Pre Match report for the Tottenham game - Saturday, 18th April 2026
PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Spurs V Brighton - 18/4/26 P33
Spurs manager: Roberto de Zerbi (2026), previously Igor Tudor (interim), Thomas Frank
RdZ inherited this poisoned chalice after IT & TF got sacked in Mar & Feb following poor runs of Prem results.
W7 D9 L16 . F40 A51 GD-11 . Pt30 Po18 = 0.93pt/gm . W = 21.8% L = 50.0%
latest: lll ldl
Ch Lg: last 16 - Atletico 3-2 (H) 5-2 (A)
Ch Lg stage: B Dortmund 2-0 (H), PSG 5-3 (A), Villarreal 1-0 (H), E Frankfurt (A),
S Prague 3-0 (H), Bodo/Glimt 2-2 (A), Copenhagen 4-0 (H), Monaco 0-0 (A) ) . W5 D2 L1 Pt17 Po4
EFL Cup: Newcastle 2-0 (A) R4, Doncaster 3-0 (H) R3 . . FA Cup: Villa 1-2 (H) R3
situation synopsis: quickly fallen into a relegation dogfight.
start: W5 D2 L3 . F17 A8 GD9 . Pt17 Po5 = 1.70pt/gm . W = 50% L = 30%
halfway: W7 D5 L7 . F27 A23 GD4 . Pt26 Po12 = 1.36pt/gm . W = 36.8% L = 36.8%
3 quarter: W7 D8 L14 . F39 A46 GD-7 . Pt29 Po16 = 1.00pt/gm . W = 24.1% L = 48.2%
run in: Liverpool 1-1 (A), Forest 0-3 (H), Sunderland 1-0 (A), Brighton (H),
Wolves (A), Villa (A), Leeds (H), Chelsea (A), Everton (H)
forecast @ 13/3/26: 29 + (1.00 x 9) = 38 points and possible relegation.
INS: January window - C Gallagher (A Madrid 35m), J Wilson (Hearts loan)
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Spurs home: versus Albion 2-0 1-0 2-1 2-1 0-1 2-1 2-1 1-4 . W6 D0 L2 . F12 A9 . W = 75%
Spurs 25/26 home: W2 D4 L10 . F18 A28 GD-10 = 0.62pt/gm or 33.3% of total points.
next two: Leeds Everton
reverse sequence: l lll dld lwl dll dlw - points gained = 20.8% lost = 79.1%
Forest 0-3: (0-1) 4587 59%-41% on 3-7, off 11-1, c 13-3, f 13-13, y 1-2, s 5-5 442-4231
Palce 1-3: (1-3) 34-4047 40%-60% on 4-4, off 8-5, c 6-3, f 14-14, y 3-2, r 1-0 s 4-4 3421-3421
Arnal 1-4: (1-1) 34-3294 40%-60% on 5-7, off 1-13, c 2-5, f 17-11, y 2-1-, s 3-4 352--4231
Nctle 1-2: (0-1) 64-45,68 53%-47% on 2-5, off 14-16, c 2-12, f 15-11, y 2-2, s 3-5 433-433
Man C 2-2: (0-2) 53,70-11,44 40%-60% on 6-3, off 6-9, c 3-4, f 15-12, y 3-3, s 4-4 3421-4141
W Hm 1-2: (0-1) 64-15,93 62%-38% on 6-4, off 15-13, c 11-5, f 12-17, y 5-3, s 4-3 4231-4411
Sland 1-1: (1-0) 30-80 49%-51% on 5-3, off 8-7, c 3-5, f 9-6, y 2-3, s 5-3 4231-442
Lpool 1-2: (0-0) 83-56,66 35%-65% on 4-4, off 11-4, c 2-6, f 9-7, y 4-3, r 2-0 s 4-3 4222-4231
Bford 2-0: (2-0) 2543 53%-47% on 7-1, off 8-3, c 7-6, f 8-9, y 3-4, s 4-5 4231-4231
Fham 1-2: (0-2) 59-4,6 63%-37% on 2-3, off 12-4, c 8-2, f 11-7, y 3-2, s 5-4 4222-4231
Man U 2-2: (0-1) 84,91-32,96 55%-45% on 4-2, off 6-3, c 5-3, f 10-8, y 5-1, s 5-5 4231-3421
Chsea 0-1: (0-1) 34 48%-52% on 1-9, off 2-6, c 6-5, f 14-12, y 4-2, s 5-4 4231-4231
Villa 1-2: (1-1) 5-37,77 53%-47% on 3-2, off 6-6, c 6-6, f 1-7, y 2-0, s 5-4 4231-4231
Wolvs 1-1: (0-0) 94-54 51%-49% on 3-3, off 7-6, c 10-9, f 9-11, y 3-2 s 5-5 4231-4231
Bmth 0-1: (0-1) 5 61%-39% on 1-6, off 4-14, c 0-8, f 17-13, y 2-3, s 4-5 433-4231
Brnly 3-0: (1-0) 1066 67%-33% on 6-4, off 10-10, c 6-5, f 14-8, y 0-0, s 5-5 433-541
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Spurs from 11/12: 4 5 6 5 3 2 3 4 6 7 4 8 5 17 18 @ /4/26
top four: 12 16 17 18 19 22 . top six: 13 14 15 20 24 . top ten: 21 23 . bottom six: 25
points: 69 72 69 64 70 86 77 71 59 62 71 57 66 38 30
recent managers: Ange Postecoglu (23-25), Antonio Conte (21-23), NE Santo (2021),
Jose Mourinho (19-21), Mauricio Pochettino (14-19), Tim Sherwood (2014), Andre Villas Boas (12-14).
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