At 3:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 29, in the 19th round of the 2023-24 Premier League, Brighton played Tottenham Hotspur at home. In the first half, Hinchelwood opened the scoring and Joao Pedro doubled the lead from the penalty spot, while in the second half, Richarlison was whistled twice, Estupiñan scored again, Pedro scored twice from the penalty spot to give Brighton a 4-0 lead, and Tottenham were chased back by Baylisson and Ben Davies before the break. In the end, Tottenham Hotspur lost 4-2 at Brighton, ending a three-game winning streak and continuing to sit fifth in the table.
In the 11th minute, Joao Pedro dribbled the ball on the left side of the penalty area and shook several defenders and knocked horizontally, and Hinchelwood got the ball in the middle of the penalty area and adjusted the strength to shoot, Brighton led 1-0!
In the 17th minute, Pedro's volley from the left side of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper after changing direction and shaking off the angle. In the 21st minute, Brighton's left corner kick made a header in the penalty area hit the post, in the scuffle in front of the goal, Kulusevski continued to pull Welbeck, the referee reviewed VAR and awarded a penalty, Pedro hit the left side to deceive the goalkeeper, Brighton led 2-0!
In the 28th minute, Johnson crossed in front of the goal from the right side of the penalty area, and Richarlison missed the ball in time when he stepped forward. In the 32nd minute, Milner broke the ball at the edge of the penalty area and hit the goal with his feet, and the ball hit the right post and bounced back into the field.
In the 37th minute, Welbeck crossed a half-high ball from the right, and Bonanotte scored in front of the goal, but it was ruled invalid for offside. In the 45th minute, Polo's backfield mistake was tackled by Pedro, who broke through to the penalty area at high speed with the ball, and his one-handed shot was blocked by goalkeeper Vicario.
In first-half stoppage time, Tottenham counter-attacked, and after Richarlison received a cross at the top of the penalty area, a powerful long-range shot hit the left post and bounced off the bottom line. At the end of the first half, Brighton went into the break with a 2-0 lead.
In the second half, the side changed sides again, and in the 46th minute, Tottenham Hotspur was diagonally on the right side of the field, and Richarlison got the ball and brought it into the penalty area to push the goal, but the first goal was invalid due to offside. In the 62nd minute, Kulusevski went straight to the right side of the field, and Richarlison pushed the goal offside again, but the goal was still invalid.
In the 63rd minute, Brighton won a corner kick on the left side, Milner took the penalty, knocked the ball back from the tactical corner, and substitute Estupiñan scored with a powerful long-range shot from the left side of the front of the penalty area, and Brighton expanded the score to 3-0!
In the 65th minute, Tottenham made two changes, with Lo Celso and Brian Hill coming on for Richarlison and Sarr. In the 70th minute, Tottenham again came on with Baylis, replacing Brennan Johnson.
In the 75th minute, Lo Celso brought down Evan Ferguson from behind, the referee awarded a penalty, Pedro hit the right side to deceive the goalkeeper, the ball went into the net, Brighton led 4-0!
In the 81st minute, Kulusevski broke the ball on the right side of the front field and went straight to the ball, Son Xingmin got the ball on the right side of the penalty area and crossed in front of the goal, Bayliss outflanked the goal, 1-4, Tottenham recovered a goal!
In the 85th minute, Tottenham's offensive was cleared, Polo crossed 45 degrees from the left, Ben Davies scored a close-range header in the middle of the penalty area, and Tottenham chased another city, 2-4!
Soon after, Tottenham lost 4-2 at Brighton and Hove Albion, ending a three-game winning streak.
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