Brighton vs Tottenham

Brighton vs Tottenham Match Commentary

1. 90+5' The match has just finished.
2. 90+4' Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham) prepares to take a corner kick.
3. 90+4' Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham) blasts the ball from just outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by the defender. Good work from Tottenham as they win a corner.
4. 90+3' Diego Gomez (Brighton) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Chris Kavanagh no option but to blow his whistle.
5. 90' 5 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
6. 89' Thomas Frank has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Archie Gray (Tottenham) replacing Lucas Bergvall.
7. 89' We are about to witness a substitution. Djed Spence (Tottenham) is replacing Pedro Porro.
8. 88' Yellow card Cristian Gabriel Romero (Tottenham) has tested the patience of referee Chris Kavanagh and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
9. 88' The resulting corner from James Milner (Brighton) is cleared by the defence.
10. 86' Xavi Simons (Tottenham) seems to be alright and is okay to carry on.
11. 86' It’s the correct decision – NO PENALTY for Tottenham! VAR comes to the rescue of referee Chris Kavanagh and both teams have no complaints.
12. 85' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Ferdi Kadioglu trots off the pitch and is replaced by Mats Wieffer (Brighton).
13. 85' Wait! The referee makes the VAR signal and he's going to review that incident in the box from earlier. This could be a penalty for Tottenham! Let's see what he decides.
14. 85' Xavi Simons (Tottenham) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
15. 84' Xavi Simons (Tottenham) goes down in the box after a challenge from the defender. Possibly unsighted, the referee just waves play on.
16. 82' Goal · 2–2 Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) was unlucky to score an own goal attempting to intercept a cross. Hang your head in shame!
17. 81' Richarlison (Tottenham) takes a great touch after receiving a pass inside the box. He immediately unleashes a low shot to the middle of the goal, but the keeper pulls off a decent save!
18. 80' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) tries to find Ferdi Kadioglu, but he puts too much power on the pass.
19. 75' Substitution. Yankuba Minteh leaves the pitch and is replaced by Diego Coppola (Brighton).
20. 75' Fabian Hurzeler has decided to substitute Georginio Rutter and he is replaced by Danny Welbeck (Brighton).
21. 75' Georginio Rutter (Brighton) makes a rough challenge and the referee blows for a foul.
22. 73' Yellow card Chris Kavanagh shows a yellow card to Diego Gomez (Brighton) for his blatant foul.
23. 72' Today's match ends for Wilson Odobert who will be replaced by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham).
24. 68' Tottenham failed to take advantage of the corner as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.
25. 68' Bart Verbruggen makes a brilliant save! Xavi Simons (Tottenham) easily weaves through the defence and unleashes a shot from just outside of the box. His effort goes towards the bottom right corner but is saved by the keeper!
26. 66' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) looks like he will be the one to take the corner kick.
27. 63' Fabian Hurzeler has decided to make a change. James Milner (Brighton) replaces Brajan Gruda.
28. 61' Substitution. Rodrigo Bentancur makes his way off the pitch and Xavi Simons (Tottenham) comes on as his replacement.
29. 59' The referee blows his whistle as Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham) was too aggressive in his challenge.
30. 58' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) commits a rough challenge and Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle for a foul.
31. 56' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) takes the corner, but the goalkeeper jumps and gathers the ball.
32. 54' A cross from a corner kick by Tottenham is too strong and the ball goes well out of play.
33. 53' Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away. The ball is out of play. A goal-scoring opportunity from a corner for Tottenham.
34. 52' Wilson Odobert (Tottenham) tries to send a pass but it's blocked.
35. 50' The resulting set piece from Tottenham is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
36. 46' Yellow card Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Chris Kavanagh had an easy-decision to make.
37. 46' Here is a change after the half-time break. Carlos Baleba (Brighton) is replaced by Diego Gomez.
38. 46' Everything is set for the start of the second half.
39. 45+4' Chris Kavanagh has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.
40. 45+2' Rough tackle by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham). The referee blows his whistle for a foul.
41. 45' The fourth official shows 3 min. of added time.
42. 45' Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham) commits a foul after dangerous play.
43. 43' Goal · 2–1 Goal! Mohammed Kudus displays great vision and sends a pass to Richarlison (Tottenham), who shows brilliant composure inside the box to bury the ball from close range in the back of the net. The score is 2:1.
44. 42' Tottenham have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.
45. 42' Richarlison (Tottenham) expertly controls the pass inside the penalty area and shoots, but it's inadvertently blocked a defender. The referee signals a corner kick to Tottenham.
46. 39' It looks like Carlos Baleba (Brighton) saw red with that tackle. Chris Kavanagh won't tolerate such behaviour on the pitch and blows for a foul.
47. 36' Yasin Ayari (Brighton) makes an overly-aggressive challenge and Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle for a foul.
48. 35' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) takes the corner but it's cleared.
49. 34' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) takes the resulting corner which is well defended.
50. 31' Goal · 2–0 What a beauty from just outside the box! Yasin Ayari (Brighton) lashed the ball with incredible pace and power inside the right post.
51. 28' Nightmare of a shot. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham) is first to a rebound inside the 6-yard box but his shot goes high and wide of the goal. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Brighton.
52. 27' Guglielmo Vicario blocks a long-range effort from Yasin Ayari (Brighton) towards the middle of the goal.
53. 25' Richarlison (Tottenham) receives a precise pass inside the box and takes a shot that flies just wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and Brighton will have a goal kick.
54. 23' Chris Kavanagh has a clear sight and sees a foul from Georginio Rutter (Brighton).
55. 21' Richarlison (Tottenham) put a cross into the box which wasn't a bad decision, but he failed to achieve what he wanted as none of his teammates managed to meet it.
56. 20' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender.
57. 19' The ball is cleared after Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.
58. 17' We can have a look at the statistics now, particularly the total attempts – 1:0.
59. 14' Chris Kavanagh couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) and blew his whistle.
60. 14' A good clearance by a defender means the corner comes to nothing for Brighton.
61. 13' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked. Brighton win a corner.
62. 11' A pass from Wilson Odobert (Tottenham) is intercepted by Bart Verbruggen and the move breaks down.
63. 8' Goal · 1–0 Georginio Rutter passes to Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), who gets one-on-one with the keeper. His dummy grounds the keeper and he has a simple task lifting the ball over him into the net.
64. 7' Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Chris Kavanagh who sees an offensive foul.
65. 6' Destiny Udogie (Tottenham) produces an inaccurate low pass into the box that is blocked by the one of the defenders. If this pass had slipped through, the ball would have probably ended up in the back of the net.
66. 5' Pedro Porro (Tottenham) goes over to take the corner kick and it looks like he will send the ball into the penalty box.
67. 3' Tottenham enjoy a period of possession as they are exchanging some passes and waiting for an opportunity to strike.
68. 1' The first half has just begun.
69. The players are on the pitch and Tottenham will have the kick-off.
70. Chris Kavanagh was nominated as the referee for this game.
71. The starting lineups for this match have been revealed.
72. Welcome to our minute-by-minute commentary of today's clash. You can enjoy a written form of everything important that will be happening on the pitch. Have fun.