Tottenham Hotspur 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Albion are having a real say in who qualifies for the Champions League, after beating Tottenham today and dispatching Arsenal last weekend.
Leandro Trossard scored Albion’s winner in the 89th minute after the Seagulls controlled large parts of the contest.
The Seagulls have now accumulated 40 points, with still six games to play, and sit 10th in the Premier League.
Albion’s seven-match poor run of no wins – six defeats and a draw – is well and truly behind as another impressive display and almost effortless possession shocked Spurs.
The Seagulls made opportunities in the first half from a packed midfield spearheaded by Pascal Gross who looked to have a play-maker role.
Tariq Lamptey and Alexis Mac Allister combined well to set up Enock Mwepu who saw his effort blocked by Spurs defender Ben Davies.
Mac Allister had a half chance and Moses Caicedo was busying with clever passes to Trossard and Mwepu, but Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris was equal to any further efforts.
Dejan Kulusevski was lucky to receive just a yellow card as he appeared to catch Marc Cucurella in the face with his arm.
When Tottenham did get forward, both Lewis Dunk and Joel Veltman were marshalling Harry Kane and Son Heung-min well.
Dunk also made a good block from Son early in the second half.
Albion continued to have a majority of the possession as the second half went on. Danny Welbeck, who replaced Mwepu at half-time, worked well to create chances for Trossard and Bissouma.
A rare Spurs chance came after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg flashed a ball across the face of goal that Kane just couldn’t reach.
Solly March, who replaced Lamptey, provided a great cross which Welbeck couldn’t get on the end of, then Bissouma dispossessed Kane and found Trossard who pulled his shot wide, with around four minutes left.
Albion’s winner was a little fortuitous. It looked like Welbeck had been dispossessed, but Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal got in a tangle and Trossard was able to race clear and fire a shot past Lloris, to shock Spurs fans and players alike.
Albion are playing superbly and next travel to Manchester City and could very well upset the rhythm of the current Champions as they look to retain their title.
