Tottenham Hotspur dey find themselves for serious trouble as dem dey prepare to host Brighton & Hove Albion for Premier League weekend. The match wey go hold for Saturday evening na gameweek 33 of the 2025-26 season, and e dey carry plenty weight for both teams.
Spurs just start new era under Roberto De Zerbi, but the beginning no sweet at all. Dem lose 1-0 to Sunderland last weekend, and to make matter worse, dem lose their captain Cristian Romero to season-ending knee injury. The defender go miss the rest of the campaign with partial MCL tear, even though e no go affect his World Cup chances.
Romero join plenty other players for treatment room. Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert, James Maddison, Mohammed Kudus, Ben Davies and Guglielmo Vicario all dey injured. Only Rodrigo Bentancur don return from hamstring problem.
Kevin Danso go likely fill the void wey Romero leave for defence. For attack, Mathys Tel and Xavi Simons fit get chance to start after Spurs attack no work well against Sunderland.
Tottenham situation for league dey really bad. Dem no win any match for 14 Premier League games since 2026 start. This na their longest winless run for 91 years. Dem only win four times for their last 30 home matches for Premier League.
For table, Spurs dey two points below relegation line with just six games remain. Their home record this season na worst of its kind – dem only get 10 points for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium all season.
De Zerbi talk say dem no go feel sorry for themselves. The coach challenge his players to step up and show leadership as dem dey fight for survival.
Meanwhile, Brighton dey come with plenty confidence. The Seagulls dey fly high as the most in-form team for Premier League right now. Dem win five of their last six matches, and dem win their last three away games without conceding goal.
Brighton get small injury problem too. Their captain Lewis Dunk dey serve second match of two-game ban after collecting 10 yellow cards. Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas dey injured, and James Milner get minor injury wey e carry from training.
But Brighton still get Pascal Gross for midfield. Since e return to Brighton for January, e create 24 chances – the fourth-most for Premier League for that period.
The Seagulls don collect 15 points from their last six Premier League matches. This na the best record of any team for that time. Dem just two points behind Chelsea for sixth position.
Brighton dey look for historic club first – four successive Premier League away victories. Each of their last three away wins don come with clean sheet.
When dem meet last time for September, the match end 2-2. But for final gameweek of 2024-25 season, Brighton demolish Tottenham 4-1 for London. Brighton don extend their unbeaten run against Spurs to three matches.
Football betting expert Jones Knows from Sky Sports talk say Brighton na clear favourite for this match. E tip Brighton to win at 6/4 with Sky Bet. E talk say Tottenham dey face relegation wahala and dem no fit see where points go come from.
Spurs don become odds-on at 17/20 with Sky Bet to face relegation. Their current situation dey really critical, and this match against in-form Brighton go test their survival chances.
The match go hold for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and both teams go want the three points for different reasons. Tottenham need win to escape relegation zone, while Brighton dey chase European qualification.
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