Georginio Rutter struck a late equaliser as Tottenham drew with Brighton, missing the chance to escape the relegation zone. Pedro Porro opened the scoring in the first-half but his strike was cancelled out before the break by a superb volley from Kaoru Mitoma. A nervy second half seemed to have been settled, though, as Xavi Simons curled a superb effort beyond Verbruggen, and Spurs saw out the lead to claim three points at home for just the third time this season.
Rutter then lashed one beyond Antonin Kinsky to restore parity late in added time, bringing an eerie silence down on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It brings to an end an impressive winning run for Brighton, who had won five of their previous six matches.
A win would have been enough to lift Spurs out of the relegation zone at least until West Ham visit Crystal Palace on Monday night, but they will remain in the bottom three for the time being. Follow the action LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, with expert insight and analysis from Sam Tabuteau at the ground.
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Tottenham 1-1 Brighton
67mins: And Tottenham make another change, with Palhinha coming on to replace Bentancur.
Tottenham 1-1 Brighton
67mins: Welbeck shoots his free-kick into the wall.
Tottenham 1-1 Brighton
66mins: Mitoma runs into Danso on the edge of the box and wins a free-kick, sort of dubiously. And Danso is blocked. Curious decision-making from Atwell as Brighton get a free-kick in prime position.
Tottenham 1-1 Brighton
63mins: Remarkable Van Hecke hasn’t been booked yet. Think he’s had a talking to from Atwell twice, maybe three times? He’s just clattered Solanke from behind and got off scot-free again!
Tottenham 1-1 Brighton
61mins: Bentancur has had a really impressive afternoon considering how long he’s been laid off. Great showing.
Tottenham 1-1 Brighton
58mins: Gallagher heaps pressure on Verbruggen and very nearly catches the Brighton ‘keeper out. He blocks his clearance behind for a goal kick, but that deflection could have gone anywhere.
Tottenham 1-1 Brighton
57mins: Bissouma and Kolo Muani make way for Gray and Tel.
Tottenham 1-1 Brighton
55mins: Seems as though Mathys Tel and Archie Gray will be the first Spurs players to come off the bench here, most likely to replace Rodrigo Bentancur and Randal Kolo Muani. That is TBC, though.
Sam Tabuteau at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
That has been coming for De Zerbi, he has been pacing his technical area all game, so no surprises to see him cautioned. You can't fault the Italians energy, he is living every moment right now.
Tottenham 1-1 Brighton
53mins: Roberto De Zerbi has been booked for repeatedly leaving the technical area.
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