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Premier League · Matchweek 18

Tottenham vs Brighton lineups

Tottenham host Brighton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 29 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 18 of the Premier League. They last met on 18 April 2026, when Tottenham and Brighton drew 2-2.

Tottenham vs Brighton match facts

Kick-off
Tue 29 Dec 2026, 19:30
Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 18

Tottenham vs Brighton lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Tottenham vs Brighton head to head

11
Tottenham wins
3
Draws
6
Brighton wins

31–27 on goals in 20 meetings since 29 October 2014

Recent Tottenham vs Brighton results

  1. Tottenham2–2BrightonTottenham Hotspur Stadium
  2. Brighton2–2TottenhamAmex Stadium
  3. Tottenham1–4BrightonTottenham Hotspur Stadium
  4. Brighton3–2TottenhamAmerican Express Stadium
  5. Tottenham2–1BrightonTottenham Hotspur Stadium

All in the Premier League

Tottenham vs Brighton history

Tottenham have won one of the last five, with two drawn. Brighton last won at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 25 May 2025, by 4-1. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in five of the last five. Brighton are unbeaten in the last four meetings.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tottenham play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The ground holds 62,850. Brighton have won there twice in nine visits, most recently in May 2025. Tottenham have won six of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Brighton's most recent visit was on 18 April 2026, a 2-2 draw.

Last meeting: Tottenham 2-2 Brighton, April 2026

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Tottenham, 4-3-3
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Brighton, 4-2-3-1
Tottenham crest
TottenhamFormation 4-3-3
  1. 31Antonín KinskýG
  2. 23Pedro PorroD
  3. 4Kevin DansoD
  4. 37Micky van de VenD
  5. 13Iyenoma UdogieD
  6. 22Conor GallagherM
  7. 30Rodrigo BentancurM
  8. 8Yves BissoumaM
  9. 39Randal Kolo MuaniF
  10. 19Dominic SolankeF
  11. 7Xavier SimonsF

Bench

  1. 40Brandon AustinG
  2. 6João PalhinhaM
  3. 3Radu DrăgușinD
  4. 11Mathys TelF
  5. 14Archie GrayM
  6. 10James MaddisonM
  7. 9RicharlisonF
  8. 24Diop SpenceD
  9. 15Lucas BergvallM

Coach: Roberto De Zerbi

Brighton crest
BrightonFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 27Mats WiefferD
  3. 6J. P. van HeckeD
  4. 21Olivier BoscagliD
  5. 24Ferdi KadıoğluD
  6. 26Yasin AyariM
  7. 30Pascal GroßM
  8. 25Diego GómezM
  9. 13Jack HinshelwoodM
  10. 11Yankuba MintehM
  11. 18Daniel WelbeckF

Bench

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 34Joël VeltmanD
  3. 3IgorD
  4. 33Matthew O'RileyM
  5. 22Kaoru MitomaM
  6. 17Carlos BalebaM
  7. 19Charalampos KostoulasF
  8. 10Georginio RutterF
  9. 29Maxim De CuyperD

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Tottenham lined up in a 4-3-3 and Brighton in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 18 April 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 2-2. Pedro Porro, Kaoru Mitoma and Xavier Simons and 1 other scored. Antonín Kinský and Bart Verbruggen started in goal.

Tottenham vs Brighton lineups — common questions

When is Tottenham vs Brighton?
Tottenham vs Brighton kicks off at 19:30 UK time on 29 December 2026 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The match is Matchweek 18 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Tottenham vs Brighton match?
In the meeting before this one, Tottenham and Brighton drew 2-2 on 18 April 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Brighton and Tottenham drew 2-2 on 20 September 2025 in the Premier League. Tottenham have won 11 of the 20 meetings between the clubs and Brighton have won 6.

Brighton vs Tottenham at Amex Stadium

Updated 23 September 2026