English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 18, 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion WLWWW 2
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Tottenham Hotspur LDWLL 2
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BHA112
TOT112
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · 61,167 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Roberto De Zerbi's Tottenham heartbroken by late Brighton equalizer

Tottenham remain in the Premier League relegation zone after they were stunned by a stoppage-time leveler from Brighton substitute Georginio Rutter.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
1
57.6
Possession
42.4
10
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
364
Accurate Passes
263
435
Passes
328
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
3
28
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.2
35
Long Balls
42
14
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
11
28
Effective Clearances
32
28
Clearances
32

Highlights

02:21 Does Roberto De Zerbi deserve credit despite Tottenham's draw vs. Brighton? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BHA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

TOT · 4-3-3

  1. 31Antonín KinskyG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 4Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. 13Destiny UdogieLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 30Rodrigo BentancurCM
  7. 8Yves BissoumaLM
  8. 22Conor GallagherRM
  9. 19Dominic SolankeF
  10. 7Xavi SimonsLF
  11. 39Randal Kolo MuaniRF

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 21Olivier BoscagliCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 13Jack HinshelwoodAM
  7. 30Pascal GrossLM
  8. 26Yasin AyariRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 11Yankuba MintehAM-L
  11. 25Diego GómezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
  2. 34' Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
  5. 45'+3' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  6. 57' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Yves Bissouma.
  7. 57' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  8. 65' Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 67' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. João Palhinha replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  10. 75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Danny Welbeck.
  11. 75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  12. 75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Kaoru Mitoma because of an injury.
  13. 76' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Destiny Udogie.
  14. 76' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces Conor Gallagher.
  15. 77' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
  16. 78' Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  17. 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Yasin Ayari.
  18. 90'+5' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke.

Premier League News

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ESPN PA Sunderland stay bottom of PL table after goalless draw with Leeds Sunderland and Leeds were forced to share the spoils in a goalless stalemate at the Stadium of Light. News Jamie Barton Harry Maguire: Man United players are 'fully behind' Michael Carrick Harry Maguire has said that he and his teammates are "fully behind" Michael Carrick after Manchester United slumped to a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday. News Beth Lindop Brighton's Fabian Hürzeler digs at Liverpool - 'one team' tried to create Brighton & Hove Albion boss Fabian Hurzeler appeared to take a swipe at Liverpool's approach in their 2-0 win over his side at Anfield, claiming there was "one team" who tried to create. ESPN Rob Dawson Man United are stuck with their underperforming players no matter who's manager Man United can dismiss Michael Carrick, but whoever replaces him will face the same problems: a squad that continues to fail the club and its fans.