Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2023-24 English Premier League

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.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 1': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 1': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
• 3': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 3': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 4': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 5': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
• 6': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
• 6': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 8': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 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.
• 13': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 13': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 17': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
• 17': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 17': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 20': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
• 20': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
• 20': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
• 20': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 20': Penalty conceded by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 22': VAR Decision: Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion.
• 23': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 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.
• 27': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
• 27': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
• 29': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Davies.
• 32': James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
• 33': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
• 34': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
• 36': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 36': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte is caught offside.
• 39': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richarlison.
• 40': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 40': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 42': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro is caught offside.
• 43': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 43': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 43': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
• 45': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
• 45': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
• 45'+1': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
• 45'+3': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
• 45'+5': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+5': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 45'+5': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
• 45'+6': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
• 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Igor Julio.
• 46': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
• 47': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 47': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
• 48': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
• 49': Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
• 49': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
• 49': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pape Sarr.
• 53': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
• 54': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
• 55': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 55': Attempt saved. Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 56': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
• 56': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 57': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 58': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
• 59': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 59': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 59': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
• 60': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 60': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
• 63': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Davies.
• 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.
• 65': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Richarlison.
• 65': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Pape Sarr.
• 68': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
• 68': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
• 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces James Milner.
• 70': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alejo Véliz replaces Brennan Johnson.
• 70': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 70': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
• 72': Foul by Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur).
• 72': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 72': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 72': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 73': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 73': Penalty conceded by Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 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.
• 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.
• 81': Delay in match because of an injury Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
• 82': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 84': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 84': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 85': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
• 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.
• 87': Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 87': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Alejo Véliz (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross.
• 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
• 90'+3': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces João Pedro.
• 90'+5': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
• 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 90'+5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
• 90'+7': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
• 90'+8': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+8': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+9': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+9': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+9': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Gil with a cross.
• 90'+10': Attempt missed. Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
• 90'+11': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
• 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.