Brighton roar again for exciting win as Spurs throw away two-goal lead

Danny Welbeck scored the winner as Brighton got here from two right down to stun Tottenham and safe a rollercoaster 3-2 victory on the Amex.

Ange Postecoglou’s guests have been the simpler aspect within the first duration with the in-form Brennan Johnson tucking house the opener on 23 mins to make it six objectives in his remaining six fits.

James Maddison doubled Spurs’ tally heading into the period with a low shot from the threshold of the world that someway squirmed in the course of the fingers of Seagulls shot-stopper Bart Verbruggen.

Brighton diminished the arrears 3 mins into the second one half of when Yankuba Minteh seized upon an error to drill house his first target for the membership.

It was once the catalyst for a surreal turnaround as Georginio Rutter levelled simply shy of the hour with a display of energy and scientific completing, ahead of putting in place Welbeck to nod the hosts in entrance on 66 mins.

The outcome sees Brighton finish a run of 4 Premier League fits with no victory and strikes them as much as 6th spot.

Tottenham’s five-match profitable collection throughout all competitions involves a grinding halt with a 3rd league loss in seven video games leaving them in 9th position.

It wasn’t fairly deja vu from the 4-2 defeat at Brighton remaining season, however Tottenham as soon as once more go away the Amex shaken via a turbulent, topsy-turvy affair that leaves them empty-handed.

Again in December, they have been 4-0 down and controlled to claw some respectability again with a overdue rally, however right here they’re going to really feel they threw it away.

Certainly, a 6th immediately win regarded firmly at the playing cards on the period as they oozed with self assurance and swaggered right into a 2-0 lead.

Somewhat how they ended up useless will go away Postecoglou and his training body of workers scratching their heads – even if Spurs enthusiasts have noticed this kind of dramatic cave in all too ceaselessly previously.

The momentum of a five-match profitable collection following the derby defeat at house to Arsenal evaporated in 21 loopy second-half mins and the danger to go into the global ruin with heads and tails firmly up is now misplaced, with quite a lot of time to stay and behavior the autopsy.

The winger produced an exciting show down the left, specifically in a barnstorming moment half of the place Spurs struggled to take care of him. The 27-year-old had a hand within the first target, arrange the equaliser and was once best denied a target of his personal via some determined protecting and effective goalkeeping.

BRIGHTON: Verbruggen 6, Kadioglu 6, Veltman 7, Webster n/a, Dunk 6, Hinshelwood 6, Baleba 7, Mitoma 9, Minteh 8, Rutter 8, Welbeck 7. Subs: Igor Julio 7, Estupinan 7, Enciso 6, Wieffer 6, Gruda n/a.

TOTTENHAM: Vicario 8, Porro 7, Udogie 6, Romero 6, Van de Ven 6, Kulusevski 7, Bentancur 6, Maddison 6, Johnson 6, Werner 6, Solanke 6. Subs: Bissouma n/a, Sarr n/a, Moore n/a.

23’ – GOAL! – Brighton 0-1 Tottenham: (Johnson). It is six in six for Johnson as he sweeps onto Solanke’s incredible thru go to fireplace a scientific end into the nook.

32’ – BRIGHTON CHANCE! Mitoma bends an elegant out of doors of the foot move into the chance zone for Welbeck, however the striker contrives to slip a sitter vast of goal.

37’ – GOAL! – Brighton 0-2 Tottenham: (Maddison). Werner bursts down the left once more. This time he does discover a go into the trail of Maddison who someway fires a 18-yard shot in the course of the fingers of Verbruggen.

48’ – GOAL! – Brighton 1-2 Tottenham: (Minteh). The Seagulls are again in industry! Udogie makes a hash of clearing Mitoma’s bad move and Minteh is there to rifle a low shot in on the close to submit.

58’ – GOAL! – Brighton 2-2 Tottenham: (Rutter). It is all sq.! Rutter takes Mitoma’s go in his stride, turns two Spurs defenders and angles a low shot again throughout Vicario and into the nook.

66’ – GOAL! – Brighton 3-2 Tottenham: (Welbeck). The striker is well-placed to nod house from 5 yards out after superb, resilient play at the proper via Rutter.