English Premier League

FT Thursday, December 28, 2023
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Brighton & Hove Albion WDWLD 4
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American Express Stadium · 31,675 att.

Match Report

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Tottenham fall to Brighton as late rally comes up short

Tottenham Hotspur's top-four ambitions suffered a blow as they lost 4-2 at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Thursday with only a late rally saving them from their heaviest defeat since Ange Postecoglou became manager.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
1
54.8
Possession
45.2
19
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
456
Accurate Passes
379
537
Passes
459
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
26
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.4
37
Long Balls
54
19
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
12
16
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
13
12
Effective Clearances
29
12
Clearances
29

Highlights

02:16 How Spurs found themselves in a 'ridiculous situation' vs. Brighton Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOT leads series 4-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 29Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 11Billy GilmourDM
  5. 3Igor JulioLB
  6. 41Jack HinshelwoodRB
  7. 40Facundo BuonanotteAM
  8. 6James MilnerLM
  9. 13Pascal GrossRM
  10. 18Danny WelbeckCF-L
  11. 9João PedroCF-R

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 33Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. 12Emerson RoyalCD-R
  4. 38Destiny UdogieLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 21Dejan KulusevskiAM
  7. 5Pierre-Emile HøjbjergLM
  8. 29Pape Matar SarrRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 7Son Heung-MinAM-L
  11. 22Brennan JohnsonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
  2. 23' Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 23' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 43' Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Igor Julio.
  6. 57' Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  8. 63' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Milner following a corner.
  9. 65' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Richarlison.
  10. 65' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Pape Sarr.
  11. 69' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
  12. 69' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces James Milner.
  13. 70' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alejo Véliz replaces Brennan Johnson.
  14. 70' Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 75' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Tottenham Hotspur 0. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  16. 81' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Alejo Véliz (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  17. 82' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 85' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
  19. 90'+3' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces João Pedro.

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