Tottenham vs Brighton

Tottenham vs Brighton Match Commentary

1. 90+9' Full time That's it for today, Stuart Attwell has blown his whistle and the game is over.
2. 90+9' Archie Gray (Tottenham) has a sight of goal and shoots towards the bottom left corner, but the goalkeeper makes a superb save.
3. 90+6' Brighton have been awarded a corner kick.
4. 90+5' Goal · 2–2 Goal! Georginio Rutter (Brighton) beautifully controls a strongly hit pass from Jan Paul van Hecke inside the box. He cuts inside his marker and rifles the ball into the roof of the net. 2:2.
5. 90+4' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton) misses a great chance! He latches on to a fine cross into the box, but his effort misses the right post by a whisker. The ball goes out of play and Tottenham will have a goal kick.
6. 90+2' The Brighton players are exchanging some short passes to try and open up the opposition’s defence and hit them swiftly on the break.
7. 90' 8 additional min. will be played.
8. 90' Neat passing move from Tottenham in order to create new attacking opportunities.
9. 89' A cross into the box from Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) is cleared.
10. 87' The game is interrupted now, Xavi Simons (Tottenham) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
11. 84' Xavi Simons (Tottenham) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
12. 82' Fabian Hurzeler decides to make a substitution. Yasin Ayari will be replaced by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton).
13. 80' Tottenham get a corner.
14. 78' Yellow card Xavi Simons (Tottenham) violates the rules and gets a yellow card.
15. 77' Goal · 2–1 Lucas Bergvall looks around to decide who he is going to pass to. He picks out Xavi Simons (Tottenham), who collects the ball perfectly and unleashes a terrific shot from just outside of the box towards the top right corner and it ricochets in off the post. The score is 2:1.
16. 76' Substitution. Destiny Udogie walks off the pitch and Djed Spence (Tottenham) comes on as a substitute.
17. 76' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham) replaces Conor Gallagher.
18. 75' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) is substituted due to injury. Fabian Hurzeler gives a chance to Maxim De Cuyper.
19. 75' Fabian Hurzeler prepares a substitution. Jack Hinshelwood is replaced by Matt O'Riley (Brighton).
20. 75' That's the end of the game for Danny Welbeck, who is replaced by Georginio Rutter (Brighton).
21. 74' Conor Gallagher (Tottenham) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away.
22. 73' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) receives a precise pass and is given time inside the box to send a promising strike towards the roof of the net. Antonin Kinsky guesses his intention and denies him with a fine save.
23. 71' Great teamplay by Brighton as they control the ball with a lot of short passes. Patience is the key if they want to find a gap in the defence to score.
24. 69' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) will take a corner kick.
25. 68' Joao Palhinha (Tottenham) hits a thunderbolt of a shot from the edge of the box, but it's a comfortable save for Bart Verbruggen as it's directed low at the middle of the goal.
26. 68' Mathys Tel (Tottenham) is disappointed with himself because he got into a good area but produced a poor cross.
27. 67' Rodrigo Bentancur goes off the pitch and Joao Palhinha (Tottenham) comes on.
28. 67' It seemed like Danny Welbeck (Brighton) was going to take a quick free kick, but instead he is going to send the ball inside the penalty box for his teammates.
29. 65' Yellow card Kevin Danso (Tottenham) sees a yellow card from Stuart Attwell after he sent one of the opposing players to the ground.
30. 64' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) makes a bad challenge and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
31. 62' Destiny Udogie (Tottenham) commits a rough challenge and Stuart Attwell blows his whistle for an infringement.
32. 61' The current number of corner kicks is 5:4.
33. 61' The Brighton players are exchanging some short passes.
34. 60' The attendance is 61167.
35. 59' Mats Wieffer (Brighton) nearly creates a chance, but his attempt to pick out a teammate with a through ball does not come off.
36. 57' Roberto De Zerbi has decided to make a change. Mathys Tel (Tottenham) replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
37. 57' Substitution. Yves Bissouma will be replaced by Archie Gray (Tottenham).
38. 56' Brighton seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. They are waiting for the right moment to create new attacking opportunities.
39. 54' Here's the current ball possession statistics for both teams – 46:54.
40. 53' Referee Stuart Attwell halts the game and wanders over to the touchline to talk to Roberto De Zerbi, then shows him a yellow.
41. 51' The Brighton players keep the ball and are exchanging a combination of passes. They are waiting for gaps in the defence to open up.
42. 50' Pascal Gross (Brighton) goes over to take a corner kick after one of the defenders makes a good clearance.
43. 48' Xavi Simons (Tottenham) sends over a cross from the side into the penalty area in order to find one of his teammates, but he fails and the opportunity goes begging. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Brighton.
44. 47' It seemed like Pascal Gross (Brighton) was going to take a quick free kick, but instead he is going to send the ball inside the penalty box for his teammates.
45. 46' The second half gets underway.
46. 45+6' The end of the first half.
47. 45+3' Goal · 1–1 It's a goal! Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) scores with a brilliant shot into the roof of the net after being released inside the box by a superb lofted pass from Pascal Gross. The score is now 1:1.
48. 45+2' The ball is cleared after Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.
49. 45+1' The current number of shots on target for both teams is 7:1.
50. 45' We will have 5 min. of added time.
51. 42' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) takes the ball to the corner flag and sends it into the box.
52. 41' Well-positioned Pedro Porro (Tottenham) was first to the rebound and fired in a shot towards the top of the net, but Bart Verbruggen reacted superbly to keep the ball out. The fans could not believe their eyes. It was a miraculous stop!
53. 41' Xavi Simons (Tottenham) muscles his way past two defenders but his shot from inside the box smashes against the right post!
54. 39' Goal · 1–0 Goal! Xavi Simons swings the ball deep into the box and finds Pedro Porro (Tottenham) unmarked, and his close-range header flies past the keeper into the roof of the net. 1:0.
55. 37' The foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton) is worthy of a card and a yellow is duly shown by Stuart Attwell.
56. 34' Danny Welbeck (Brighton) picks up a lofted cross inside the box and releases a quick shot to the bottom right corner. His promising effort is kept out by Antonin Kinsky, who pulls off a stunning save!
57. 34' Yellow card Yves Bissouma (Tottenham) is awarded a yellow card for his tackle. He doesn't seem to agree with the decision, but Stuart Attwell ignores the protests.
58. 32' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) takes the corner kick and sends the ball among a huddle of players inside the penalty area, but one of the defenders clears it to safety.
59. 31' 50:50 – the latest ball possession ratio.
60. 28' Tottenham take a short corner kick.
61. 26' Pascal Gross (Brighton) whips in a cross from the corner, but Antonin Kinsky is well positioned and punches the ball away.
62. 25' Dominic Solanke (Tottenham) is in a clear offside position and the referee blows his whistle after the linesman raises his flag.
63. 23' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates as he overhits the effort. The ball goes out of play and Tottenham will have a goal kick.
64. 21' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) goes over to take the corner kick and it looks like he will swing the ball into the penalty box.
65. 20' Diego Gomez (Brighton) is being substituted because of an injury. Fabian Hurzeler sends Kaoru Mitoma on the pitch.
66. 20' Corner kick. Pedro Porro (Tottenham) is ready to send the ball into the box.
67. 18' Diego Gomez (Brighton) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
68. 17' Yves Bissouma (Tottenham) slides a pass forward, but one of the defenders cuts it out. The ball is out of play. Tottenham win a corner kick.
69. 14' Xavi Simons (Tottenham) will take the corner.
70. 13' Danny Welbeck (Brighton) tries to latch onto a through ball, but it's too long.
71. 11' Brighton are playing some nice combination football, sending it precisely from player to player, but a defender shows good anticipation and ends the move with a good block.
72. 8' Tottenham enjoy a period of possession as they are exchanging some passes and waiting for an opportunity to strike.
73. 5' Some patient build-up play from Tottenham as they look to unlock the defence.
74. 5' Some great controlled play and passing in the middle of the pitch from Tottenham.
75. 2' Diego Gomez (Brighton) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Stuart Attwell no option but to blow his whistle.
76. 2' Brighton control the tempo of the game by exchanging some accurate short passes.
77. 1' The first half has just begun.
78. Brighton will kick-off.
79. Stuart Attwell was nominated as the referee for this game.
80. In the details of this match, you can glance at the lineups while the game is about to begin.