Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2020-21 English Premier League
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Brighton & Hove Albion held Tottenham Hotspur scoreless in their 1-0 Premier League victory at the Amex Stadium on Sunday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 2': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 7': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Gareth Bale is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Solly March.
- 15': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 15': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 18': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 18': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 18': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 20': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dunk with a headed pass.
- 20': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 21': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben White following a corner.
- 24': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 24': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tanguy Ndombele.
- 30': Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 35': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 35': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
- 37': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gareth Bale.
- 38': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Carlos Vinicius replaces Davinson Sánchez.
- 46': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 47': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 49': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 49': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 51': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 53': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Adam Webster.
- 53': Attempt saved. Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gareth Bale with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 54': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tanguy Ndombele.
- 56': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Attempt saved. Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Gareth Bale.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 65': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 65': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 67': Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 70': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 70': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dan Burn replaces Joël Veltman.
- 73': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Tanguy Ndombele because of an injury.
- 74': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
- 75': Attempt saved. Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Davies.
- 75': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 77': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß tries a through ball, but Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Connolly replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Neal Maupay.
- 82': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vinicius.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 84': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
- 86': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt saved. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 88': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 89': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 89': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 90'+2': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
- 90'+4': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+4': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Statistics
 TOT |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.8 | Possession | 43.2 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 455 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 556 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 15 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 22 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 3 | Ben White |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 20 | Solly March |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 9 | Neal Maupay  |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 4 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 14 | Joe Rodon |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 23 | Steven Bergwijn |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 9 | Gareth Bale |
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