Brighton vs Tottenham: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

This should be a very entertaining fixture between two attacking teams, and we are backing the visitors Tottenham to come away with a narrow win over Brighton. The recent league meetings favour Spurs with three wins in their last four against the Seagulls. Neither side have kept a clean sheet in their last three meetings.

Spurs are in good form with five consecutive victories with their last in the league being a 3-0 win at Old Trafford. They will come up against a defence who have not kept a clean sheet in their last three games. Tottenham are unbeaten in their last two games on the road.

This fixture should provide goals, with both defences vulnerable. More than 2.5 goals have been scored in seven of the last nine involving Brighton and seven of the last eight involving Spurs – Brighton 2-3 Tottenham

Brighton host Tottenham at the Amex Stadium looking to recover from their first defeat of the Premier League season last weekend.

Date: 06/10/24

Kick-off time: 16:30

Venue: Amex Stadium

Under new manager Fabian Hurzeler, Brighton have made a better start than expected and currently sit in ninth place. They had not been beaten in their first five games which included fixtures against Man United and Arsenal, but fell to their first defeat against Chelsea. They have nine points from six, two points adrift from the European places.

They will face a Tottenham side who have enjoyed some improved form of late after losing two league games in a row. After back-to-back defeats to Newcastle and Arsenal, they have won five consecutive games in all competitions. There had been some pressure on Ange Postecoglou, but it seems that has eased for now with the upturn in results. A big feature of this is the emergence of Brennan Johnson. He has scored in each of his last five games and if he is to keep these strong performances up, it adds another dangerous threat alongside Dominic Solanke and Heung-Min Son.

This should set up an exciting matchup with Brighton, who also play some entertaining football. However, both teams can be very vulnerable at the back. Before last weekend, Brighton had only conceded four goals, but a crazy first half against Chelsea saw that figure double. It was a remarkable game, as the Seagulls gave up a lot of opportunities to their opponents. They played a very high line, similarly to how their visitors like to set up. Hurzeler will be hoping on the return of Joao Pedro, who has scored twice in four games this season. Their leading scorer is Danny Welbeck, the striker has impressed with three goals.

Since 2020, these two sides have played against each other nine times in all competitions. As expected Spurs have been the superior team, winning six games to Brighton’s three. More recently, Tottenham have won three of four including their most recent fixture at home in February. Last season, both teams won a game each. Brighton won their home game 4-2 and will be hoping for a repeat. The Seagulls were dominant, taking a 4-0 lead before two late consolation goals.

Brighton vs Tottenham will be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

Brighton

Joao Pedro could make a return after missing the last game in what would be a huge boost. Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke and Simon Adingra could also be involved. New signing Matt O’Riley remains out with an ankle injury.

Tottenham

Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are still out with injury and are not expected back until later this month. Heung-Min Son was absent last weekend but should be available. Destiny Udogie has no return date.

Brighton:

In their last five games, Brighton have won one, lost one and drawn three. It had been an unbeaten start to the league campaign for Brighton, but this was snapped in their most recent game at Chelsea in a 4-2 loss. They took the lead through Georginio Rutter, though soon found themselves 3-1 behind thanks to a Cole Palmer hat-trick. Carlos Baleba responded once more, but a fourth Palmer goal ended the scoring before half-time.

This followed a 2-2 draw at home to Nottingham Forest. Both teams exchanged leads, with Forest going ahead first. Morgan Gibbs-White was sent off late on for the visitors, but Brighton were unable to take advantage of the extra man. The Seagulls booked their place in the fourth round of the EFL Cup with a 3-2 win over Wolves. Baleba and Simon Adingra gave them a 2-0 lead which was halved before the break. Ferdi Kadioglu added a third late on before another Wolves strike which proved to be a consolation.

Ipswich visited the Amex Stadium and were able to come away with a goalless draw. Brighton dominated in both shot attempts and possession, but failed to take any of their chances. The first game of this run was a big 1-1 draw away at Arsenal. Kai Havertz put the Gunners in front, but a red card for Declan Rice shifted the momentum in the visitors’ favour. They found an equaliser through Joao Pedro.

Tottenham:

In their last five games, Tottenham have been perfect, winning all five. It has been a much improved stretch for Ange Postecoglou’s side as they have come through this period without defeat. The first game of this stretch saw them go through to the fourth round of the EFL Cup with a 2-1 win at Coventry. However, they were minutes away from being knocked out. At 1-0 down, Djed Spence scored an equaliser in the 88th minute. Brennan Johnson netted the winner in stoppage time to complete the turnaround.

Spurs saw themselves fall behind again in their next game at Brentford after just 22 seconds. Although, this deficit did not last long as Dominic Solanke levelled the score seven minutes later. Johnson made it 2-1 just before the half hour mark, and James Maddison added a third late on. European action followed and it was a comfortable 3-0 victory over Qarabag. This is despite playing almost all of the game with 10 men after Radu Dragusin saw red. Johnson, Pape Matar Sarr and Solanke were the goalscorers.

They repeated the same scoreline in their latest league game against Man United at Old Trafford. Johnson continued his hot streak with another goal, before Dejan Kulusevski and Solanke found the net in the second half. United played the second half with 10 as Bruno Fernandes was sent off. Last time out, they were back in the Europa League away at Ferencvaros. They were 2-1 winners, with Sarr and Johnson scoring.

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