Brighton & Hove Albion tops Tottenham Hotspur 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion conquers Tottenham Hotspur 4-2.

December 29, 2023

FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion tops Tottenham Hotspur 4-2.

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the assistance of Darren Cann and Edward Smart. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.07 degrees Celsius or 50.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.

Match Statistics

Brighton & Hove Albion

4 - 2

Tottenham Hotspur

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

15 Total 19
9 On Target 3
3 Off Target 8
3 Shots blocked 8

77 Attack 109
44 Dangerous attack 78
88 Ball safe 67

9 Free Kicks 20
2 Penalties 0
7 Corners 6
2 Off Sides 5

Fouls

16 Total 4
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Brighton & Hove Albion was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Tottenham Hotspur that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Brighton & Hove Albion succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 15 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 19 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards (Jakub Moder, Lewis Dunk and Facundo Buonanotte). Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski).

Match Timeline

Jack Hinshelwood(goal)João Pedro

11'

Danny Welbeck(VAR)

21'

João Pedro(penalty)

23'

Dejan Kulusevski- Yellow

Facundo Buonanotte- Yellow

43'

Pervis Estupiñán- sub ->Igor

46'

57'

Richarlison- Yellow

Carlos Baleba- sub ->Facundo Buonanotte

59'

Pervis Estupiñán(goal)James Milner

63'

65'

Giovani Lo Celso- sub ->Richarlison

65'

Bryan Gil- sub ->Pape Matar Sarr

Evan Ferguson- sub ->Danny Welbeck

69'

Jakub Moder- sub ->James Milner

69'

70'

Jakub Moder- Yellow

70'

João Pedro(penalty)

75'

81'

Lewis Dunk- Yellow

82'

85'

Ben Davies (goal)Pedro Porro

Adam Lallana- sub ->João Pedro

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Brighton & Hove Albion

After playing this match, Brighton & Hove Albion has 30 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will stays with 36 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with West Ham United on the 30th of December with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Brighton & Hove Albion (6 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will host AFC Bournemouth on the 31st of December with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (2 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion

Jason Steele 23.England

6.6

Igor 3.Brazil

6.8

46'

Lewis Dunk 5.England

7.1

82'

Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands

6.6

Jack Hinshelwood 41.England

7.0

11'

João Pedro 9.Brazil

9.4

90'

23', 75'

James Milner 6.England

7.3

69'

Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland

7.0

Pascal Groß 13.Germany

8.4

Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast

Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina

7.0

59'

43'

Danny Welbeck 18.England

6.8

69'

Substitutes

Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands

Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador

7.3

46'

63'

Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany

Jakub Moder 15.Poland

6.3

69'

70'

Adam Lallana 14.England

6.4

90'

Carlos Baleba 20.Cameroon

6.4

59'

Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland

7.3

69'

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

The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Simon Adingra, Jason Steele (6.6), Jack Hinshelwood (7.0), Jan Paul van Hecke (6.6), Lewis Dunk (7.1), Igor (6.8), Pascal Groß (8.4), Billy Gilmour (7.0), James Milner (7.3), Facundo Buonanotte (7.0), Danny Welbeck (6.8) and João Pedro (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Lallana (6.4), Bart Verbruggen, Mahmoud Dahoud, Jakub Moder (6.3), Carlos Baleba (6.4), Evan Ferguson (7.3), Pervis Estupiñán (7.3), Benicio Baker-Boatiey and Luca Barrington.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Igor for Pervis Estupiñán (46′), James Milner for Jakub Moder (69′), Facundo Buonanotte for Carlos Baleba (59′), João Pedro for Adam Lallana (90′) and Danny Welbeck for Evan Ferguson (69′).

Player of the match: João Pedro

The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was João Pedro.

His rating is 9.4 with 2 goals, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 18.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur

Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy

7.5

Emerson Royal 12.Brazil

6.6

Pedro Porro 23.Spain

7.3

Destiny Udogie 38.Italy

6.7

Ben Davies 33.Wales

7.7

85'

Oliver Skipp 4.England

Heung-min Son 7.South Korea

7.3

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark

7.5

Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden

6.1

23'

Brennan Johnson 22.Wales

6.7

70'

Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal

7.0

65'

Richarlison 9.Brazil

7.0

65'

57'

Substitutes

Fraser Forster 20.England

Eric Dier 15.England

Ashley Phillips 35.England

Giovani Lo Celso 18.Argentina

7.0

65'

Bryan Gil 11.Spain

7.1

65'

Alejo Véliz 36.Argentina

7.5

70'

81'

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

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Oliver Skipp, Guglielmo Vicario (7.5), Pedro Porro (7.3), Emerson Royal (6.6), Ben Davies (7.7), Destiny Udogie (6.7), Pape Matar Sarr (7.0), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.5), Brennan Johnson (6.7), Dejan Kulusevski (6.1), Heung-min Son (7.3) and Richarlison (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Bryan Gil (7.1), Eric Dier, Giovani Lo Celso (7.0), Fraser Forster, Ashley Phillips, Alejo Véliz (7.5), Yago Santiago, Jamie Donley and Alfie Dorrington.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Pape Matar Sarr for Bryan Gil (65′), Richarlison for Giovani Lo Celso (65′) and Brennan Johnson for Alejo Véliz (70′).