Tottenham Hotspur entertained Brighton and Hove Albion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a win at home and book a place in the next round of the FA Cup. Spurs made a bright start to the game and took the lead in the 13th minute courtesy of a stunning strike from Harry Kane. Solly March scored an unfortunate own goal for the Seagulls just 11 minutes later which gave the North London giants a 2-0 lead at half-time.
Yves Bissouma got a goal back for Brighton in the 63rd minute when he found the back of the net with a deflected attempt. Just three minutes later, Harry Kane made qualification secured for his team when he netted another goal as Spurs cruised to an impressive 3-1 win at the English capital.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham player performed during the match against the Seagulls.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 7/10
The French keeper made a few important saves at the back but will be disappointed for not securing the clean sheet.
CB: Davinson Sanchez – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and cleared the danger when needed.
CB: Cristian Romero – 7/10
Romero earned possession back a couple of times and didn’t shy away from putting his foot through the ball when Brighton were on the attack.
CB: Ben Davies – 6.5/10
He made a few crucial clearances and performed well enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal.
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RM: Emerson Royal – 6.5/10
The Brazilian talent performed his defensive duties well but lacked the cutting edge in the final third.
CM: Harry Winks – 6.5/10
He anchored the midfield well and had a few attempts at goal.
CM: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – 7/10
Hojbjerg cleared the danger when needed and engineered a couple of decent opportunities in the final third.
LM: Sergio Reguilon – 6.5/10
The Spaniard was solid at the back but lacked conviction in the Brighton half.
RW: Lucas Moura – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and had some promising moments in the final third.
ST: Harry Kane – 8.5/10
Kane opened the goal-scoring with a cracking strike in the 13th minute. He was a constant menace and went on to double his goal tally after the hour mark.
LW: Heung-min Son – 6.5/10
The South Korean international showed some glimpses of his brilliance but there was no goal for him tonight.
Substitutes:
RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 6.5/10
Kulusevski caused a few problems for the Brighton defenders with his creativity and dribbling.
LW: Steven Bergwijn – 6/10
He offered very little after coming off the bench.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6.5/10
He offered some bite and steel to Tottenham’s midfield.
CB: Joe Rodon – 6/10
Rodon was solid at the back.
RM: Matt Doherty – N/A
He didn’t get enough minutes to warrant a rating.
