Tottenham v Brighton – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

Spurs are winless in 14 league matches and sit in the relegation zone. Brighton have won five of their last six matches. The Seagulls have won three of their last five matches vs Spurs.

Tottenham Form

Spurs are winless in 14 matches in the league. They’ve taken just one point from their last eight league fixtures and look to be heading for relegation. They were thrashed 4-1 at Arsenal as they allowed 20 shots. A 2-1 loss at Fulham was followed by a 3-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace.

Tottenham were thrashed 5-2 at Atletico Madrid before scoring late to rescue a 1-1 draw at Liverpool. They beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 at home in the second leg, but two league losses have followed. Spurs were beaten 3-0 at home by Nottingham Forest and 1-0 away at Sunderland.  

Tottenham Team News

James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Mohamed Kudus are ruled out and Wilson Odobert are all long-term injury absences in the forward areas. Rodrigo Bentancur is still absent in midfield.

Cristian Romero has picked up a knee injury and will play no part. Ben Davies is also injured in defence and Guglielmo Vicario will need a late fitness test in goal.

Tottenham Motivation

Spurs desperately need a win. A draw is not of much use to them as they sit two points from safety.

Roberto De Zerbi has been appointed to bring his attacking style of play to Tottenham. They will look to play on the front foot in this one.

Brighton Form

After a run of two wins in 15 matches, Brighton have now won five of their last six fixtures. A 3-0 loss at Liverpool in the FA Cup was followed by a 2-0 win at Brentford and a 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest. They lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal despite allowing just two shots on target and 0.47 xG.

A 1-0 win at Sunderland was followed by a fine 2-1 home win over Liverpool. The Seagulls put up 2.17 xG and five big chances in that victory. Their last match saw a 2-0 win at Burnley as they entered the race for European football.

Brighton Team News

Centre back Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas are both long-term injury absentees. James Milner should shake off a knock to feature in midfield.

Lewis Dunk is suspended for this match after accruing 10 yellow cards. French defender Olivier Boscagli is set to deputise. Carlos Baleba and Kaoru Mitoma are again set to be left on the bench.

Brighton Motivation

The Seagulls are full of confidence. They’re defending solidly again and will target a win away at struggling Tottenham.

Fabian Hurzeler will look to attack Spurs’ leaky defence. The loss of Romero is a boost, and Brighton will try to score several goals.

Key Stats

• Tottenham are winless in 14 league matches (6 losses in the last 7)
• Tottenham have seen Both Teams Scoring in 8 of their last 11 matches
• Brighton have won 3 of their last 5 matches vs Tottenham
• Brighton have won 5 of their last 6 matches

Verdict

Brighton are in much better form than Spurs. They also hold a strong record in this fixture and are tipped to win the match.

Featured Bet: Brighton win, both teams to score and Welbeck to score anytime at 4.75

Alternate Bet: Brighton win at 2.40