How Tottenham missed out on £8.4m on final day of Premier League drama

Tottenham lost their 22nd and final game of a dreadful Premier League season on Sunday.

It was somewhat to be expected, with celebrations from their triumph on Wednesday going all the way to the on Friday.

That meant that preparations for their final match of the campaign - at home to Brighton & Hove Albion - were hardly what you would call smooth.

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Things remarkably started well for , who were the better team in the first half. Mathys Tel was bright in the first period and was the instigator for the opening goal, brought down by Mats Wieffer in the box for Dominic Solanke to step up and score from the penalty spot.

But in the second half Brighton roared back and dispatched with a tiring Tottenham side with ease in the end.

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It meant Spurs ended the season in 17th place, just one position above the relegation zone, with the Europa League triumph making up for a desperately dismal domestic showing.

Spurs entered the final day knowing they could actually finish as high as 14th with a win and if results went their way.

And for almost half an hour in the first half they were in 14th place. And that would have seen them secure a significantly bigger windfall.

Every position in the Premier League is worth between £2million and £3million, with each position worth around £2.8million last season.

And finishing 17th, rather than 14th, means Spurs have missed out on approximately £8.4million, based on last season's financial figures.

In the end, the Spurs result did not matter, with other results not going the way they needed to, meaning they could not finish any higher than 17th in the end. But there were moments where Spurs could have pocketed more than £8million than they will actually take home now.