brandon Austin
Defender Radu Drăgușin
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

Comments:

League position: 18th . Tottenham Hotspur were now without a win in their first 15 league games at the start of a year for the first time since 1935 in League Division One (15). . Spurs avoided failing to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2021 (three). . They had now become the first team to remain without a win in their first 15 games of a year in the Premier League since Derby County in 2008 (18).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 45+3 G
Georginio Rutter 90+5 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Kaoru Mitoma for Diego Gómez 20
Matt O'Riley for Jack Hinshelwood 75
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 75
Maxim De Cuyper for Kaoru Mitoma 75
Charalampos Kostoulas for Yasin Ayari 82

Cards:

Mats Wieffer 37 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time. . The Seagulls had now failed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in their last four away games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn eight of their 19 games in the Premier League played in London since May 2023 (won two).