Tottenham's Europa League chances are hanging by a thread following Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa. Currently in seventh with two games of the Premier League season remaining, Villa are now level on points with Spurs but trail by two in terms of goal difference.
Brighton & Hove Albion are one point ahead of both Tottenham and Aston Villa, with the Seagulls having the chance to extend their lead even further as they have two games in hand over their European rivals. Speaking after the defeat at Villa Park, acting head coach Ryan Mason admitted that the Lilywhites are now in a real fight to secure European football.
"Yes. We’ve been in that situation for a while now. We understand that," explained the 31-year-old. "We understood that today and the importance of today and it's a disappointing result but at the same time we do have two important games to focus on and try to finish the season strongly."
