Brighton vs Tottenham

28 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jack Hinshelwood 11’
  • João Pedro 24’ (pen), 75’ (pen)
  • Estupiñán 63’
  • Alejo Véliz 81’
  • Ben Davies 85’

Match summary

Brighton beat Tottenham 4-2. Brighton led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jack Hinshelwood put Brighton ahead in the 11th minute, set up by João Pedro and João Pedro made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 24th minute. In the second half, Estupiñán made it 3-0 from a corner in the 63rd minute, set up by James Milner, Pedro made it 4-0 from the penalty spot in the 75th minute, Alejo Véliz pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 81st minute, set up by Son Heung-Min, and Ben Davies made it 4-2 with a header in the 85th minute, set up by Pedro Porro.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 3.95 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Tottenham's 2.07 from 19.

Match stats

Brighton Tottenham
15 Shots 19
9 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.85 xG 2.07
2.32 Non-penalty xG 2.07
5 Deep Completions 28

Key events

Brighton Tottenham
Kick-off
Jack Hinshelwood
Assist: João Pedro1-0 (Brighton)
11’
João Pedro
Penalty2-0 (Brighton)
24’
Half-time2-0
Estupiñán
Assist: James Milner3-0 (Brighton)
63’
João Pedro
Penalty4-0 (Brighton)
75’
81’
Alejo Véliz
Assist: Son Heung-Min4-1 (Tottenham)
85’
Ben Davies
Assist: Pedro Porro4-2 (Tottenham)
Full-time4-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Lewis Dunk
  • Facundo Buonanotte
  • Jakub Moder
Tottenham
  • Dejan Kulusevski
  • Richarlison

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.95 2.07 11’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), 1-0 11’ 24’ João Pedro (Brighton), 2-0 24’ 63’ Estupiñán (Brighton), 3-0 63’ 75’ João Pedro (Brighton), 4-0 75’ 81’ Alejo Véliz (Tottenham), 4-1 81’ 85’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), 4-2 85’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.95 2.07 11’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), 1-0 Hinshelwood 11’ 24’ João Pedro (Brighton), 2-0 Pedro 24’ 63’ Estupiñán (Brighton), 3-0 Estupiñán 63’ 75’ João Pedro (Brighton), 4-0 Pedro 75’ 81’ Alejo Véliz (Tottenham), 4-1 Véliz 81’ 85’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), 4-2 Ben Davies 85’
Brighton 3.95 xGTottenham 2.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tottenham attacking Brighton attacking 
24’ João Pedro (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 75’ João Pedro (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 85’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.57 xG, goal 45’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 20’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 56’ Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Tottenham), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 11’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 5’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 20’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 47’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 39’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 6’ Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 81’ Alejo Véliz (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 46’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Alejo Véliz (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+9’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+7’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+10’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Estupiñán (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 90+2’ Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ João Pedro (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 75’ João Pedro (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 85’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.57 xG, goal 45’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 20’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 56’ Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Tottenham), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 11’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 5’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 20’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 47’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 6’ Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 81’ Alejo Véliz (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 46’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Alejo Véliz (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 90+9’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+10’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+7’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Estupiñán (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 50’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jason Steele GK900 0.000.000
Jack Hinshelwood DEF9011 0.330.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF901 0.420.000
Lewis Dunk DEF903 0.300.000
Igor Julio DEF510 0.000.000
Billy Gilmour MID900 0.000.251
Pascal Groß MID900 0.000.483
James Milner MID7411 0.100.102
Facundo Buonanotte MID642 0.130.411
João Pedro FWD90214 1.990.452
Danny Welbeck FWD742 0.660.000
Estupiñán Sub3911 0.020.000
Carlos Baleba Sub260 0.000.000
Evan Ferguson Sub160 0.000.000
Jakub Moder Sub160 0.000.000
Adam Lallana Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 39% Avg odds 2.50
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.82
Tottenham win 36% Avg odds 2.65

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton LWDLD
Tottenham DLWWW

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.