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LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur beat Brighton & Hove Albion to win 2-1. It was Tottenham Hotspur to strike first with a goal of Heung-min Son at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 34′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Harry Kane gave the win to Tottenham Hotspur in the 79′ minute with a goal. Brighton & Hove Albion was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

Tottenham Hotspur remained with 10 players after Roberto De Zerbi received a red card in the 60′. Nonetheless, Tottenham Hotspur still managed to win this encounter playing only in 10​. On the other side, also Roberto De Zerbi received a red card (0′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Brighton & Hove Albion lost the match.

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London. The referee was Stuart Attwell assisted by Darren Cann and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion had a superior ball possession 65% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Tottenham Hotspur was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Tottenham Hotspur shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 17 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards (Ivan Perisic, Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg and Cristian Romero). Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (Pascal Groß).

(Tottenham Hotspur) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (60′).

Also, Brighton & Hove Albion didn’t end the match with 11 players after Roberto De Zerbi (Brighton & Hove Albion) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (0′).

Standings

After playing this match, Tottenham Hotspur will have 53 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 46 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away with Aston Villa on the 13th of May with a 19-5 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will play away agasint Arsenal on the 13th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Cristian Stellini decided to play with the following team: Hugo Lloris (6.5), Cristian Romero (6.9), Eric Dier (6.7), Clément Lenglet (7.3), Pedro Porro (7.1), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.8), Oliver Skipp (6.7), Ivan Perišić (7.8), Dejan Kulusevski (6.7), Heung-min Son (7.0) and Harry Kane (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Fraser Forster, Brandon Austin, Japhet Tanganga, Arnaut Danjuma (6.2), Davinson Sánchez Mina, Romaine Mundle, Alfie Devine, Richarlison de Andrade and Pape Matar Sarr (6.6).

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Pape Matar Sarr (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Dejan Kulusevski for Arnaut Danjuma (78′), Oliver Skipp for Pape Sarr (88′) and Ivan Perisic for Japhet Tanganga (90′).

Best player: Harry Kane​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tottenham Hotspur was Harry Kane.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Jason Steele (6.1), Joël Veltman (7.0), Lewis Dunk (7.6), Levi Colwill (6.1), Pervis Estupiñán (6.7), Pascal Groß (7.3), Moisés Caicedo (7.6), Solly March (8.0), Alexis Mac Allister (7.1), Kaoru Mitoma (6.0) and Danny Welbeck (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Billy Gilmour, Yasin Abbas Ayari, Robert Lynch Sanchez, Evan Ferguson (6.2), Facundo Valentín Buonanotte, Julio Enciso (6.6), Deniz Undav, Jan Paul van Hecke and Adam Webster (6.9).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: Danny Welbeck for Evan Ferguson (66′), Levi Colwill for Adam Webster (69′) and Joël Veltman for Julio Enciso (85′).

Best player: Solly March​

The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Solly March.

His rating is (8.0) with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Chelsea – 1-0
• Tottenham Hotspur – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-1
• Southampton – Manchester City – 1-4
• Manchester United – Everton – 2-0
• Leicester City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
• Fulham – West Ham United – 0-1
• Brentford – Newcastle United – 1-2
• Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest – 2-0