FALMER. Tottenham Hotspur prevails over Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 after H. Kane scored just 1 goal (22′). Brighton & Hove Albion lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Tony Harrington with the support of Lee Betts and Marc Perry. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 59% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Tottenham Hotspur found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (J. Veltman). Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (H. Kane and Y. Bissouma).

Standings

After this match, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 14 points like Newcastle United to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur will have 20 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away against Aston Villa on the 28th of May with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (4 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will play away agasint Leeds United on the 28th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

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

The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez (6.8), Joël Veltman (6.5), Lewis Dunk (7.2), Adam Webster (7.1), Solly March (6.6), Alexis Mac Allister (8.0), Moisés Caicedo (7.4), Pervis Estupiñán (6.8), Pascal Groß (7.1), Leandro Trossard (6.2) and Danny Welbeck (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Levi Colwill, Ed Turns, Adam Lallana, Tariq Lamptey, Kaoru Mitoma (6.2), Jeremy Sarmiento, Billy Gilmour, Jason Steele and Deniz Undav.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: P. Estupinan for K. Mitoma (67′), P. Gross for A. Lallana (82′), J. Veltman for T. Lamptey (89′) and M. Caicedo for B. Gilmour (89′).

Best player: Alexis Mac Allister​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Alexis Mac Allister.

His rating is (8.0) with 100 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris (7.6), Cristian Romero (7.0), Eric Dier (6.6), Ben Davies (7.0), Matt Doherty (7.1), Rodrigo Bentancur (6.5), Yves Bissouma (7.0), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.9), Ryan Sessegnon (6.4), Heung-min Son (7.7) and Harry Kane (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Oliver Skipp, Davinson Sánchez, Clément Lenglet, Pape Matar Sarr, Bryan Gil, Fraser Forster, Djed Spence, Richarlison (6.4) and Ivan Perišić.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Y. Bissouma for Richarlison (71′), Son Heung-Min for I. Perisic (80′) and H. Kane for O. Skipp (90′).

Best player: Heung-min Son​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Heung-min Son even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 20 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Newcastle United – Brentford – 5-1
• Manchester City – Southampton – 4-0
• Chelsea – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 3-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-1
• AFC Bournemouth – Leicester City – 2-1