Tottenham Hotspur boss Roberto De Zerbi was denied a thrilling win and place outside of the Premier League\u2019s bottom three when old pal Georginio Rutter scored a stoppage-time equalizer in a 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n
MORE \u2014 Roberto De Zerbi reaction<\/a><\/p>\n Xavi Simons was a wonder for Spurs, assisting Pedro Porro\u2019s opener before scoring a terrific second goal to give the hosts a pair of leads. But Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter scored in either half\u2019s stoppage time to deliver the point to Brighton.<\/p>\n WATCH \u2014 Spurs v Brighton full match replay<\/a><\/p>\n Spurs move onto 31 points, one behind 17th-place West Ham and two back of 16th-place Nottingham Forest before those sides play Sunday.<\/p>\n Brighton move onto 47 points, good for ninth. That\u2019s a point off sixth place and five behind the top five.<\/p>\n Fortune, judgment don\u2019t seem to favor Spurs<\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s performance deserved all three points in terms of performance and passion on Saturday. And even those who might not want to say that about Spurs could acknowledge that Xavi Simons\u2019 majestic day deserved as much. But the North Londoners made two mistakes on Saturday and Brighton punished both in ruthless fashion. We\u2019re not saying Spurs are destined for the drop but right now they just seem to be incapable of getting either luck or making their own breaks. There\u2019s some irony there because Brighton have been kings of not getting the products of what they\u2019ve earned for this season and a few previous ones as well. What a wild season.<\/p>\n What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n Brighton host Chelsea at 3pm ET Tuesday.<\/p>\n Spurs wait for a 10am Saturday kickoff at Wolves.<\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton final score: 2-2<\/p>\n Pedro Porro 39′, Kaoru Mitoma 45+3′, Xavi Simons 77′, Georginio Rutter 90+5′<\/p>\n Georginio Rutter goal \u2014 Spurs 2-2 Brighton<\/p>\n Heartbreak as the press of Brighton center back Jan Paul van Hecke makes the most of a dawdle on the ball from Kevin Danso.<\/p>\n Van Hecke feeds Rutter beyond the spot and the Brighton man finishes with vigor.<\/p>\n It\u2019s 2-2 in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Heartbreak for Spurs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rutter powers Brighton level in 95th minute<\/p>\n It’s heartbreak for Spurs as Georginio Rutter drills Brighton level at 2-2 late in the second half at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n XAVI SIMONS SCREAMER<\/p>\n He\u2019s been the best player on the pitch and this goal is GORGEOUS.<\/p>\n Spurs lead in the 77th minute.<\/p>\n It may well be the goal that confirms Wolves relegation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Simons’ screamer gives Spurs lead over Brighton<\/p>\n Xavi Simons cuts inside onto his right foot and scores a belter past Bart Verbruggen to give Spurs a 2-1 lead late in the second half at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n Spurs subs<\/p>\n Djed Spence and Lucas Bergvall replace Gallagher and Udogie in the 76th minute.<\/p>\n Kaoru Mitoma injury<\/p>\n A sub has to sub out, as Mitoma is injured and replaced by Maxim De Cuyper.<\/p>\n Brighton triple sub<\/p>\n Georginio Rutter and Matt O\u2019Riley are coming into the game for Danny Welbeck and Jack Hinshelwood in the 75th minute.<\/p>\n Spurs subs<\/p>\n Archie Gray and Mathys Tel enter for Yves Bissouma and Randal Kolo Muani in the 57th minute.<\/p>\n Halftime \u2014 Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Brighton<\/p>\n For all of the good done by Spurs, one moment sends them back to earth.<\/p>\n Shots are 7-2 for the hosts but the score\u2019s 1-1 for De Zerbi and Co.<\/p>\n Kaoru Mitoma goal (video) \u2014 Spurs 1-1 Brighton<\/p>\n An absolutely-perfect volley.<\/p>\n Mitoma gets onto a great cross from Pascal Gross and snaps it upper 90 with his left boot.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mitoma’s thunderous volley brings Brighton level<\/p>\n Kaoru Mitoma doesn’t need a touch as he unleashes a venomous first-time strike into the back of the net to bring Brighton back to level terms with Spurs.<\/p>\n Should be 2-0!<\/p>\n Solanke slides it into the box for Simons, who cuts by a defender and beats the keeper but clips the post and Porro\u2019s bid at the rebound is blocked out for a corner by Verbruggen.<\/p>\n Pedro Porro goal (video) \u2014 Spurs 1-0 Brighton<\/p>\n The right mix of patience and action as Xavi Simons curls a classy cross in front of the keeper and Pedro Porro darts in front of Bart Verbruggen to nod home.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a potential \u2014 gasp \u2014 halftime lead for Spurs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Porro heads Spurs 1-0 in front of Brighton<\/p>\n Pedro Porro’s header ignites Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the Spurs right back beats Bart Verbruggen to the ball to make it 1-0 against Brighton.<\/p>\n Diego Gomez injury \u2014 Brighton man limps off in tears<\/p>\n Diego Gomez is on the ground being treating by trainers, and he\u2019ll limp off in emotional and physical distress with an apparent left leg injury.<\/p>\n Kaoru Mitoma will replace the Paraguayan in the 21st minute.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been almost all Spurs in North London yet remains scoreless.<\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur lineup<\/p>\n Kinsky, Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Bissouma, Gallagher, Simons, Kolo Muani, Solanke<\/p>\n Brighton lineup<\/p>\n Verbruggen, Kadioglu, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Wieffer, Ayari, Gross, Gomez, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Welbeck<\/p>\n Spurs vs Brighton preview<\/p>\n De Zerbi led Brighton to their first ever European campaign before walking away from the club<\/a> after the 2023-24 season. He now hopes to put a crimp in the Seagulls plans of a return while boosting Spurs back above the bottom three.<\/p>\n WATCH \u2014 Spurs v Brighton<\/a><\/p>\n Spurs are fighting for their Premier League lives and against a first-ever relegation. They sit two points back of safety with just six matches to go on their fixture list.<\/p>\n Brighton seek the rarefied air of European competition, two points back of sixth-place Chelsea and a just a point back of Brentford and Everton. The Seagulls will host Chelsea on Tuesday and boast better goal differential than the Bees and Toffees.<\/p>\n Spurs team news, focus<\/p>\n OUT: Cristian Romero (knee), Mohammed Kudus (groin), Rodrigo Bentancur (thigh), Yves Bissouma (unspecified), Wilson Odobert (knee), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (torn ACL – MORE<\/a>), Ben Davies (ankle) | QUESTIONABLE: Guglielmo Vicario (groin).<\/p>\n Brighton team news, focus<\/p>\n OUT: Lewis Dunk (suspension), Adam Webster (knee), Stefanos Tzimas (unspecified) | QUESTIONABLE: James Milner (knock)<\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton prediction<\/p>\n De Zerbi\u2019s familiarity with Brighton and what should be a lively home crowd could even the gap between the teams\u2019 seasons. Spurs 1-1 Brighton.<\/p>\n How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton live, stream link and start time<\/p>\n Kick off time: 12:30pm ET Saturday<\/p>\n Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium \u2014 North London<\/p>\n TV Channel: NBC<\/p>\n Streaming: Watch online via NBC.com<\/a> & Watch live on Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur boss Roberto De Zerbi was denied a thrilling win and place outside of the Premier League\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":592368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-592367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/592368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}