Brighton vs Tottenham 2021-22 English Premier League
Tottenham beat Brighton as Harry Kane sets Premier League away goals record
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Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 43': Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a through ball following a fast break.
- 58': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) VAR - Goal Awarded at 58'
- 62': Danny Welbeck (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 62'
- 78': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Jakub Moder (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 78'
- 80': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) Substitution at 80'
- 80': Emerson (Tottenham Hotspur) Substitution at 80'
- 90'+2': Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) Substitution at 92'
Game Information
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,144
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | Liverpool | 23 | 56 | 1 |
| +27 | Arsenal | 24 | 50 | 2 |
| +13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 47 | 5 |
| +16 | Chelsea | 24 | 43 | 5 |
Statistics
 TOT |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 51.8 | Possession | 48.2 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 481 | Accurate Passes | 424 |
| 551 | Passes | 496 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 11 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 22 | Clearances | 12 |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 24 | Shane Duffy |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 34 | Joël Veltman  |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 9 | Neal Maupay |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 20 | Solly March |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 4 | Cristian Romero |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 3 | Sergio Reguilón |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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