Brighton 3-2 Tottenham player ratings: Minteh inspires Seagulls comeback | OneFootball

Brighton produced a sensational comeback to inflict a 3-2 loss on Tottenham in the Premier League this afternoon.

Ange Postecoglou’s men quickly scored two goals in the first half through Brennan Johnson and James Maddison, but the Seagulls registered three unanswered goals in the opening 20 minutes of the second half with Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter Danny Welbeck all breaching Guglielmo Vicario’s goal.

The result means Tottenham lost a Premier League game they led by 2+ goals in for just the second time in their last 166 such matches (W159 D5), also losing 4-2 away to Manchester City in January 2023 having also gone in 2-0 up at half-time.

It’s the 10th time that Tottenham have lost a Premier League game in which they led by 2+ goals, the first club to hit double figures for this, and at least three more than any other side in the competition’s history.

Brighton, meanwhile, have won a league game that they trailed by 2+ goals at half-time in for the first time since a 3-2 victory against Charlton in the Championship in December 2015; the Seagulls had lost 26 of 28 such games in the Premier League before today (D2).

Brighton player ratings

Conceded twice and prevented -0.55 goals, with one error leading to a goal and one save. Brighton’s attackers saved the Dutchman’s blushes.

Played the opening half before Pervis Estupiñán replaced him. Kadioglu made one interception, created one chance, and completed ten passes into the final third. Estupiñán matched him in chances created with six fewer passes into the final third.

He was disappointed to have conceded twice, but Dunk won both of his aerial duels, made five ball recoveries, and three clearances.

Replaced Adam Webster after nine minutes. Julio boasted a retention rate of 95%, produced seven ball recoveries, and won possession three times in the middle third.

It was a subdued outing for Veltman, who created no chances and managed one interception, tackle won, and aerial duel success. He lost three challenges but did register four clearances and won possession three times in the defensive third.

Nominally found at left-back but able to play across the defensive line, Hinshelwood was positioned in central midfield, but his performance was ineffective as he only managed to produce one interception and had a forward passing accuracy of 33%.

Though he made four passes into the final third, his forward passing percentage was only 8%, and a 50% forward passing accuracy isn’t exactly impressive.

He created two big chances, with Rutter converting one. Mitoma also had one shot on goal, but he was unable to complete any of his four attempted take-ons.

Put the sides level with his 58th-minute strike. However, Rutter did make an error that led to a goal, but he certainly made amends. He completed half of his attempted take-ons (2/4) and won possession twice in the attacking third.

His goal three minutes after the break ignited the proverbial spark. Minteh attempted five take-ons (won two) and had six touches in the Spurs’ penalty box.

Netted the winning goal from three overall shots (1.13 xG) and four touches in Spurs’ penalty box, but missed one big opportunity.

Tottenham player ratings

He couldn’t have seen Tottenham’s disintegration after the break, and Vicario looked powerless, conceding three goals across 18 minutes. He only made one save during 90 minutes of play, having stared down four shots on target.

Made an error leading to a goal, which affected his final rating, despite creating a single chance and winning three tackles.

A contrast to last week’s match against Man Utd, with Van de Ven making one interception and losing two challenges and having a 62.5% ground duel success rate.

The busier of Spurs’ centre-backs, Romero made four clearances and won two tackles and three aerial duels. He also registered a 96% retention rate but will feel a share of the responsibility for Tottenham shipping in three goals after the break.

He won three tackles and made one interception in Tottenham’s bizarre performance. Porro ended with 0.19 xA, making three interceptions and entering the final third 12 times.

A goal from three attempts, but Maddison was unable to create a single chance and completed only one of his two attempted take-ons.

He produced two interceptions and won one tackle, but Bentancur couldn’t complete a single attempted take-on.

Made two successful passes into the penalty area, but Kulusevski only completed 33% of his attempted take-ons. However, he can take pride in completing five passes into the final third and making six entries into the final third, resulting in one chance created.

Werner completed three out of his four take-ons, but he didn’t have any shots on target despite attempting the same number of goals.

In the week he earned his England recall after seven years, this is the kind of performance Solanke wanted to avoid. He provided one assist but had no shots on goal, let alone on target. He also only managed to make two touches in the Brighton penalty area.

He’s now scored in each of his last six appearances in all competitions, the first Spurs’ player to do so since Harry Kane between December 2018 and January 2019.

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