Spurs Salvage Late Draw at Brighton

Brighton & Hove Albion were held to a 2-2 draw by Tottenham Hotspur at the American Express Stadium on Saturday, with the visitors recovering from a two-goal deficit to earn a share of the spoils. Yankuba Minteh and Yasin Ayari put the hosts 2-0 ahead, before Richarlison and a Jan Paul van Hecke own goal forced a stalemate.

The comeback underlines Tottenham’s resilience and keeps their unbeaten start intact, while Brighton extend their home run despite dropping points.

Early Seagulls’ Blitz Brighton stunned the visitors inside the opening eight minutes when Minteh burst through and rounded the keeper to open the scoring. Ayari then doubled the lead in the 31st minute with a thunderous strike from distance-capsulating a bright start by the hosts.

Spurs Fight Back Richarlison halved the deficit just before half-time after pouncing on a loose ball from a Mohammed Kudus effort. Spurs controlled large portions of the second half, creating numerous chances, and were rewarded in the 82nd minute when defender Van Hecke inadvertently turned Kudus’ cross into his own net.

Key Details

• Venue: American Express Stadium
• Attendance: 31,488
• Brighton Scorers: Yankuba Minteh (8′), Yasin Ayari (31′)
• Tottenham Scorers: Richarlison (43′), Jan Paul van Hecke (OG 82′)

Up Next Brighton travel to Barnsley in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, while Tottenham host Doncaster a day later in the same competition.