Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League
59':
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Kane nets winner for Spurs vs. Brighton; 2 managers sent off
— Harry Kane scored his 23rd English Premier League goal to earn Tottenham a 2-1 win over top-four rival Brighton on Saturday in a match that saw both managers sent off after a touchline scuffle.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 3': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Eric Dier.
- 5': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Solly March with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 6': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 9': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 10': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 12': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 13': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 16': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 17': Hand ball by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 20': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 20': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 22': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
- 26': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 26': Attempt saved. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 29': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 30': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 30': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 30': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 34': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Solly March with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 36': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 36': Foul by Levi Colwill (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 36': Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 43': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 44': Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+3': Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 46': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 46': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Levi Colwill tries a through ball, but Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball.
- 52': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jason Steele.
- 54': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Clément Lenglet tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
- 55': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 55': Hand ball by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 56': VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion.
- 57': Hand ball by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 58': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 58': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 61': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
- 64': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 64': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 67': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 67': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster replaces Levi Colwill because of an injury.
- 70': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 72': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 72': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
- 73': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 73': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 74': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 74': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 79': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a headed pass.
- 81': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 82': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Solly March with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 84': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Joël Veltman.
- 87': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 87': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces Oliver Skipp.
- 88': Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 88': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
- 90'+1': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+1': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Japhet Tanganga replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+5': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dunk with a cross.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Statistics
 BHA |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 64.8 | Possession | 35.2 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 485 | Accurate Passes | 231 |
| 557 | Passes | 299 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 12 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,405
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,405
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 34 | Clément Lenglet |
| 17 | Cristian Romero  |
| 4 | Oliver Skipp |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 6 | Levi Colwill |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 30 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 7 | Solly March |
Premier League News
Everton open new home with 2-0 victory
Goals from Iliman Ndiaye and James Garner help Everton christen the new Hill Dickinson Stadium in style.
Fulham halt United's winning ways at Craven Cottage
Emile Smith Rowe pokes in a late cross to level scores at 1-1 and end Manchester United's run of eight successive wins at Fulham.
Hislop: Newcastle can react to Isak transfer saga vs. Liverpool
Shaka Hislop and Craig Burley preview Liverpool's visit to St. James' Park after attempting to sign Newcastle striker Alexander Isak this summer.
Burley fumes at 'embarrassing' Fernandes after referee complaints
Craig Burley slams Bruno Fernandes for moaning at the referee before his penalty miss vs. Fulham.
Amorim: Man United must 'grow up' after another disappointing result
Manchester United are still searching for their first win of the season in the Premier League after squandering the lead in a 1-1 draw at Fulham on Sunday.