Tottenham Hotspur faced off against Brighton and Hove Albion at the American Express Community Stadium earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. Spurs made a decent start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 23rd minute when Brennan Johnson found the back of the net. James Maddison doubled his team’s lead in the 37th minute as Tottenham went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Yankuba Minteh got a goal back for Brighton in the 48th minute before Georginio Rutter equalised in the 58th minute. Danny Welbeck completed the turnaround and put his team 3-2 ahead just eight minutes later as the contest finished with Ange Postecoglu’s men suffering a tough 3-2 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham player performed during the clash against Brighton.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 5.5/10
Vicario made one solid save during the game but conceded three times in the second half.
RB: Pedro Porro – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending and made one decent chance in the final third.
CB: Cristian Romero – 6.5/10
Romero cleared the danger when required but won’t be pleased after allowing three goals in the second 45 minutes.
CB: Micky van de Ven – 6.5/10
He earned possession back once but failed to keep things solid on the defensive end of the field.
LB: Destiny Udogie – 6/10
Udogie got stuck in with some solid tackles but made a costly error at the back.
CM: Dejan Kulusevski – 6/10
He caused some headaches for the opposition defenders but there was no goal for him.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6.5/10
Bentancur did his fair share of defending and was accurate with his passing.
CM: James Maddison – 7/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 37th minute.
RW: Brennan Johnson – 7.5/10
Johnson was a constant menace in the final third and scored the opener in the 23rd minute.
ST: Dominic Solanke – 7/10
The English striker had some bright moments in the opponent’s half and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LW: Timo Werner – 7/10
Werner made a few dangerous runs with the ball and ended the game with an assist to his name.
Substitutes:
CM: Yves Bissouma – 6/10
He struggled to make an impact.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 6/10
Sarr’s influence on the game was minimal.
LW: Mikey Moore – N/A
