Tottenham 2-1 Brighton: Spurs earn comback win, Brennan Johnson nets late winner

Brennan Johnson scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time to rescue a 2-1 comeback win for Tottenham against Brighton.

Match Report

Spoils looked set to be shared when Spurs midfielder Pape Sarr fired in an equaliser from close-range in the 61st minute.

Brighton initially took the lead during an impressive first half performance that saw Pascal Gross convert a 17th-minute penalty for the visitors at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

Former Arsenal and Man United striker Danny Welbeck had been played into space in the box before being brought down by Spurs defender Micky van de Ven.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

1' Welbeck's shot stopped

17' Penalty Goal! Tottenham 0-1 Brighton (Gross)

21' CLOSE! Richarlison's shot stopped by goalkeeper

26' Maddison's shot wide out

35' Yellow Card! Maddison booked

37' Kulusevski's shot stopped

53' Werner's long shot wide out

61' GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Brighton (Pape Matar Sarr)

76' Fati's shot inches wide

96' GOAL! Tottenham 2-1 Brighton (Brennan Johnson)

Line-ups

Tottenham XI: Werner, Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario, Bentancur, Richarlison, Romero, Kulusevski, Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie, Pape Matar Sarr, Micky van de Ven

Subs: Fraser Forster, Son, Hojbjerg, Ben Davies, Bissouma, Skipp, Aparecido, Brennan Johnson, Radu Drăgușin

Brighton XI: Lallana, Steele, Welbeck, Gross, Dunk, Pervis Estupiñán, Kaoru Mitoma, Gilmour, Tariq Lamptey, Jan Paul van Hecke, Facundo Buonanotte

Subs: Webster, Veltman, Jakub Moder, Fati, Evan Ferguson, Bart Verbruggen, Benicio Baker-Boaitey, Mark O'Mahony, Carlos Baleba