Brighton v Tottenham LIVE: Latest score and goal updates as Brennan Johnson puts Spurs in front

Brighton host Tottenham in the Premier League as each club looks to propel themselves up the table. The Seagulls came into the weekend sitting ninth in the league, just a point behind their opponents.

Fabian Hurzeler’s side are looking to bounce back from a 4-2 defeat to Chelsea last time out though the scoreline doesn’t reflect the performance from a fairly equal game. Brighton are aiming to secure their first win in the top-flight since August having recorded draws with Arsenal, Ipswich and Nottingham Forest before the Chelsea defeat.

Spurs, meanwhile, come into the match on the back of a brilliant display against Manchester United which resulted in a 3-0 victory for Ange Postecoglou’s men at Old Trafford. They have won their last five games across all competitions and can climb closer to the top four with a victory this afternoon.

Follow all the action from the Amex Stadium plus get the latest match predictions with our live blog below:

Brighton vs Tottenham LIVE

• Brighton host Tottenham in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports

• GOAL! Brighton 0-1 TOTTENHAM (Brennan Johnson, 24 minutes)

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• Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Veltman, Igor, Dunk, Kadioglu; Baleba, Hinselwood; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck.

• Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Werner.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Brighton 0-1 Tottenham, 33 minutes

17:06 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Brighton’s best spell of the match continues, Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh putting Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie in trouble in turn. A corner looks dangerously placed, too, but a Brighton contestant is deemed to have fouled a visiting counterpart before he can line up his header.

Brighton 0-1 Tottenham, 31 minutes

17:03 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A poor miss from Danny Welbeck! An anguished look to the heavens from the veteran striker, found deftly by a bendy outside-of-the-boot cross from Kaoru Mitoma but unable to divert it goalwards.

Brighton 0-1 Tottenham, 27 minutes

17:01 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A clash between James Maddison and Joel Veltman sees neither emerge with credit. The Tottenham midfielder is first a little theatrical in his tumble under pressure from the Brighton defender, but he’s then thoroughly outdone by the Dutchman in the thespian stakes as Veltman falls to floor after a brush of arms. The referee gives both of them short shrift.

GOAL! Brighton 0-1 TOTTENHAM (Brennan Johnson, 24 minutes)

16:55 , Harry Latham-Coyle

That one will count! He just can’t stop scoring!

Six games in a row with a goal for Brennan Johnson! Brighton give the ball away in midfield and Dominic Solanke can survey an inviting defensive shape, plenty of space through which to thread a pass. The weight is perfect for Johnson to scuttle on to, and there’s little doubt that the in-form Welshman is going to beat Bart Verbruggen.

OFFSIDE! Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 22 minutes

16:54 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Tottenham think they’ve opened the scoring but Pedro Porro is offside in the build-up! A double ricochet from Timo Werner’s header results in the ball creeping across the line via James Maddison’s body, but Porro had just gone too soon earlier in the movement.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 20 minutes

16:52 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A very useful foot from Lewis Dunk, using all of lank to nip in ahead of Dominic Solanke with only him between the Tottenham striker and Bart Vebruggen.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 18 minutes

16:49 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Timo Werner waltzes past Joel Veltman, but can’t pick out a colleague with his cut-back.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 16 minutes

16:48 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Yankuba Minteh is pretty nippy, too, though can’t manouevre around the rather larger Van de Ven, using his bulk wisely to prevent an out-and-out footrace. The game is just settling a little after the high-tempo opening.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 14 minutes

16:47 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Perhaps wisely, Georginio Rutter throws Micky van de Ven off the rails before the flying Dutchman can chug out of the station. He’s whistled for a foul but we saw last week what the defender can do if he builds up a head of steam.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 11 minutes

16:43 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Tottenham’s defensive line is high, pushing up beyond halfway - and Kaoru Mitoma should, therefore, not be standing offside as Georgino Rutter attempts to free him with a forward pass.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 10 minutes

16:42 , Harry Latham-Coyle

That might not have been the worst pause for Brighton, however damaging losing a key defender may prove. Tottenham are slightly scratchy after the delay, with Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur nearly contriving to gift a chance the hosts’ way.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 9 minutes

16:40 , Harry Latham-Coyle

It’s not been a good day for Premier League central defenders. Aston Villa lost Ezri Konsa earlier, Manchester United Harry Maguire, and now Adam Webster is being led off inside nine minutes. A grimace as he crosses the threshold - Igor is his replacement.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 7 minutes

16:39 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A worry now for Adam Webster, hand immediately grasping down to a twinging hamstring. This doesn’t look particularly promising for the centre-half.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 4 minutes

16:37 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Another vital block! A gorgeous lifted pass from Cristian Romero finds James Maddison, who had timed his run superbly. Maddison takes it nearly but waits and waits before firing on goal, allowing Adam Webster to slide back in the nick of time.

Three chances inside five minutes for Spurs.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 3 minutes

16:34 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Crikey, this is a lively start form the visitors. Dejan Kulusevski jinks and jives by Lewis Dunk, who makes a strong recovery to jut out a blocking boot as the Tottenham trickster releases his shot.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham, 1 minute

16:33 , Harry Latham-Coyle

So nearly an opener inside a minute! Spurs take a page out of Brentford’s book and break Brighton open instantly, Timo Werner streaking up the left with Brennan Johnson an equally rapid individual riding in the sidecar. The German squares across the box but it is too far in front of the sliding Welshman - a real missed opportunity!

KICK OFF!

16:32 , Harry Latham-Coyle

We’re underway at the Amex Stadium.

Brighton vs Tottenham

16:31 , Harry Latham-Coyle

All four of Tottenham’s teenage starlets are on the bench today, should Ange Postecoglou need to look to youth a little later.

Ahead of kick off, a moment of applause in memory of the late Barry Lloyd, the former Brighton manager and chief scout who passed away last weekend.

Brighton vs Tottenham

16:25 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Kick off rapidly approaching in Falmer, a rather dreary afternoon likely to be enlivened by two sides who favour something jaunty. Aston Villa and Manchester United didn’t exactly captivate earlier - you’d imagine this could be rather more thrilling.

Ange Postecoglou speaks to Sky Sports ahead of kick off

16:18 , Harry Latham-Coyle

“We don’t keep it controlled. Let’s keep it open, that way we entertain everyone and hopefully get a result. We certainly want to play an expansive game and be positive, and Brighton like to do the same thing. It should be a good game.

“It’s not like it is a carbon copy, there are differences in the details. For us, it’s about playing our football and trying to dominate the game in the areas we want to.”

Brighton vs Tottenham

16:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle

No Heung-min Son for Tottenham this afternoon, of course, with the club captain also missing South Korea’s international business as he looks to get back to full fitness when the Premier League returns.

Ange Postecoglou issues Son Heung-min update ahead of Tottenham’s Brighton trip

Full-time: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

16:05 , Lawrence Ostlere

At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have been held by 10-man Nottingham Forest in a pulsating match:

Chelsea v Forest LIVE: Result and final score as Blues battle 10-man visitors

Ange Postecoglou praises Tottenham’s four ‘outstanding’ teenagers after Europa League win

16:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Ange Postecoglou saluted his four teenage starters after they helped Tottenham to a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Ferencvaros in the Europa League, but is not ready to dub them ‘Ange’s Angels’ yet.

Four players aged 19 or under were named in the Spurs line-up in Budapest with full debuts handed to academy graduates Mikey Moore and Will Lankshear, but the duo brushed off their inexperience to combine to set up Pape Sarr’s 23rd-minute opener.

Sarr scored amid a ferocious white-hot atmosphere at Groupama Arena and while Ferencvaros pushed the visitors, Tottenham substitute Brennan Johnson wrapped up the points with a smart finish in the 86th-minute to score for a fifth consecutive game.

Ange Postecoglou praises Tottenham’s ‘outstanding’ teenagers after Europa League win

Brighton need a ‘reaction’ after Chelsea chaos

15:50 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler admits he must learn the lessons of his side’s first loss of the season and expects a “reaction” against Tottenham on Sunday.

A chaotic first half against Chelsea last weekend saw Brighton score twice but concede four times on their way to a 4-2 defeat, with England international Cole Palmer scoring all four for the home side at Stamford Bridge.

Hurzeler was pleased with some aspects of the performance, but is well aware that defensive improvements are required despite potentially remaining without the services of Jan Paul van Hecke until the end of November.

“I think it’s very important after a defeat that you are honest with yourself, that you reflect yourself on what was good, what was not good in this game and if you lose a game of course there are more negative points,” Hurzeler said.

“We analysed these negative points, we discussed with the team about that.

“We’re trying to find solutions, we’re trying to show a reaction as a team on Sunday but again there were also some positive things, especially in possession.

“Chelsea scored four goals, I think we also had chances to score four goals so in the end we have to learn from it.

“I have to learn from it because I was responsible for the match plan and the match plan was not good enough. Now we try to show a reaction.”

Fabian Hurzeler outlines ‘big challenge’ of containing Dominic Solanke

15:40 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler believes his side face a “big challenge” to contain Dominic Solanke as they look to bounce back from last week’s defeat to Chelsea.

Solanke was called up to the England squad on Thursday by interim boss Lee Carsley after scoring in three successive games for new club Tottenham.

The 27-year-old has not played for his country since featuring against Brazil in 2017, but was named in Carsley’s 25-man squad for the Nations League games against Greece and Finland.

Having conceded four goals in the first half at Stamford Bridge last week, Hurzeler is well aware of the need to improve his side’s defending against Sunday’s opponents, who make the trip to the Amex Stadium on the back of five straight wins.

“I think he’s a whole package of a good striker,” Hurzeler said of former Bournemouth forward Solanke.

“He is very good in possession. He’s very good in making movements in the opponents’ box. He knows how to get away from an opponent.

“He knows how to move against the opponent when he gets defended in a one against one situation.

“And on top of that he works also hard against the ball. He’s the first attacker for them and he tries to lead the opponent to one side.

“He tries to put pressure on our defenders, and I think it will be a big challenge to stop him.”

Who is Mikey Moore? Tottenham starlet impresses Ange Postecoglou after full debut

15:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Mikey Moore is ready for more opportunities and eager to repay the faith of Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou after he flourished on his full debut against Ferencvaros.

The 17-year-old was one of four teenage starters for Spurs on Thursday but the quartet of Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Will Lankshear helped the visitors grind out a 2-1 victory at Groupama Arena.

Who is Mikey Moore? Tottenham starlet impresses Ange Postecoglou after full debut

Ange Postecoglou backs Tottenham forward Timo Werner after recent missed chances

15:20 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Ange Postecoglou has defended Tottenham forward Timo Werner and urged him to take inspiration from in-form Brennan Johnson.

RB Leipzig loanee Werner endured another mixed night on Thursday when an overall positive display at Ferencvaros was blighted by a guilt-edged second-half miss.

Ange Postecoglou backs Tottenham forward Timo Werner after recent missed chances

Team news - Tottenham

15:19 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Werner.

Team news - Brighton

15:17 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Webster, Dunk, Veltman; Baleba, Hinselwood; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck.

Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario vows to ignore critics and be a leader

15:05 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario will continue to brush off criticism and help Tottenham’s talented young squad stay on the right path as one of the older guys in the group.

Vicario, 27, played his part in Spurs being able to register a fifth consecutive victory on Thursday with a 2-1 win at Ferencvaros in the Europa League.

It continued an upturn in fortunes for Ange Postecoglou’s youthful team, which faced scrutiny when back-to-back Premier League losses was followed by a narrow Carabao Cup triumph at Coventry.

Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario vows to ignore critics and be a leader

Brighton v Tottenham

13:37 , Lawrence Ostlere

Welcome along to live coverage of Brighton v Tottenham in the Premier League.