Two goals from Hinshelwood, plus O'Riley and Gomez strikes, were not enough to earn Conference League football

Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham Hotspur future continues to hang in the balance despite Europa League glory, with the London side slumping to a 17th-place finish in the league

Spurs suffered their 10th home defeat of a miserable Premier League season, but still found time to celebrate their Europa League success

Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

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.

Fabian Hurzeler's first season at Brighton is a story that has perhaps gone under the radar. The youngest permanent head coach in Premier League history when appointed aged 31. He has taken his side to the brink of European qualification, something that has only been done once in the club's history.

Prediction, kick-off time, team news, TV, live stream, h2h results, odds today - Europa League winners hope to finish a dismal Premier League campaign with a flourish under Ange Postecoglou

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.