In round 19 of the Premier League 2023-2024, Tottenham visited Brighton.
With home advantage and high determination, Brighton scored early in the 11th minute. Young talent Jack Hinshelwood's decisive shot left goalkeeper Vicario without a chance to save.
To lose early, Tottenham raised their squad to look for an equalizer. This is what caused the "Roosters" to reveal many gaps behind them, creating an opportunity for Brighton to deploy a robbery and fierce pressing style.
The huge pressure that Brighton brought caused Tottenham's defense to make mistakes. In the 22nd minute, a chaotic situation occurred in front of Tottenham's penalty area. Dejan Kulusevski pulled Welbeck's shirt openly, preventing the English striker from kicking the rebound. After consulting VAR, the referee awarded the home team a penalty. On the 11m mark, Joao Pedro made no mistake to help the home team double the gap.
In the end of the first half, the "Seagulls" continued to put pressure on Tottenham's goal. Fortunately, goalkeeper Vicario's versatility and talent helped the away team avoid defeat at least 3 times.
In the second half, Brighton continued to promote their counter-attacks to score 2 more goals. In the 63rd minute, substitute Pervis Estupinan fired a decisive shot that sent the ball straight into the top corner of Tottenham's goal to increase the score to 3-0.
In the 75th minute, the home team was awarded a penalty for the second time when the midfielder came on as a replacement for Giovani Lo Celso, who fouled Brighton's Ferguson from behind. On the 11m mark, Joao Pedro did it accurately to help the home team lead 4-0.
After falling behind by a large margin, Tottenham took the lead in the second half. The efforts of Son Heung-min and his teammates helped the away team score 2 goals thanks to Alejo Veliz in the 81st minute and Ben Davies in the 85th minute.
However, that was not enough for the away team to earn points in this match. In the end, Tottenham lost 2-4 to Brighton.
This result caused the "Roosters" to settle into 5th place on the rankings with 36 points after 19 rounds. Meanwhile, Brighton has broken the streak of 3 consecutive winless matches in the Premier League 2023-2024, moving up to 8th place with 30 points.
