Tottenham vs Brighton

26 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Harry Kane 53’
  • Dele Alli 72’
  • Adam Webster 37’

Match summary

Tottenham came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Brighton. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Adam Webster put Brighton ahead with a header in the 37th minute, set up by Pascal Groß, Harry Kane equalised in the 53rd minute, and Dele Alli won it in the 72nd minute, set up by Serge Aurier.

There was little between the sides on chances: Tottenham created 1.03 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Brighton 1.09 from 11.

Match stats

Tottenham Brighton
11 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 5
9 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.03 xG 1.09
1.03 Non-penalty xG 1.09
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Tottenham Brighton
Kick-off
37’
Adam Webster
Assist: Pascal Groß0-1 (Brighton)
Half-time0-1
Harry Kane1-1 (Tottenham)
53’
Dele Alli
Assist: Serge Aurier2-1 (Tottenham)
72’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Tottenham
  • Davinson Sánchez
  • Moussa Sissoko
  • Harry Winks
  • Lucas Moura
Brighton
  • Dan Burn
  • Pascal Groß

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.09 37’ Adam Webster (Brighton), 0-1 37’ 53’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-1 53’ 72’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), 2-1 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.09 37’ Adam Webster (Brighton), 0-1 Webster 37’ 53’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-1 Kane 53’ 72’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), 2-1 Alli 72’
Tottenham 1.03 xGBrighton 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Tottenham attacking 
37’ Adam Webster (Brighton), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 36’ Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), set piece, 0.40 xG, saved 49’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 90+3’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 4’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 67’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 22’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 32’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Adam Webster (Brighton), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 36’ Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), set piece, 0.40 xG, saved 49’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 90+3’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 4’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 72’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 22’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Paulo Gazzaniga GK900 0.000.000
Toby Alderweireld DEF900 0.000.021
Jan Vertonghen DEF900 0.000.401
Davinson Sánchez DEF900 0.000.000
Serge Aurier MID9010 0.000.061
Ryan Sessegnon MID580 0.000.000
Moussa Sissoko MID901 0.400.142
Harry Winks MID700 0.000.000
Dele Alli MID9012 0.150.111
Lucas Moura MID783 0.060.000
Harry Kane FWD9014 0.300.091
Giovani Lo Celso Sub320 0.000.000
Christian Eriksen Sub201 0.120.000
Eric Dier Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 63% Avg odds 1.52
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.46
Brighton win 15% Avg odds 6.28

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

Form going into the game

Tottenham WLWWL
Brighton LWDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 3-0 Tottenham, 05 Oct 19 Next meeting: Tottenham 2-1 Brighton, 01 Nov 20  All Tottenham vs Brighton meetings

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.