In what may be a triumphant Ange Postecoglou‘s final game as Tottenham Hotspur head coach, the Lilywhites pit their wits against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday in the final gameweek of the Premier League season.
In previous years, the last day of the campaign often meant something to Spurs, but the hosting faithful are simply waiting for the final whistle to blow on the season so the real party can begin.
Indeed, the North London giants have been rightfully celebrating their terrific 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final, but Brighton need a point to be sure of eighth place and potential spot in the 2025-26 Conference League.
Ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash between Spurs and Brighton, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two clubs.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 40
Brighton wins: 11
Draws: 8
Spurs wins: 21
Given Brighton & Hove Albion’s relatively modest top-flight history, the Seagulls and Tottenham Hotspur have not been regular foes down the years, and Sunday’s clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be just their 41st competitive meeting since their maiden battle in 1903.
Spurs have come up trumps in 21 of those matches to lead the way in the head-to-head column, but Brighton have earned a respectable 11 victories of their own, while another eight contests have ended all square.
However, not since April 2018 – a 1-1 draw at the Amex during Brighton’s debut season in the Premier League – have the points been evenly split, as there has been a winner and a loser in each of the last 14 matches between the two clubs.
Spurs have emerged victorious from nine of those showdowns, albeit not at the Amex in October 2024, where Ange Postecoglou’s men took a 2-0 lead only to capitulate in a 3-2 comeback success for Brighton.
The Lilywhites did come up trumps at home against a Roberto De Zerbi-less Brighton in February 2024, although they needed a last-gasp Brennan Johnson goal in that hard-fought 2-1 victory.
A matter of weeks beforehand, Brighton conquered Postecoglou’s team at the Amex in a 4-2 thriller, where the Seagulls stormed into a 4-0 lead against the lacklustre Lilywhites before Alejo Veliz and Ben Davies made the scoreline slightly more respectable.
Since that aforementioned draw in 2018, Brighton and Tottenham followed a very peculiar pattern of results; over 13 matches up to October 2024, two Spurs victories have preceded a Seagulls win, with the North London club last winning three in a row against the Brighton between 2005 and 2017.
Goals are usually a guarantee in this fixture too, as from their 40 previous battles, only one has ended in a goalless draw – a 1977 Division Two clash at White Hart Lane.
Speaking of goals, Harry Kane found the back of the net 10 times in this fixture for Tottenham – by far and away the most of any player in this fixture – while another ex-Spurs forward in Garth Crooks is second on the list with three.
Last 20 meetings
Oct 06, 2024: Brighton 3-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Feb 10, 2024: Spurs 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Dec 28, 2023: Brighton 4-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 08, 2023: Spurs 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 08, 2022: Brighton 0-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 16, 2022: Spurs 0-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Mar 16, 2022: Brighton 0-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Feb 05, 2022: Spurs 3-1 Brighton (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Jan 31, 2021: Brighton 1-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Nov 01, 2020: Spurs 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Dec 26, 2019: Spurs 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 05, 2019: Brighton 3-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 23, 2019: Spurs 1-0 Brighton (Premier League)
Sep 22, 2018: Brighton 1-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 17, 2018: Brighton 1-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 13, 2017: Spurs 2-0 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 29, 2014: Spurs 2-0 Brighton (League Cup Round Four)
Jan 08, 2005: Spurs 2-1 Brighton (FA Cup Third Round)
Apr 02, 1983: Brighton 2-1 Spurs (First Division)
Dec 28, 1982: Spurs 2-0 Brighton (First Division)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Oct 06, 2024: Brighton 3-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Feb 10, 2024: Spurs 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Dec 28, 2023: Brighton 4-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 08, 2023: Spurs 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 08, 2022: Brighton 0-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 16, 2022: Spurs 0-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Mar 16, 2022: Brighton 0-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 31, 2021: Brighton 1-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Nov 01, 2020: Spurs 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Dec 26, 2019: Spurs 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
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