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Brighton stage sensational second-half comeback to stun Tottenham
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I love my team, but we have possibly the weakest mentality in the league. It says a lot that as soon as we go ahead in a game I am terrified. If Ange can't be flexible enough to defend a lead, at least for ten or fifteen minutes, then we will not progress. Weak, weak, weak.
Simon, Spurs fan
Brighton 3-2 Tottenham
Georginio Rutter is going off to a standing ovation for playing a key role in this turnaround. Julio Enciso replaces him.
Brighton also make a second change with Carlos Baleba making way for Mats Wieffer.
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How can you watch the last 20 minutes and not make a substitution. Spurs looked lazy and complacent since the half kicked-off. All the purpose and urgency from first 45 has disappeared.
Anon
Image source, Getty ImagesBrighton 3-2 Tottenham
Timo Werner cuts inside from the left and his eyes light up at the prospect of first goal of the season, but his shot sails over.
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I’m not Ange out but he’s failed to react tonight. Bissouma For Bentancour and Davies for Udogie was the call 10 mins ago. Lost control and he did nothing to change it
Paul
Brighton 3-2 Tottenham
Tottenham have a corner. They use a routine off the training ground as James Maddison plays a one two with Timo Werner, but Maddison's floated ball into the box is dealt with.
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Ange certainly doesn’t believe in game management does he?
Ian, Broxbourne
Image source, PA MediaBrighton 3-2 Tottenham
Another Tottenham booking, this time Dejan Kulusevski for a foul on the excellent Kaoru Mitoma.
Brighton 3-2 Tottenham
Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
How Rutter wiggled away from three players on the right hand side of the box is beyond me. He had no right to keep going Bentancur does nowhere near enough. Danny Welbeck cannot believe the space. He cannot believe he got a free header...Unbelievable!
Who would have seen this at half time. Tottenham have lost their heads...Certainly lost their resilience.
Brighton 3-2 Tottenham
Brighton fans are mocking the Tottenham supporters about how their side led 2-0 and then messed it up, only with more colourful language.
Frustration appears to be spilling onto the pitch as Destiny Udogie is booked for a foul on Yankuba Minteh.
What has happened to the Tottenham of the first half?
Brighton 3-2 Tottenham
Mark Warburton
Former Nottingham Forest boss on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, Getty ImagesI am looking at Ange and he must be looking on in total disbelief.
A fantastic finish from Welbeck - they have deserved it. Looking at Spurs they are frustrated and angry - they themselves need a reaction.
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Proud that games with Spurs in always provide the entertainment - just wish it wasn’t QUITE so much
Rachel
Danny Welbeck
Image source, Getty ImagesWHAT A TURNAROUND!
Brighton come back from two goals down to lead 3-2. Georginio Rutter provides the assist this time, showing great determination to dig out a cross and Danny Welbeck heads in.
A first goal for Welbeck against Tottenham in a decade.
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All you have to do is score against spurs and they come apart like a house of cards. There's a fundamental lack of resilience it seems. They are the ultimate confidence team.
Richard
Brighton 2-2 Tottenham
Micky van de Ven is put under real pressure by Carlos Baleba. Van de Ven has to be careful because he is the last man, but uses his strength to hold his opponent off and then pass back to his goalkeeper.
Brighton 2-2 Tottenham
Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
"Spurs just hanging on now, by their finger tips."
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You’re not fully Spurs if you didn’t think that this was going to happen
Anon
Brighton 2-2 Tottenham
Tottenham are on the ropes a bit as Brighton come forward in numbers. The ball is worked to Kaoru Mitoma but his shot is blocked.
All the noise from the home fans now.
Brighton 2-2 Tottenham
Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
Image source, Getty ImagesMitoma gets the assist, there was still a lot to do for Rutter and didn't he do it really well.
What a response from the home team this half, brilliant comeback from Brighton this. They where so far off in the first half.
Brighton 2-2 Tottenham
Mark Warburton
Former Nottingham Forest boss on BBC Radio 5 Live
We spoke about goals in this game before kick-off, but I don't think anyone was expecting Brighton to respond this way. Brighton are back in it!
Georginio Rutter should never get his finish away - tremendous play from him.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
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| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
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| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
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| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
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| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
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| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 8 |
| |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
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| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
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| 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 |
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| 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
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| 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 4 |
| |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 1 |
| |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 1 |
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Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Having lost consecutive Premier League home games against Tottenham without scoring in 2021-22 and 2022-23, Brighton won this exact fixture 4-2 last season.
Just one of the 14 Premier League meetings between Brighton and Tottenham has finished as a draw (1-1 in April 2018), with Spurs winning nine to the Seagulls’ four.
Brighton and Hove Albion have drawn their last two home Premier League matches, last drawing three in a row in November 2023. Indeed, since the start of last season, no side has drawn more home games than Brighton (8).
Tottenham Hotspur have won their last two Premier League games, last winning three in a row in December last year. Spurs have netted three goals in each victory (3-1 vs Brentford, 3-0 vs Man Utd), last winning three consecutively while scoring 3+ goals in April 2022.
Brighton won six of their first 10 Premier League games in October (D2 L2) between 2017 and 2019 but have since won just one out of 16 October games since 2020 (D9 L6), a 4-1 win over Chelsea in 2022.
Only Manchester City (115) have had more shots in the Premier League than Tottenham Hotspur (110), while Spurs have had the most shots on target of any side (45). It’s the most shots on target Spurs have had in their opening six games of a season on record since 2003-04.
Brighton have had 61.5% possession in the Premier League this season, their highest average in a single campaign in the competition. Meanwhile, only Southampton’s Jan Bednarek (520) has completed more passes than Brighton central defender Lewis Dunk in 2024-25 (510).
Dejan Kulusevski created nine chances for Tottenham in their 3-0 win over Manchester United, the joint most by a Spurs player in a Premier League game on record since 2003-04; the only other player to do so for Spurs was Christian Eriksen in 2013 vs Newcastle and 2016 vs Crystal Palace.
After not scoring or assisting in any of his first 31 Premier League appearances, Brighton’s Carlos Baleba scored and assisted in their 4-2 defeat to Chelsea. He is the youngest Cameroonian to both score and assist in a Premier League match (20 years, 269 days).
Since the start of last season, the only Englishmen with more Premier League goals than Dominic Solanke (21) are Cole Palmer (28) and Ollie Watkins (23). The Spurs forward is looking to find the net in three consecutive appearances for the first time since December 2023.
