Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Johnson grabs late winner helps Tottenham edge Brighton
Tottenham Hotspur moved back into the Premier League's top four as substitute Brennan Johnson struck deep in stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win over Brighton on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 2': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 2': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 7': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 7': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.
- 8': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
- 10': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 10': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 13': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 13': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 14': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 16': Penalty conceded by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 17': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
- 22': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 22': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 26': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 29': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 31': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Billy Gilmour.
- 32': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison is caught offside.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 35': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross.
- 38': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 41': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 43': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+2': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+2': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 45'+5': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 47': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 47': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 51': Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Micky van de Ven.
- 53': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
- 54': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Danny Welbeck.
- 54': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Adam Lallana.
- 57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces Adam Lallana.
- 58': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 58': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 61': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
- 61': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 62': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 62': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Timo Werner.
- 63': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 63': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 64': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 65': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 65': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 67': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 68': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 74': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 75': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 75': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 75': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 78': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 79': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
- 79': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Pape Sarr.
- 80': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 80': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 80': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
- 83': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 84': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 84': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 88': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Tariq Lamptey because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 90'+2': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 90'+6': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 90'+8': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Statistics
 BHA |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 394 | Accurate Passes | 447 |
| 475 | Passes | 527 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 23 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 24 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,445
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,445
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 38 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | James Maddison  |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 9 | Richarlison |
| 16 | Timo Werner |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 29 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 30 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
| 11 | Billy Gilmour |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
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