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Transfer rumors, news: Bayern, Madrid in race to sign Tottenham's Sarr

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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pape Matar Sarr is on the radar of both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, while Paris Saint-Germain are looking to land Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.

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TRENDING RUMORS

- Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pape Matar Sarr is on the radar of both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, says Football Insider. The 23-year-old faces an uncertain future, with Spurs looking set for relegation at the end of the season, and top clubs are already positioning themselves to swoop if he becomes available. PSG have also been reported to be interested in the Senegal international in the past.

- Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Luis Campos has held a meeting with the representatives of Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli, ahead of a potential summer switch, according to L'Equipe. PSG reached another UEFA Champions League semifinal in midweek and are looking to sign another attacker for the summer. Martinelli, who has a contract until 2027 with Arsenal, is an option as the Gunners need to raise money from player exits to sign new players themselves. PSG have also held talks with representatives of RB Leipzig forward Yan Diomande, but his transfer could cost upward of €80 million.

- Barcelona have made Atlético Madrid striker Julián Álvarez their priority transfer target this summer, reports Mundo Deportivo. Álvarez, 26, has impressed since joining Atlético Madrid from Manchester City for an initial €75 million in 2024, with 18 goals and nine assists to his name this season. With that in mind, Barcelona are believed to be willing to make a €100 million move for the Argentina international, though it's unclear if that will be enough to seal a switch. Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen, Juventus' Dusan Vlahovic and Atlético's Alexander Sorloth are listed as some other targets in case the Blaugrana can't land Álvarez.

- Aston Villa are prepared to step up their interest in Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, claims TEAMtalk. The versatile 26-year-old is about to enter the final year of his contract at Anfield, with an expectation that a transfer will be facilitated this summer to allow the club to sign other players. While Inter Milan and Tottenham have been linked with Jones, Villa have now positioned themselves among the front-runners to sign him.

- Barcelona are hoping to renegotiate the terms of signing Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford on a permanent deal, says Fabrizio Romano. The England forward has a €30 million clause in his loan contract which would allow him to join the Spanish club permanently, but while Man United are insistent on getting the full amount in the summer, Barcelona are looking to restructure the deal. And that has left the two parties at a standoff.

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OTHER RUMORS

- Dusan Vlahovic could leave Juventus at the end of his contract this summer, with AC Milan interested in the striker. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Robert Lewandowski's agent is in Italy to conduct talks over a free transfer in the summer, when his client's Barcelona contract expires, with a meeting expected with Juventus and AC Milan. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Juventus are interested in Franck Kessie, as the midfielder nears the end of his contract with Al Ahli. (Tuttosport)

- Barcelona youngster Roony Bardghji is attracting interest from Juventus, Monaco, Porto and Real Betis ahead of a potential loan. (Mundo Deportivo)

- Chelsea are eyeing a move for Sporting CP defender Goncalo Inacio, who has a €60 million release clause. (Ekrem Konur)

- Bayern Munich, PSG and Arsenal have shown interest in Tottenham midfielder Xavi Simons. (Ekrem Konur)

- Chelsea are continuing talks over a move for Sunderland star Noah Sadiki, with hopes of tempting him to make a switch this summer. (Sacha Tavolieri)

- Personal terms are not an issue in Bayern Munich's pursuit of Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon this season, while Arsenal and Liverpool remain interested. (Florian Plettenberg)

- Newcastle are stepping up their interest in Hertha Berlin's midfield wonderkid Kennet Eichhorn. (TEAMTalk)

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Spurs find silver lining vs. Brighton, but not a desperately needed win

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LONDON -- The hits just keep on coming for Tottenham Hotspur. They looked on course for a first Premier League win in 111 days before Georginio Rutter's 95th-minute equalizer earned Brighton & Hove Albion a 2-2 draw on Saturday to keep Spurs in the relegation zone.

Full-time felt like a funeral.

Kevin Danso, whose failure to clear the ball enabled Jan Paul van Hecke to steal in and set up Rutter, dropped to the turf. So did Pedro Porro. Xavi Simons, who had put Spurs in front with a sublime 77th-minute strike, looked on the verge of tears. Dominic Solanke trudged off with his head bowed. Television cameras picked up on one Spurs fan in tears, staring at the pitch disbelievingly.

This was another devastating blow in a season full of them. And time is running out to recover. They must now watch on nervously as Nottingham Forest and West Ham United attempt to put further distance between Spurs and safety in the next 48 hours.

Tottenham's winless run extends to 15 games. Only Derby County in 2007-08 (18) and Sunderland in 2002-03 (17) have had longer winless starts to a calendar year. Both were relegated.

This will feel especially cruel, conceding a lead in stoppage time of both halves to a Brighton team whose tireless endeavor probably deserved some sort of reward on the balance of play.

De Zerbi, inevitably, put a different spin on it with a week before they travel to rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers.

"The players have to listen to me," he said. "I am proud for their performance. They have to be stronger, be focused just on the Wolverhampton game and come in the training ground on Monday afternoon with a smile because otherwise they go home immediately.

"I have no time to see the negative people, to see sad players or sad assistants. No. We are lucky because we are working in a big club, a big stadium. We are working in the Premier League.

"We have the right qualities to win the game [at Wolves] so we have to be positive. I don't like people who cry, who think in a negative way."

And when the dust settles, there was enough here to suggest Spurs should have hope. They did their best to rally the troops beforehand, large flags waved by the 61,167-strong crowd, buoyed by the return of Rodrigo Bentancur for the first time since Jan. 7.

De Zerbi, in his debut home game as Spurs boss, also included James Maddison in a matchday squad for the first time since 362 days following an ACL injury, and he adopted a cheerleading role alongside Guglielmo Vicario, who had not recovered in time to play. It was a further sign of the unity De Zerbi is trying to instill, having taken the players out for dinner in midweek and also insisted on the group arriving early at the stadium on Saturday.

Even when Yves Bissouma and Bentancur were substituted, both stood at the back of the Tottenham dugout with their muddied shirts still on, furiously directing play. Maddison kicked every ball as an unused substitute. Somewhere in the expensive seats, Cristian Romero applauded on helplessly, having been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

The combination of all this, for a while, appeared to be working. Spurs took the lead at a time when Brighton were clearly in the ascendancy, Simons clipping in a 37th-minute cross that Porro headed past Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.

Spurs have not led at halftime in any of their previous 13 league games, and they couldn't hang on here either, Kaoru Mitoma volleying in a stunning effort from a Pascal Groß cross.

Just when Spurs needed someone to step up, Simons did. In many ways, the 22-year-old is a poster boy for a failed season, but it appeared he had arrived just in time to save it.

After Brighton were caught playing out from the back by Lucas Bergvall, on as a substitute moments earlier, Simons worked the ball onto his right foot and curled a stunning effort in off the post. It was a moment of pure catharsis for a player who has been well below his best for much of the season, a €65 million signing from RB Leipzig who Spurs pursued after failing with moves for Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze.

He celebrated by taking his shirt off and climbing the hoarding in front of the 17,500-seat, single-tier South Stand. It was a celebration befitting of a last-minute winner, but Spurs still had 13 minutes plus stoppage time to play.

And as the tension mounted, the noise increased and Brighton probed, Spurs caved.

Danso should have hacked Yankuba Minteh's cross into the stand, but instead he took a touch, allowing Van Hecke the chance to steal in and turn the ball back for Rutter to dispatch a fine first-time finish.

Despite the disastrous denouement, this was one of Tottenham's best performances of the season. There is encouragement in key players beginning to return and Simons' quality coming to the fore.

"I always believe in the qualities of the players," said De Zerbi. "They played a good game. I think we can play better than today, with more quality, more calm, especially when we are in ball possession. But in this moment we need this spirit, this attitude, this mentality, and it is not finished yet. We have another five games.

"It is tough. Every one of us knows it is a tough moment, a difficult situation, but we have another five games, 15 points and this team is able to win five games in a row.

"Now it is difficult to hear my words, but if you watch the players, if you analyze the level of the players, I think we can win five games in a row. Not be arrogant, because I am not arrogant, especially now, but we have the qualities enough to fight and to win games in a row."

But yet again, they end another weekend without that momentum-changing victory. There are only five games left. How many more hits can they take before relegation becomes real?

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Tottenham 2-2 Brighton: Rutter equalizes late to extend Spurs' winless run - as it happened

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A late equalizer from Georginio Rutter gave Brighton a 2-2 draw on Saturday and prevented Spurs from escaping the relegation zone.

Xavi Simons thought he had won the game for Spurs with a wonderful strike from the edge of the box with less than 15 minutes remaining, but his team have now gone 15 Premier League games without a victory.

Rutter's goal was the second time the visitors had equalized, after Kaoru Mitoma's volley late in the first half cancelled out Pedro Porro's opener.

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2 Brighton (Apr 18, 2026) Game Analysis

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Tottenham remain in the Premier League relegation zone after they were stunned by a stoppage-time leveler from Brighton substitute Georginio Rutter during a pulsating 2-2 draw in Roberto De Zerbi's home debut.

Spurs looked set to end a 15-match winless in the top-flight when Xavi Simons produced a superb 77th-minute strike to spark wild celebrations.

Xavi's fine effort followed up his assist for Pedro Porro's opener after 39 minutes, which was cancelled out by Kaoru Mitoma in first-half stoppage-time.

However, scenes of jubilation turned to disbelief when Kevin Danso lost possession in the fifth minute of time added on and Rutter curled home to ensure the spoils were shared.

It denied De Zerbi's team a first victory in charge and means Tottenham will stay in the bottom three for another week with only five matches left to prevent a first relegation since 1977.

Spurs had spent a whole week in the relegation zone, but there was an air of positivity in N17 with James Maddison surprisingly named in the matchday squad for the first time this season and Xavi back in the starting lineup.

A sea of white flags welcomed the teams before De Zerbi's pleasantries with his old players were followed by multiple warnings by the fourth official Ben Toner for walking onto the pitch.

Clear-cut action was limited, but Tottenham had penalty appeals waved away in the 10th-minute after Destiny Udogie tangled with Brighton attacker Yankuba Minteh.

Diego Gómez limped off for the visitors soon after, before Xavi went close with a low effort deflected wide.

Brighton enjoyed a sustained spell of pressure afterward and Spurs stand-in captain Micky van de Ven smashed a clearance against the post to deny Danny Welbeck after a dangerous Jack Hinshelwood knockdown, before Antonín Kinsky saved Welbeck's header.

After Tottenham survived, De Zerbi watched the first goal of his era come from Porro. Xavi was central to it with a wonderful clipped cross and Porro stole in to head over Bart Verbruggen.

Two minutes later and it should have been 2-0 when Dominic Solanke passed into Xavi, who cut inside Ferdi Kadioglu but curled the ball against the post from eight yards and Porro's follow-up was tipped over by Verbruggen.

It would prove costly when Mitoma lashed home on the volley in supreme fashion from an equally impressive Pascal Gross cross.

Hinshelwood headed wide before half-time and Brighton picked up where they left off after the break with Danso forced to clear ahead of Welbeck and then block an effort by Mitoma.

De Zerbi received a caution soon after for going down the touchline again before a raft of substitutes sparked a grand finale.

João Palhinha went close after his introduction before Lucas Bergvall marked his entrance with a key role in Xavi's goal.

Bergvall won back possession from Jan Paul van Hecke and played in Xavi, who made space against Mats Wieffer and curled sumptuously beyond Verbruggen.

Wild scenes in front of the South Stand were followed by a bout of cramp for Xavi, before the late twist in the tale.

Danso wanted too long on the ball inside the area and Van Hecke stole in and teed up Rutter to break Tottenham hearts and prevent the hosts moving out of the bottom three.

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Premier League live updates: Spurs deadlocked in must-win game

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We are back with some more Premier League action, and we have several games that could decide the futures for several clubs as we are roughly one month away from the end of the season.

In our first game, Tottenham Hotspur are fighting for their league survival with six games to go as Roberto De Zerbi's side host Brighton & Hove Albion.

Finally, in a match that could decide which team qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea take on Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Enjoy all the updates from Saturday's matches.

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Tottenham vs Brighton LIVE: Latest updates as Spurs look to climb out of drop zone

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Two points adrift and with six games remaining, Tottenham Hotspur have a huge chance to climb out of the relegation zone today, and you can follow it all live right here with ESPN.

Roberto De Zerbi is the man tasked with saving Spurs from ignominy and, in a classic twist of footballing fate, his first home match in charge comes against his former side, Brighton and Hove Albion.

A loss at Sunderland in his first game was far from the best start for the Italian, but a win this afternoon would lift Spurs up to 16th.

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Premier League live updates: Tottenham-Brighton & Hove Albion

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We are back with some more Premier League action, and we have several games that could decide the futures for several clubs as we are roughly one month away from the end of the season.

In our first game, Tottenham Hotspur are fighting for their league survival with six games to go as Roberto De Zerbi's side host Brighton & Hove Albion.

Finally, in a match that could decide which team qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea take on Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Enjoy all the updates from Saturday's matches.

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Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool, Bayern eye Spurs' Gray

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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Archie Gray is being considered for a summer move by Bayern Munich and Liverpool, while Arsenal are ahead of the pack in the pursuit of Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.

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TRENDING RUMORS

- Bayern Munich and Liverpool are exploring a move for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Archie Gray, the Daily Mail reports. Gray, 20, is one of several players that could be moved on if Spurs suffer relegation from the Premier League this season, with both European giants keeping close tabs on his situation. The report adds that Gray's teammate Lucas Bergvall could also leave, and the 20-year-old is admired by both Chelsea and Aston Villa.

- Arsenal are leading the race for Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon, according to The Sun. It is reported that the Gunners are in the strongest position to sign the 25-year-old, who would prefer to move to a club in London if he is to leave Tyneside this summer. Gordon is also on the radar of Liverpool and Bayern Munich, and there is belief that a £75 million offer would be enough to persuade the Magpies to part ways with him. The former Everton player scored 10 goals in Newcastle's UEFA Champions League campaign this season.

- Barcelona, Arsenal, and Napoli are tracking Palmeiras defender Luiz Benedetti. Diario AS reports that all three clubs hold long-standing interest in the 19-year-old, who Como manager Cesc Fabregas has identified as a potential replacement for defender Jacobo Ramón. The Brazilian side are believed to have anticipated interest in his signature from Europe before signing him to a contract extension that secures his future until December 2029 last year, but it is said that they would be willing to part ways with him if they receive an offer worth €25 million.

- Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is on the radar of several clubs in Europe, according to the Daily Telegraph. The 27-year-old could be offloaded in the summer, with as many as nine players linked with a potential Anfield exit. One of those is Joe Gomez, with AC Milan, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace are said to remain interested in securing the 28-year-old's signature, and he could be open to leaving Merseyside to go in search of a new challenge. Gomez joined the Reds from Charlton Athletic in the summer of 2015.

- Barcelona could pass on activating the permanent option clause to sign on-loan Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford, according to Marca. The Blaugrana have the option to sign the 28-year-old for a fee of €30 million, but it is reported that the club's hierarchy are concerned about his recent drop in performance, with Rashford having scored just two goals in his last 16 matches. They are beginning to explore potential alternatives for the upcoming summer transfer window.

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Would signing Anthony Gordon make sense for Bayern Munich?

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OTHER RUMORS

- Manchester United and Fulham have joined Napoli and Inter Milan in the race to sign Benfica's Colombia international midfielder Richard Ríos this summer. (A Bola)

- Barcelona are exploring a move for Bayer Leverkusen left-back Alejandro Grimaldo. (Ekrem Konur)

- Chelsea defender Levi Colwill is expected to sign a new long-term contract at Stamford Bridge. (The Times)

- AC Milan are weighing up a move for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Chelsea have entered the race for Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi. (TEAMtalk)

- Sevilla are considering an approach to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Armin Pecsi on loan. (Diario AS)

- Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka has been placed at the top of AC Milan's shortlist as they look to sign him on a free transfer, offering him a contract until the summer of 2029 worth €5 million a season. (Nicolo Schira)

- Talks remain ongoing between Atlético Madrid and Atalanta regarding a deal for midfielder Éderson. (Ben Jacobs)

- Liverpool have Inter Milan right-back Denzel Dumfries on their radar, having made an inquiry for him in January. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Real Madrid have no plans to begin a squad overhaul in the summer despite their elimination from the Champions League and disappointing LaLiga form. (Mundo Deportivo)

- Multiple clubs in Europe are watching the situation of Lens defender Malang Sarr, who is set to become a free agent in the summer. (Foot Mercato)

- Crystal Palace defender Mofe Jemide is attracting interest from PSV Eindhoven and Celta Vigo. (Rudy Galetti)

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Relegation-threatened Tottenham players 'not good enough' - Toby Alderweireld

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Former Tottenham centre-back Toby Alderweireld has given a scathing assessment of the club's current plight, telling ESPN that the current crop of players are "not good enough in terms of quality" and singling out captain Cristian Romero for criticism.

Alderweireld and defensive partner Jan Vertonghen were two of the lynchpins of Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs team that consistently qualified for the Champions League and challenged for the Premier League title in 2015-16 and 2016-17. He was also pivotal in Spurs' run to the Champions League final in 2019.

Since Pochettino's sacking and the exit of star names such as Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min over the following years, Spurs have slipped down the table and now find themselves facing the prospect of a once-unthinkable relegation to the Championship.

The north London club are 18th in the Premier League table with six games remaining, two points behind West Ham in 17th. Tottenham are yet to win a Premier League match in 2026.

"I think you also need to start looking at pure quality," Alderweireld told ESPN NL. "What do big players do? What do quality players do? That is to be decisive at important moments, achieve your level ... And that has not been happening all season.

"Players who were acquired for a lot of money but who nevertheless don't deliver and not in just one or two matches or a period, but throughout the whole season.

"You just have to conclude that they are not good enough in terms of quality."

Alderweireld's comments are made all the more notable because he is among the first of Spurs' former stars to share his thoughts about the club's disastrous season.

He highlighted the form of Romero and centre-back partner Micky van de Ven, saying they haven't stepped up this season.

"I look at Romero, I look at Van de Ven ... They just aren't reaching their level," he said. "Again, not for a period, but actually for an entire season.

"Then I also look at Romero who gets red cards too often, doesn't make the right decisions and therefore lets his team down."

Spurs have tried to stop their slide into the relagation zone by hiring and firing managers with Roberto De Zerbi coming in as the club's third manager of the season earlier this month following the disastrous tenures of Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor.

However, Alderweireld has said it is the players, not managers, who must take greater responsibility for Spurs' downfall.

"Now you notice that the coach isn't the problem, it's really purely the squad," Alderweireld said. "The quality in the squad, the responsibilities of the players. You could always put another coach in charge, but you notice that they just don't deliver what they need to deliver.

"And that is ultimately just quality."

The former Belgium international also noted that he believes there are "structural problems" that have led to the team's decline.

"It comes down to shaping the right people, the right team. And those purchases have gone wrong, and that has been happening year after year. So that is indeed a structural problem," he said.

"I have also read that the club is run fantastically from a business perspective, but not as a football club and as a football club everything matters. Your value is on the pitch, and that shows what the club looks like. And that's not good."

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Tottenham vs Brighton in Premier League: TV channel, kick-off time, live stream, referee, injury and team news

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Another big game for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League as they host Brighton on Saturday.

New head coach Roberto De Zerbi started his Tottenham career with a 1-0 loss to Sunderland last weekend, which has deepened the team's crisis as they find themselves in the relegation zone.

Things are looking good for De Zerbi's former club Brighton as they come into the fixture after beating Burnley and will be eager to maintain the winning run as they aim to play European competitions next season.

Here's everything you need to know about the fixture:

How to watch

The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, NBC in the U.S., JioHotstar in India and Stan Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live coverage here.

Key Details

Kick-off time: Saturday, April 18, at 5:30 p.m. BST (12:30 p.m. ET; 10 p.m. IST; and 2:30 a.m. AEST, Sunday).

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee: Stuart Attwell

VAR: Jarred Gillett

Injury News

Tottenham

Cristian Romero - knee injury, OUT

Ben Davies - ankle injury, OUT

Dejan Kulusevski - knee injury, OUT

James Maddison - ACL, OUT

Rodrigo Bentancur - hamstring, OUT

Mohammed Kudus - muscle injury, OUT

Wilson Odobert - ACL, OUT

Guglielmo Vicario - groin, OUT

Brighton

Adam Webster - knee injury, OUT

Lewis Dunk - suspended

Stefanos Tzimas - ACL, OUT

Talking Points

De Zerbi faces his old club as relegation fear mounts

It was with Brighton that De Zerbi introduced himself to the world of Premier League. It was a successful two-year tenure with De Zerbi taking the club to Europe in his first season and then saw them making it to the knockout stages of Europa League next season.

Facing his old club might bring back good memories for De Zerbi but he has no time for nostalgia -- his present club is facing a daunting task of surviving the Premier League. De Zerbi took charge of his first match with his new team against Sunderland and the team ended up losing it.

They are currently 18th with 30 points, two behind West Ham United who have leaped up to 17th after their win over Wolves last weekend.

With just six games to go in the season, Tottenham and De Zerbi need a win desperately. However, like Sunderland, Brighton too are a tricky team to negotiate and they are in form.

They are coming into the fixture after winning three games on a trot and are currently placed ninth in the standings, looking to push through to Europe by the end of the season. De Zerbi knows he doesn't have much time to save Tottenham's season and he wants to start the turnaround with a win over his former club.

Brighton pushing for Europe

While De Zerbi faces a tough task, his successor at Brighton Fabian Hürzeler also faces a mighty challenge but the kind he and his club would want to be in.

Five wins in the last six games have pushed them to the top half of the table with 46 points to their name and are just one below the European places in the standings.

In his second season with the club, Hürzeler is keen to take his team to European competitions next season. He missed out last time around after finishing eighth, five points below Nottingham Forest who made it to the Europa League this season.

After Spurs, they face the likes of Chelsea, Newcastle, Leeds, Wolves and will end the season hosting Manchester United. It's not an easy run of fixtures by any means but Hürzeler's team will want to take at least four wins from the remaining fixtures, starting with beating Tottenham on Saturday.

More injury concern for Spurs after latest Romero setback

If there was anything constant with Spurs this season, it would be injuries. Now it is captain Cristian Romero who is all set to miss the rest of the season after he sustained a knee injury in their loss to Sunderland. He could also miss the World Cup with Argentina with reports indicating he could be out for up to eight weeks.

Romero has joined the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Mohammed Kudus, Ben Davies and Wilson Odobert who suffered long term injuries. Losing their captain and centre back in a crucial period where they are trying to avoid getting relegated is a big setback for Spurs.

In the absence of Romero, Micky van de Ven could partner Radu Dragusin at the back. Both players need to step up big time in their team's battle to avoid going to the Championship.

Danny Welbeck - Brighton's star at 35

Even at 35, Danny Welbeck is playing a big role in Brighton's season and will be key in upcoming games as they try to confirm European football for next season. Welbeck has scored 12 goals in the Premier League this season, which is his best so far in his long playing career.

Going into the Spurs fixture, Welbeck needs one more goal to equal Glenn Murray's tally of 13, which is the highest for any Brighton player in a single Premier League season.

Age is no barrier for him as the centre forward is getting better and better with each season. Constant injuries didn't help him in his career, but Welbeck kept pushing to improve his fitness and he's finally delivering on the promise he has shown for many years while playing for the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal.

He has been the best player for Brighton this season, however, the job isn't done yet. Six more matches to go as he looks to improve on his best-ever Premier League season.

What do the numbers say?

Since he returned to Brighton this January, only three players have created more chances in the Premier League than Pascal Gross (24).

Tottenham are winless in 14 Premier League matches (D5, L9), their second-longest run in their league history (16 between December 1934 and April 1935). In fact, they are the only side without a win in 2026 (D5, L9).

Brighton have won five of their last six Premier League games, as many as they had won in their previous 20 games prior to it.

Brighton have won their last three Premier League away games. They have never won four in a row in top-flight football.

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