English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2020-21 English Premier League

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  • 13': Harry Kane (P)
  • 73': Gareth Bale
FT
2 - 1
  • 56': Tariq Lamptey

Bale scores Spurs winner over Brighton for first Premier League goal since 2013

Gareth Bale scored as Tottenham Hotspur defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 in Premier League action.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 1': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
  • 7': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Adam Webster.
  • 7': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 7': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Foul by Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 9': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Penalty Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Penalty conceded by Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': VAR Decision: Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.
  • 13': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 14': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Solly March is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
  • 18': Hand ball by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 19': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 19': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 21': Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 21': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': VAR Decision: No Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion.
  • 25': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 25': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 28': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sergio Reguilón.
  • 31': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
  • 32': Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 35': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß tries a through ball, but Tariq Lamptey is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 36': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 39': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 41': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Adam Lallana is caught offside.
  • 45': Hand ball by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 45'+4': Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 45'+4': Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  • 46': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 46': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 48': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 51': Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 53': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 53': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 57': VAR Decision: Goal Brighton and Hove Albion - Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion (Tariq Lamptey).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 63': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 63': Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Tanguy Ndombele.
  • 66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bernardo replaces Solly March because of an injury.
  • 66': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Eric Dier.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Adam Webster (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.
  • 68': Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 68': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
  • 69': Foul by Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 69': Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Gareth Bale replaces Erik Lamela.
  • 70': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Gareth Bale following a corner.
  • 73': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
  • 74': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Tariq Lamptey because of an injury.
  • 79': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 85': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Son Heung-Min.
  • 85': Hand ball by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
  • 88': Foul by Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 88': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Dan Burn is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+1': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 90'+3': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
56.6 Possession 43.4
6 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
406 Accurate Passes 294
503 Passes 387
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 60
27 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 10
12 Effective Clearances 16
12 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 33 +37 70
2 Manchester City 32 +36 67
3 Manchester United 33 +13 58
4 Aston Villa 33 +6 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
15 Eric Dier
4 Toby Alderweireld
3 Sergio Reguilón Yellow Card
2 Matt Doherty
28 Tanguy Ndombele Yellow Card
5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
17 Moussa Sissoko
10 Harry Kane
7 Son Heung-Min
11 Erik Lamela

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
26 Robert Sánchez (GK)
34 Joël Veltman
33 Dan Burn Yellow Card
4 Adam Webster
8 Yves Bissouma
13 Pascal Groß
3 Ben White
20 Solly March
2 Tariq Lamptey
11 Leandro Trossard
14 Adam Lallana

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