Spurs supporters put on a show to welcome home the Europa League champion, and they soon had further reason to celebrate when Dominic Solanke opened the scoring with a 17th-minute penalty.

Mats Wieffer's foul on Mathys Tel brought the spot-kick for Solanke's opener, though Brighton came flying out of the blocks in the second half.

Hinshelwood, who scored Brighton's winner against Liverpool, restored parity six minutes into the second half before reacting fastest again with an inventive finish to send Brighton ahead soon after.

Both those goals came from Brajan Gruda corners, though Spurs could have edged ahead in between Hinshelwood's double as Brennan Johnson angled wide from Tel's cutback pass.

Carlos Baleba hit the post with the score level before Hinshelwood's second, but Brighton never looked back after snatching the ascendancy.

Substitute Matt O'Riley's late penalty and a thumping Diego Gomez finish into the top-right corner wrapped up an impressive turnaround as Fabian Hurzeler's side sealed eighth place. 

However, Chelsea's 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest, courtesy of Levi Colwill's second-half goal, meant Brighton could not sneak into the Conference League for the 2025-26 campaign.

Spurs, meanwhile, ended a drab domestic season in fitting fashion, but will still be playing Champions League football next season, despite their 17th-placed finish in the Premier League.