Well, quite, Ed.

I was just going to say will that give this side a boost? Does that line-up already look a bit more positive because of their presence?

When I watched Spurs last week I was a bit concerned by their attitudes at full-time. They all looked utterly despondent but they do still have six games to save themselves and the attitude probably needs to improve as much as the performance.

The players emerge from the tunnel for what is a crucial match.

Roberto de Zerbi heads over to the visiting bench to say hello to some of his former players and staff.

Roberto de Zerbi has said his new side do not need coaching but instead said he can be a "big brother, father" figure for his players.

"They don't need a coach - they are good guys and I am sorry for them,” the Italian said.

In an attempt to boost morale and get to know them he took the squad out for dinner this week.

Whether that will be enough for his side to start picking up points, who knows. But De Zerbi said if they win today he will pick up the bill more often.

"I don't know if we win the game for [this] dinner, but we ate very well. The food was amazing and if we win I am ready to pay every week one dinner," he said.

The Spurs fans have been given flags to wave for this evening's fixture.

In recent weeks we've seen supporters flock to the exits long before the final whistle is blown so this could be an attempt to galvanise the crowd in some way.

We've also had a rousing speech from the stadium announcer and a highlights reel is being shown on the big screen.

It's a concerted effort to get the crowd up for this.

Tottenham defender Cristian Romero left the Stadium of Light pitch in tears last weekend and is set to miss the remainder of the season with injury.

But something suggested the tears were not just because of the injury but perhaps because he knew he had played his last game for the club.

Perhaps it was also that he knew he would not be able to help the club in this crucial part of the season but, if rumours are to be believed, Spurs are planning a complete overhaul of the squad even if they achieve Premier League survival.

Is Romero a big miss? And what would his legacy be if this was the end of his Spurs career?

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Bournemouth

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola speaking to Sky sports: "Very pleased, I think we played really well. We enjoyed playing it. At 1-1 the game changes which was expected but we showed composure to keep playing and 2-1 is a lovely goal and we deserved it.

"This is a very difficult place to come as an away team. They are so fast in the last line that you can lose those races but overall we have defended really well.

On how far Bournemouth can go this season: "We are in a good place and arriving at an important part of the season. We are trying to keep this unbeaten run [going] as long as we can because the players have shown me they will take no days off. We tried to continue playing, keep the ball and I think that's the way the second goal has arrived."

Familiar faces for Roberto de Zerbi this afternoon as his first home match in charge of Tottenham comes against his former club Brighton.

The Italian was in charge of the Seagulls from 2022-24.

The two sides could not be on more different paths right now. Spurs have lost 10 of their 16 league games to date at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and four consecutively in recent weeks.

Brighton head to the capital having won two of their last four away league games against Spurs, including a 4-1 victory last season and are looking up the table with the aim of European football.

Steph Houghton
Former England captain on BBC Radio 5 Live

I'm not so convinced at this moment in time. That's not what Spurs fans want to hear, but to the eye you could see there were general changes, but they are still missing that little bit of fight and that battle and mentality to get back into a game. It doesn't look promising.

De Zerbi spoke about being a father figure, acting like they are his sons and getting more belief and confidence into them. Without that, it's so hard to be in a relegation battle.

Tottenham have not won a Premier League match since 28 December 2025.

That is a winless run of 14 matches - just two shy of the longest such run in their history of 16, set between December 1934 and April 1935.

They also remain one of only two top-flight sides yet to win a match after failing behind along with Wolves.

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Michael Brown
Former Leeds midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at Elland Road

The Leeds players had a bit of a flair about them, the overhead kick just capped it off. Overall I thought they looked dominating, they were confident. They've got a fight about them. The crowd was rocking.

Leeds United

Leeds goalscorer James Justin, speaking to Sky Sports on if this feels like a defining week: "Yeah definitely. It's crunch time. We put two good wins back-to-back for the first time this season. What a time to do it. It gives us a bit of a buffer and it's looking good."

On a fast start: "We knew we couldn't wait for the crowd to pick us up, we had to pick the crowd up. After the win the other night we knew the expectation was to come back home and win again. We had to put our foot on the gas from minute one.

On his acrobatic goal: "When the ball was in the air I just thought why not? I had no idea where it was going but luckily it went in so I'm really happy."

On if it feels like this is enough for safety: "It's not over until it's over. We're on a good points total but until we are mathematically safe we will still work hard until the end."

Bournemouth

Bournemouth winger Marcus Tavernier speaking to Premier League Productions: "We're in great form, 13 unbeaten now. That's not lucky from us, we've worked hard and earned it on the training pitch."

On his goal: "The manager is always getting on to me about arriving at the back post."

On Adrien Truffert's goal: "Nothing better when the ball goes in the back of the net, he deserves it and I think that was his first goal."

On Bournemouth's good form: "We're performing consecutively for games and keeping our performances high and that's why we are doing well."

On boss Andoni Iraola announcing that he will leave: "Football changes thick and fast and it has made us want to compete more for the rest of the season. We want to achieve getting into Europe, it's tight in and around us at the moment."

Stephen Warnock
Former Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

This is an absolute monster of a game.

Another problem for Spurs is they are at home today. That place at the moment is so toxic and so hard to play in front of the fans. They turn so quickly and they have the right to. All they want to see is hard work, endeavour and trying to fight to stay up.

I'm not sure it's going to be enough

There is no doubt that Tottenham's results have been dreadful this year - they have not won a Premier League match in 2026. But that has been brought into even sharper focus in recent weeks because of the results earned by teams around them.

West Ham’s crushing victory over Wolves, Nottingham Forest’s battling point against Aston Villa and Leeds United’s historic triumph at Old Trafford before this afternoon's win over Wolves.

All that happened either side of Spurs' defeat by Sunderland.

At home results have been poor and if they are beaten again on Saturday the Lilywhites will equal their club record of five successive home league losses set in February 1994.

So dismal have their performances been in front of their own fans that their tally of 10 home points is just one more than Brighton have picked up in their last three league matches alone.

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After Spurs lost to Sunderland in his first match in charge, Roberto de Zerbi said his players need a father figure, not a coach. He is trying to build their confidence but maybe that means he is not coaching them the way he wants to.

It's a bit of a head-scratcher, but then Tottenham's entire season has not made much sense. When you look at their team and their bench, they have got some incredible players.

Somehow, though, Spurs are still waiting for their first Premier League win of the year after playing 14 league games already in 2026. Looking at the table, they will need three wins, or at least two, from their final six games if they are going to climb out of the relegation zone and stay up.

They really should not be in this position but I am not sure they have got the stomach to get out of it now they are.

I just don't think they will get one of those wins against Brighton, who have come into a bit of form.

The Seagulls are on a run of three successive victories and have five wins in their past six games. I can see things going wrong for De Zerbi against his old club, so I am backing Brighton to nick the points here.

Sutton's prediction: 0-1

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Right, stick around for all the reaction to the 3pm games but we will also now build up to Tottenham's game against Brighton.

All over and an ultimately comfortable win for Leeds that sees them take a big step towards safety.

For Wolves, the Premier League exit door looms.

Martin Keown
Former Arsenal defender on Final Score

I just want to say a word on Calvert-Lewin, a player who Leeds took a huge risk on. He has played a major part in what I think will be enough [to survive].

What a week for them. Six points from two games.

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