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By Bobbie JacksonBBC Sport
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Brennan Johnson has scored three Premier League goals for Tottenham this seasonBrennan Johnson scored deep into additional time to deliver a come-from-behind Premier League victory for Tottenham against Brighton.
Brighton's Pascal Gross opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Danny Welbeck had been fouled by Micky Van de Ven, sending goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario the wrong way.
Tottenham responded well to falling behind, creating a raft of chances, but Jason Steele made several good saves to deny the in-form Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski, while James Maddison curled narrowly wide.
The momentum remained firmly in Spurs' favour when the second half got under way with Rodrigo Bentancur, Maddison and Timo Werner attempting efforts at goal as the majority of the action took place deep in Brighton territory.
They continued to probe and that pressure eventually told when Sarr latched on to a lovely through ball from Kulusevski before finishing at the second attempt after his initial shot was deflected on to the post.
Captain Son Heung-min was introduced after the equaliser, making his first appearance of 2024 for Spurs after returning from duty with South Korea at the Asian Cup, and the forward had a major hand in the winning goal as he laid the ball across goal for Johnson to convert.
The win moves Tottenham up to fourth, one point clear of Aston Villa who host Manchester United on Sunday, while Brighton stay eighth.
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Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number13Player nameVicario- Squad number23Player namePorro
- Squad number17Player nameRomero
- Squad number37Player namevan de Ven
- Squad number38Player nameUdogie
- Squad number29Player nameSarr
- Squad number30Player nameBentancur
- Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
- Squad number10Player nameMaddison
- Squad number16Player nameWerner
- Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
- Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min- Squad number8Player nameBissouma
- Squad number22Player nameJohnson
Squad number33Player nameDavies
Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number23Player nameSteele
Squad number2Player nameLamptey
Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number11Player nameGilmour
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Squad number20Player nameBaleba
Squad number28Player nameFerguson
Squad number31Player nameAnsu Fati
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number47Player nameBaker-Boaitey
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Vicario
- 23Porro
- 17Romero
- 37van de Ven
- 38UdogieSubstituted forHøjbjergat 80'minutes
- 29SarrBooked at 61minsSubstituted forDaviesat 80'minutes
- 30BentancurSubstituted forSon Heung-minat 62'minutes
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forBissoumaat 63'minutes
- 10MaddisonBooked at 35mins
- 16WernerSubstituted forJohnsonat 62'minutes
- 9Richarlison
Substitutes
- 4Skipp
- 5Højbjerg
- 6Dragusin
- 7Son Heung-min
- 8Bissouma
- 12Emerson Royal
- 20Forster
- 22Johnson
- 33Davies
Brighton
Formation 4-3-3
- 23Steele
- 2LampteySubstituted forBalebaat 90+1'minutes
- 29van Hecke
- 5DunkBooked at 88mins
- 30EstupiñánBooked at 79mins
- 13Groß
- 11GilmourSubstituted forBaker-Boaiteyat 90+1'minutes
- 14LallanaSubstituted forAnsu Fatiat 57'minutes
- 40BuonanotteBooked at 65minsSubstituted forVeltmanat 83'minutes
- 18WelbeckSubstituted forFergusonat 83'minutes
- 22Mitoma
Substitutes
- 1Verbruggen
- 4Webster
- 15Moder
- 20Baleba
- 28Ferguson
- 31Ansu Fati
- 34Veltman
- 47Baker-Boaitey
- 55O’Mahony
Referee:Samuel Barrott
Attendance:61,445
Live Text
Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey replaces Billy Gilmour.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Tariq Lamptey because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey is caught offside.
Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
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