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Brighton & Hove Albion put the Europa League champions Tottenham Hotspur to the sword in a 4-1 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.Goals from Jack Hinshelwood, Matt O’Riley and Diego
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou reacts to his side’s loss to Brighton in their final game of the Premier League season.
Brighton & Hove Albion left Tottenham Hotspur with a hangover after thrashing the Europa League winners 4-1 away on Sunday to finish eighth in the Premier League standings.
Matt O’Riley made it 3-1 with the game’s second spot-kick after Yves Bissouma caught Diego Gomez and the Paraguayan forward added a brilliant fourth with a 25-yard strike. Here’s how we rated the Spurs players...
Tottenham Hotspur lost their final game of the Premier League season to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, ending the campaign 17th. A loss, while largely symbolic of their poor league form, won’t be remembered in the wake of European glory.
Two goals from Hinshelwood, plus O'Riley and Gomez strikes, were not enough to earn Conference League football
Spurs suffered their 10th home defeat of a miserable Premier League season, but still found time to celebrate their Europa League success
Spurs have their trophy but Brighton will be looking to maximise their chance of European football too for next season - a result plus Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest wins will do the trick
Brighton predicted lineup vs. Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Webster, Estupiñan; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Gruda, Mitoma; Welbeck. Those in attendance may well be worse for wear, too, and there’s not a single Spurs supporter who‘ll care about the outcome of Sunday‘s game after their continental success.
Tottenham Hotspur host Brighton & Hove Albion in their final Premier League fixture of the 2024/25 season. Fresh off their 1-0 Europa League Final victory over Manchester United, there is set
Tottenham, Newcastle, Crystal Palace trophy wins are extra motivation for Brighton – Fabian Hurzeler
Brighton, without a major trophy in their 124-year history, lost on penalties at home to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup quarter-finals, reached the last 16 of the Europa League last season under former head coach Roberto De Zerbi, and could still qualify for the Europa Conference League in Hurzeler’s first season in charge.