On the evening of April 16, Beijing time, the 33rd round of the Premier League began: Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton. In the first half, the two teams were attacking poorly. In the second half, Trussard scored. In the end, Spurs lost 1-0 at home to Brighton.
Prior to this match, Spurs had a four-game winning streak: 2-0 Brighton, 3-1 West Ham United, 5-1 Newcastle United and 4-0 Aston Villa. It was this wave of winning streaks that gave Spurs a points surpass arsenal and finish fourth.
The two teams just met on March 16, and everyone felt that Spurs should be able to hold on to these three points at the key moment of the championship race. Unexpectedly, the attack group led by Kane, Son Heung-min and Kulusevsky did not achieve anything in the first half.
In the 63rd minute of the second half, Conte made a substitution adjustment to replace Kulusevsky with Lucas Jr. In the 71st minute, Winks replaced Bentancourt again. Unfortunately, Spurs were never able to break through Brighton's doors.
In the 90th minute, Trussard scored.
0-1, Spurs lost to Brighton, ending a four-game winning streak. So, let's look at the Premier League's immediate scramble for four: Tottenham 57 points, Arsenal 54 points, West Ham United 51 points, Manchester United 51 points.
Later in the day, United will host Norwich and Arsenal will take on Southampton away. If both Arsenal and Manchester United win, the Premier League's race for the fourth place will be reversed: Arsenal have 57 points, but one less round; Manchester United have 54 points, although one more round, but still have hope, because they will have to play Arsenal directly next.
Meanwhile, arsenal's junior round is precisely against Tottenham Hotspur: on May 13, the 22nd round of the Premier League. After the end of the game, the final outcome of the battle for the four should also be revealed.
Spurs starters: 1 Lowry, 3 Reguilon, 4 Christian Romero, 12 Emerson, 15 Dale, 33 Ben Davis, 5 Hoybel, 30 Bentankull, 7 Son Heung-min, 10 Kane, 21 Kulusevsky
Brighton starters: 1 Robert Sanchez, 3 Cucurella, 5 Dunk, 34 Wiltmann, 2 Lamptey, 8 Bisuma, 12 Mwepp, 13 Gross, 25 Kesedo, 10 McAllister, 11 Trollsard