Brighton stun Spurs to dent Champions League charge

London (AFP) – Brighton halted Tottenham’s cost in direction of a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League as Leandro Trossard struck within the ninetieth minute to safe a 1-0 win for the guests on Saturday.

Spurs’ lead over Arsenal within the battle for fourth place within the Premier League stays three factors, however the Gunners now have two video games in hand.

Antonio Conte’s males had gained 4 consecutive video games, beginning with a 2-0 win at Brighton final month, to turnaround the Italian’s rollercoaster first season in cost.

Nonetheless, the prolific Harry Kane and Son Heung-min have been saved very quiet as the house facet struggled to create any clear-cut possibilities.

Brighton did Tottenham a giant favour by ending a seven-game winless run final weekend at Arsenal.

With confidence restored, the Seagulls appeared extra like their outdated selves below Graham Potter as they managed the sport and accomplished a north London double due to Trossard’s composed end within the last minute.

Kane’s most important contribution got here inside his personal six-yard field as he blocked Joel Veltman’s effort with the most effective likelihood of a first-half solely enlivened by controversial refereeing calls.

Either side have been fortunate to nonetheless have 11 males on the sector by the break as Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski escaped with only a yellow card for a swinging elbow on Marc Cucurella.

Cucurella then took revenge with a stamp on Kulusevski’s ankle, whereas Enock Mwepu twice prevented a possible second yellow card.

Tottenham solely marginally improved within the second interval as Trossard blocked Son’s effort from shut vary earlier than Rodrigo Bentancur flashed a follow-up shot broad.

Brighton continued to pose the larger menace with Hugo Lloris examined by a header from Lewis Dunk.

Trossard produced the second of high quality the sport had wanted for 90 minutes when he offered Eric Dier a dummy to create the house for a prodded end previous Lloris.

Spurs’ finest likelihood of the match got here simply seconds later when Kane flicked a header into the trail of Steven Bergwijn, however the Dutchman scuffed properly broad to sum up their day.