{"id":668603,"date":"2026-04-18T04:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=668603"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:54:51","slug":"tottenham-vs-brighton-team-news-predicted-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/04\/18\/tottenham-vs-brighton-team-news-predicted-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham vs Brighton: Team News and Predicted Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur host Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday at 5:30pm. Roberto De Zerbi faces his former club following a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland last week. Spurs remain winless in 2026, with their last victory coming against Crystal Palace on 28 December. Having fallen into the relegation zone, the north London club need a positive result to make ground on their relegation rivals. If Spurs are to avoid their first relegation in almost 50 years, Saturday\u2019s match offers an opportunity to build much-needed momentum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brighton\u2019s season has been far more positive. Fabian H\u00fcrzeler\u2019s side are currently the Premier League\u2019s form team having won five of their last six league contests. That streak has seen the Seagulls rise to ninth, and has created optimism for the remainder of the campaign. In touching distance of the European places, H\u00fcrzeler will be keen to continue their hot run and emulate De Zerbi in achieving European qualification.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is the latest team news and predicted lineups for Tottenham vs Brighton.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/b>Roberto De Zerbi to Tottenham is An Expensive Gamble \u2013 Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n

Tottenham vs Brighton Team News for De Zerbi Reunion<\/b><\/h2>\n

Date:<\/b> Saturday, 18 April 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/span><\/p>\n

Kick-off:<\/b> 17:30 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n

Last meeting:<\/b> Brighton 2\u20132 Tottenham (20 September 2025, Premier League)<\/span><\/p>\n

Referee: <\/b>Stuart Attwell<\/span><\/p>\n

Current odds:<\/b> Tottenham 17\/10, Brighton 13\/10<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham Team News<\/b><\/h3>\n

Captain Cristian Romero suffered an injury that forced him off against Sunderland. Speaking at Friday\u2019s press conference, De Zerbi explained the extent of the injury. Spurs\u2019 head coach said<\/a>: \u201cHe\u2019s suffering because he can\u2019t play for us again this season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Guglielmo Vicario remains out after he underwent hernia surgery. While the Italian will miss the Brighton match, De Zerbi emphasised his importance, saying, \u201cVicario is another top guy, I\u2019m looking forward to working with him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham are set to welcome back an important midfield duo, with De Zerbi confirming<\/a>: \u201cRodrigo Bentancur is available to play, I don\u2019t know if he starts the game or not.\u201d He added: \u201cBissouma is available 100% more than he was for the Sunderland game.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While James Maddison did train this week, De Zerbi offered a cautious reply when asked about the midfielder\u2019s return: \u201cI don\u2019t know yet. I don\u2019t want to push too much because we lost Kudus in this way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mohamed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert and Ben Davies are ruled out. No players are suspended for the hosts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/b> Igor Tudor Leaves Tottenham<\/a><\/p>\n

Brighton Team News<\/b><\/h3>\n

Lewis Dunk will serve the second of his two-match suspension after the Brighton captain accumulated 10 yellow cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

James Milner, who missed the Seagulls\u2019 last match, will be absent again\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00fcrzeler was asked about the veteran\u2019s status at Friday\u2019s press conference, and replied<\/a>: \u201cYes, he still will be out. He\u2019s getting close and besides that, everything\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Stefanos Tzimas and Adam Webster remain out and are not expected to feature again this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham Predicted Lineup\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

GK – Kinsky<\/span><\/p>\n

RB – Porro<\/span><\/p>\n

CB – Danso<\/span><\/p>\n

CB – Van de Ven<\/span><\/p>\n

LB – Udogie<\/span><\/p>\n

CM – Gray<\/span><\/p>\n

CM – Gallagher<\/span><\/p>\n

RM – Kolo Muani<\/span><\/p>\n

LM – Tel<\/span><\/p>\n

AM – Simons<\/span><\/p>\n

ST – Solanke<\/span><\/p>\n

Brighton Predicted Lineup\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

GK – Verbruggen<\/span><\/p>\n

RB – Wieffer<\/span><\/p>\n

CB – Van Hecke<\/span><\/p>\n

CB – Boscagli<\/span><\/p>\n

LB – Kadioglu<\/span><\/p>\n

CM – Ayari<\/span><\/p>\n

CM – Gross<\/span><\/p>\n

RM – Gomez<\/span><\/p>\n

LM – Minteh<\/span><\/p>\n

AM – Hinshelwood<\/span><\/p>\n

ST – Welbeck<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured image courtesy of SmartFrame\/Pro Sports Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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