Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Thursday 26 December 2019

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Thursday 26 December 2019, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Tottenham Hotspur won against Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 in the Premier League on Thursday 26 December 2019. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Adam Webster opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Harry Kane (53') and Dele Alli (72'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Adam Webster (37').

Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Tottenham Hotspur were 7th on 26 points from 18 and Brighton & Hove Albion 13th on 20 points from 18. Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 6th with 59 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 15th with 41.

Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Adam Webster of Brighton & Hove Albion (8.1), ahead of Bernardo (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 1 draw and 1 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Yellow card · Dan BurnBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 36'Yellow card · Harry WinksTottenham Hotspur
  • 37'Goal · Adam WebsterBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-1
  • 39'Yellow card · D. SánchezTottenham Hotspur
  • 42'Yellow card · Pascal GroßBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 53'Goal · Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur · 1-1
  • 72'Goal · Dele AlliTottenham Hotspur · 2-1
  • 74'Yellow card · Lucas MouraTottenham Hotspur
  • 84'Yellow card · Moussa SissokoTottenham Hotspur

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Tottenham Hotspur 3, draws 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.

Team news

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (3-4-2-1)

Paulo Gazzaniga, Davinson Sánchez, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Serge Aurier, Harry Winks, Moussa Sissoko, Ryan Sessegnon, Lucas Moura, Dele Alli, Harry Kane

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (3-4-2-1)

Mathew Ryan, Adam Webster, Shane Duffy, Dan Burn, Ezequiel Schelotto, Steven Alzate, Dale Stephens, Bernardo, Pascal Groß, Aaron Mooy, Aaron Connolly