Tottenham Hotspur welcomed Brighton and Hove Albion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure all three points at home in the Premier League. Spurs made a poor start to the game as they conceded a penalty in the 17th minute which Pascal Gross scored to put Brighton ahead. Angelos Postecoglu’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Pape Matar Sarr equalised for Tottenham in the 61st minute before Brennan Johnson went on to score the winning goal for Spurs in the sixth minute of injury time. The contest finished with the North London club earning a hard-fought 2-1 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player fared during the clash against the Seagulls.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 6.5/10
Vicario made a couple of decent saves at the back but couldn’t do much about Gross’ penalty in the 17th minute.
RB: Pedro Porro – 7/10
He gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half and won a couple of aerial duels as well.
CB: Cristian Romero – 7/10
Romero put his foot through the ball when needed and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Micky van de Ven – 6.5/10
He gave away a cheap penalty early in the game but came back to put in a strong performance in the second half.
LB: Destiny Udogie – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made one good run with the ball.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 6.5/10
Sarr caught the eye at both ends of the pitch and managed to score the equaliser in the 61st minute.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6.5/10
He showed a few flashes of what he could do but was replaced after the hour mark.
RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 6.5/10
Kulusevski caused some problems for the Brighton defenders but there was no goal for him.
CAM: James Maddison – 7/10
He managed to impress in the opponent’s half and did well to set up some promising chances for others around him.
LW: Timo Werner – 7/10
Werner worked his socks off in both halves but there was no goal for him.
ST: Richarlison – 7.5/10
He was a real menace inside the Brighton penalty box but failed to register a goal.
Substitutes:
LW: Heung-min Son – 7/10
Son picked up an assist for setting up Johnson’s winning goal.
RW: Brennan Johnson – 7.5/10
He managed to score the winning goal for Spurs in injury-time.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 6.5/10
He added some bite and steel to Tottenham’s midfield.
CB: Ben Davies – 6/10
Davies kept things solid at the back.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 6/10
He struggled to influence the game.
