
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2025-26 English Premier League
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Late own goal hands Tottenham 2-2 draw at Brighton
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Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke scored a late own goal as Tottenham battled back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 Premier League draw at the Amex Stadium.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
- 7': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 8': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
- 13': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 14': Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 14': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 20': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 23': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 27': Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
- 27': Attempt missed. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
- 28': Attempt missed. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 29': Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 34': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 34': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Yasin Ayari.
- 36': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 36': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 39': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 41': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 42': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 43': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 45': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+2': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 46': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 46': Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 49': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 51': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 51': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
- 54': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 54': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 55': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 58': Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 58': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high from a direct free kick.
- 59': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Xavi Simons replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 62': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
- 63': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63': Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Brajan Gruda.
- 64': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 66': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 68': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
- 68': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 70': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Wilson Odobert.
- 73': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 73': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Georginio Rutter.
- 75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Coppola replaces Yankuba Minteh.
- 76': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Yasin Ayari following a fast break.
- 78': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 81': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 82': Own Goal by Jan Paul van Hecke, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Gómez with a cross.
- 87': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 88': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 88': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Pedro Porro.
- 89': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Lucas Bergvall.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Archie Gray.
- 90'+4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 90'+5': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+5': James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Statistics
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13 | Fouls | 10 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
63.9 | Possession | 36.1 |
11 | SHOTS | 12 |
3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
464 | Accurate Passes | 236 |
523 | Passes | 307 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
32 | Crosses | 8 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
46 | Long Balls | 57 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
26 | Tackles | 25 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
9 | Interceptions | 5 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 40 |
17 | Clearances | 40 |
Game Information
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,488
Premier League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 8 | +12 | 19 |
2 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 16 |
3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | +3 | 15 |
4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
5 | Lewis Dunk |
6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
34 | Joël Veltman |
8 | Brajan Gruda |
26 | Yasin Ayari |
17 | Carlos Baleba |
10 | Georginio Rutter |
22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
11 | Yankuba Minteh |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
37 | Micky van de Ven |
17 | Cristian Romero ![]() |
13 | Destiny Udogie |
23 | Pedro Porro |
6 | João Palhinha |
30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
15 | Lucas Bergvall |
9 | Richarlison |
28 | Wilson Odobert |
20 | Mohammed Kudus |
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