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Eight of Joao Pedro's 13 goals for Brighton this season have come from the penalty spotA superb display saw Brighton overcome Tottenham in the Premier League at the Amex Stadium.
Spurs dominated the early possession but the hosts took control when teenager Jack Hinshelwood fired into the roof of the net after Joao Pedro was allowed to drift across the length of the 18-yard line.
Pedro doubled the Seagulls' lead from the penalty spot after Dejan Kulusevski had pulled back Danny Welbeck in the area.
Brighton continued to press, with James Milner hitting the post and Facundo Buonanotte having a goal disallowed for offside, before Richarlison also clipped the woodwork for the visitors.
Spurs failed to have a shot on target in the first half but improved in the second period, with Richarlison twice seeing efforts ruled out for offside.
However, Brighton made sure of the three points less than a minute after the second of those when Pervis Estupinan fired a brilliant 25-yard dipping effort into the top corner.
Pedro added a fourth goal when he sent Guglielmo Vicario the wrong way from the spot again after Evan Ferguson was bundled over in the area.
Tottenham threatened an unlikely comeback after Alejo Veliz and Ben Davies pulled two back, but Spurs could not convert a string of other late chances.
The win sees Brighton climb above Newcastle into eighth, while Spurs stay fifth, a point behind fourth-placed Manchester City.
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Fired-up Brighton deliver
A week without a game has been a rare luxury in Brighton's season as they experience European football for the first time, but they used the break to their advantage.
After allowing Spurs to have the ball early on, they were soon all over them, launching attack after attack.
Manager Roberto De Zerbi has bemoaned Brighton's reliance on youth recently, but 18-year-old Hinshelwood was superb at right-back and took his goal with aplomb.
His strike was Brighton's 19th by a teenager in the Premier League in 2023 - Manchester United have the second most with four. Brighton's tally has only been bettered twice in Premier League history by Liverpool in 1998 (25) and 1994 (22).
Pedro was a constant handful, looking to exploit Spurs' high defensive line, and took both of his penalties clinically.
Estupinan's excellent strike put the gloss on the win, with the Ecuador left-back featuring for the first time since 30 September.
There will be disappointment they were unable to keep a clean sheet - they have now conceded in 23 straight league games - and that they had to weather a late storm, with De Zerbi throwing a water bottle in frustration during stoppage time.
All in all, this was a display that served as a reminder of what Brighton can do as we reach the halfway mark of the season.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number23Player nameSteele
Squad number41Player nameHinshelwood
Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number3Player nameIgor Julio
Squad number11Player nameGilmour
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number6Player nameMilner
Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number15Player nameModer
Squad number20Player nameBaleba
Squad number28Player nameFerguson
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number13Player nameVicario- Squad number23Player namePorro
- Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
Squad number33Player nameDavies- Squad number38Player nameUdogie
- Squad number29Player nameSarr
- Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
- Squad number22Player nameJohnson
- Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min- Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
- Squad number11Player nameGil
- Squad number18Player nameLo Celso
- Squad number36Player nameVéliz
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 23Steele
- 41Hinshelwood
- 29van Hecke
- 5DunkBooked at 82mins
- 3dos Santos de PauloSubstituted forEstupiñánat 45'minutes
- 11Gilmour
- 13Groß
- 6MilnerSubstituted forModerat 69'minutesBooked at 70mins
- 40BuonanotteBooked at 43minsSubstituted forBalebaat 59'minutes
- 18WelbeckSubstituted forFergusonat 69'minutes
- 9João PedroSubstituted forLallanaat 90+3'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Verbruggen
- 8Dahoud
- 14Lallana
- 15Moder
- 20Baleba
- 28Ferguson
- 30Estupiñán
- 47Baker-Boaitey
- 53Barrington
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Vicario
- 23Porro
- 12Emerson Royal
- 33Davies
- 38Udogie
- 29SarrSubstituted forGilat 65'minutes
- 5Højbjerg
- 22JohnsonSubstituted forVélizat 70'minutes
- 21KulusevskiBooked at 23mins
- 7Son Heung-min
- 9RicharlisonBooked at 57minsSubstituted forLo Celsoat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Gil
- 15Dier
- 18Lo Celso
- 20Forster
- 35Phillips
- 36Véliz
- 58de Santiago Alonso
- 63Donley
- 65Dorrington
Live Text
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Attempt missed. Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Gil with a cross.
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces João Pedro.
Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
Attempt blocked. Alejo Véliz (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross.
Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
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