English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 48': Yankuba Minteh
  • 58': Georginio Rutter
  • 66': Danny Welbeck
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3 - 2
  • 23': Brennan Johnson
  • 37': James Maddison

Tottenham throw away two-goal lead to lose to Brighton

Brighton & Hove Albion staged a storming second-half comeback with Danny Welbeck sealing a 3-2 home win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
  • 3': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
  • 5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Adam Webster.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 9': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces Adam Webster because of an injury.
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 11': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.
  • 12': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 14': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 14': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 17': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 17': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 20': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 20': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro is caught offside.
  • 23': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke with a through ball.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a cross.
  • 33': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
  • 34': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 34': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 34': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a cross.
  • 37': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 42': Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a through ball.
  • 45': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 45': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 45'+3': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 46': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 46': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brennan Johnson following a set piece situation.
  • 48': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
  • 55': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 57': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
  • 58': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 61': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 61': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 62': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
  • 64': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 64': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 67': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 67': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 69': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
  • 71': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
  • 73': Hand ball by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 73': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Georginio Rutter.
  • 74': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Carlos Baleba.
  • 74': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 74': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces Timo Werner.
  • 80': Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 82': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mikey Moore replaces James Maddison.
  • 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Yankuba Minteh.
  • 88': Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 88': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
  • 90'+2': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+4': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 1
59 Possession 41
13 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
461 Accurate Passes 301
526 Passes 364
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
19 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.3
33 Long Balls 48
19 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 7
20 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 11
12 Effective Clearances 18
12 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,487

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 12 +16 31
2 Manchester City 12 +5 23
3 Chelsea 12 +9 22
4 Arsenal 12 +9 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK) Yellow Card
5 Lewis Dunk
4 Adam Webster
24 Ferdi Kadioglu
34 Joël Veltman
14 Georginio Rutter
41 Jack Hinshelwood
20 Carlos Baleba
18 Danny Welbeck
22 Kaoru Mitoma
17 Yankuba Minteh

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37 Micky van de Ven
17 Cristian Romero
13 Destiny Udogie Yellow Card
23 Pedro Porro
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
10 James Maddison
21 Dejan Kulusevski Yellow Card
19 Dominic Solanke
16 Timo Werner
22 Brennan Johnson

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