Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
S. Attwell
2025/2026
Match Report
Tottenham and Brighton played out a breathless 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Georginio Rutter's 90+5' equaliser snatching a point for the visitors just when Spurs thought they had it won.
Pedro Porro opened the scoring with a 39th-minute header, assisted by the lively Xavi Simons. Brighton hit back immediately as Kaoru Mitoma — who had come on early after Diego Gómez went off injured — volleyed home a Pascal Groß cross in first-half stoppage time. Simons looked to have won it for the hosts in the 77th minute with a thunderous long-range effort, only for substitute Rutter to level in added time after Jan Paul van Hecke's pressing forced a turnover.
For Roberto De Zerbi — now in the Tottenham dugout but forever associated with the Brighton squad he built — it was a painful afternoon. Spurs sit just one point outside the relegation zone with six games remaining, while Brighton stay ninth, a single point off the European places.
Match Events
34'
Y. Bissouma(Roughing)
37'
M. Wieffer(Holding)
39'
45+3'
53'
57'
57'
65'
K. Danso(Holding)
67'
75'
75'
75'
76'
77'
78'
X. Simons(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
82'
90+5'
(Roughing)Y. Bissouma
34'
37'
M. Wieffer(Holding)
39'
45+3'
53'
57'
57'
(Holding)K. Danso
65'
75'
75'
75'
77'
(Unsportsmanlike conduct)X. Simons
78'
82'
90+5'
Standings
| # | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 11 | 10 | +9 | 50 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 31 |
Statistics
42%Possession58%
13Shots10
6Shots on Target3
7Corners5
14Fouls14
2Offsides0
3Yellow Cards1
319Passes424
1Saves4
Injuries & Suspensions
Head to Head
17
Tottenham Hotspur wins
4
Draws
8
Brighton & Hove Albion wins
Goals: 47 - 35

