Brighton earn vital point in dour draw with Tottenham
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Updated 17/04/2018 at 21:47 GMT
Premier League, Amex Stadium - Brighton and Hove Albion 1 (Groß, 50 (p)) Tottenham 1 (Kane, 48)
Brighton's Pascal Gross celebrates with Shane Duffy after scoring their first goal
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A Pascal Groß penalty was enough to secure Brighton and Hove Albion a precious point in their quest for Premier League survival as they held Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 at the Amex Stadium.
Harry Kane opened the scoring with 48 minutes on the clock after fine play by Heung-Min Son but the hosts were level moments later after José Izquierdo was felled by Serge Aurier inside the box.
It was Kane's 26th league goal of the season.
Groß stepped up and made no mistake from the spot to earn Chris Hughton’s men a vital point in their battle against the drop.
The draw left fourth-placed Tottenham eight points clear of Chelsea in fifth, but last season's champions have a game in hand in the battle to secure Champions League qualification.
The point sees Brighton move onto 36 points, eight points clear of Southampton in 18th.
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Tottenham Hotspur's Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen (L), Tottenham Hotspur's Belgian midfielder Mousa Dembele (2L) Tottenham Hotspur's Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen (2R) abd Tottenham Hotspur's Welsh defender Ben Davies (R) applaud the fans followin
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TALKING POINT
The final seconds. Could Brighton have snatched a winner had they been permitted to counter-attack rather than the play being stopped? Referee Kevin Friend had little real choice, seeing as Anthony Knockaert was clutching his face, and had incurred a similar blow earlier...but the fans were not happy, and nor were the players.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Mat Ryan (Brighton). Always solid, in the air and shot-stopping, in contrast to his more wobbly opposite number Hugo Lloris, who may still have been feeling the effects of his poor weekend.
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: Mathew Ryan of Brighton and Hove Albion makes a save during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur at Amex Stadium on April 17, 2018 in Brighton, England.
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PLAYER RATINGS
Brighton: Ryan 8, Bruno 7, Duffy 6, Dunk 6, Bong 6, Knockaert 7, Kayal 7, Stephens 6, Izquierdo 7, Gross 8, Murray 7. Subs: Krul, Schelotto, Goldson, March 6, Ulloa 6, Locadia, Baldock.
Tottenham: Lloris 6, Aurier 6, Alderweireld 7, Vertonghen 7, Davies 7, Wanyama 6, Sissoko 6, Eriksen 6, Lucas 7, Son 7, Kane 7. Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Foyth, Dier, Dembele 6, Lamela 6, Llorente 6.
KEY MOMENTS
18' CLOSE! Ooh. A proper chance, and it's for Brighton. Groß takes a corner, Dunk gets on the end of it and Lloris is not exactly confident as he gathers, grabbing it properly at the second effort.
48' GOAL! Really poor defending from Brighton. Son rolls the ball down the touchline, and Kane pokes the shot into the net. Ironically, he may not have got the final touch, but he's celebrating.
49' PENALTY TO BRIGHTON! Izquiero is brought down by Aurier.
50' GOAL! And an almost immediate equaliser! Groß takes it, and Lloris gets his hands to it but can't prevent its path into the back of the net.
73' CLOSE! Dunk is SO close to scoring an own goal there. He throws out a leg to divert Eriksen's shot and it veers round the post.
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Erik Lamela of Tottenham Hotspur reacts after a missed chance during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur at Amex Stadium on April 17, 2018 in Brighton, England
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KEY STATISTICS
- Tottenham failed to win a league game in which they were ahead for only the second time this season (W20 D2 L0), with the other game being a 1-1 draw with Burnley in August.
- There were just 143 seconds between Harry Kane’s opener and Pascal Groß’s leveller.
- Groß has been directly involved in 43.8% of Brighton’s 32 Premier League goals this season (6 goals, 8 assists). Only Mo Salah (50%) has been involved in a higher proportion of his team’s goals.
- No side has drawn more home games this season than Brighton (8, level with West Brom).
- Tottenham are unbeaten in 13 away games in all competitions – only once have they ever had a longer run (15 between April 1949 and January 1950).
- Harry Kane has now scored against 26 of the 27 different clubs he’s faced in the Premier League (96.3%), with the exception being Cardiff City.
- Indeed, of all players to have played against more than one side in the competition, only Thierry Henry (97.1%) and Sergio Aguero (96.9%) have scored against a higher percentage of the opponents they’ve faced.
- The English striker has now scored 15 away goals in the Premier League this season – only Kevin Phillips in 1999-00 (16) has scored more on the road in a single campaign.
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