HARRY KANE headed in the only goal of the game as Tottenham won 1-0 at Brighton.
Kane then gave an emotional celebration for Spurs fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone, who passed away this week.
Both sets of players are wore black armbands in tribute.
Spurs stay in third place, three points behind leaders Manchester City.
- Result: Brighton 0-1 Tottenham
- Brighton XI: Sanchez; Veltman, Dunk, Webster; March, Mac Allister, Caicedo, Estupinan, Gross; Trossard, Welbeck
- Tottenham XI: Lloris; Romero, Dier, Davies; Doherty, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Sessegnon; Son, Kane
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That’s all from the Amex
That brings an end to our coverage from the south coast where Brighton’s unbeaten home run is over, but the Spurs go marching on.
Spurs’ success – hard fought and emotional – was a fitting end to an awful week in which they lost their fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone.
Antonio Conte and his players paid tribute both before and after the game, while Harry Kane dedicated his match winner to the late Italian. He was a man who will be sorely missed in North London.
There’s more Premier League action tomorrow including a corker of a contest between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates. Be sure to join us!
De Zerbi: Football is not fair
Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi was adamant that his team deserved something from tonight’s match at the Amex Stadium.
The Italian watched his new team slip to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham, but said he was pleased with the performance and the character shown by his players.
We played a fantastic game and the result is not fair, 100 percent. Football is not right sometimes, and today the result is not good for us.
Roberto De Zerbi
Kane on the mark again
Another three points for Tottenham, another goal for Harry Kane.
The England captain now has eight goals for the season, and 12 in his last 12 Premier League games either side of the summer.
Kane has netted in each of his last four league matches. It’s his joint-longest ever scoring streak in the competition, and the seventh time he has done so.
The Spurs striker would be a shoo-in for the Golden Boot – if Erling Haaland didn’t exist.
Antonio’s completes the Italian job
Following victory on the south coast, Antonio Conte is now unbeaten in all seven of his Premier League matches against fellow Italian managers (W6 D1).
The Tottenham boss has also seen his sides keep clean sheets in four of their last five such games.
Tottenham take hold of third
A tragic week and a difficult evening, yet Spurs have come through both with three more points to show for their season.
The win keeps a gap to Chelsea and Newcastle, who both won earlier today, and puts the pressure back on rivals Arsenal ahead of their home game with Liverpool tomorrow.
Brighton are sixth after Saturday’s results.
Sess-sational: Ryan digs deep
Man of the Match Ryan Sessegnon put a fine shift in, both in attack and then defence, as Tottenham held out for a vital 1-0 win at Brighton.
And afterwards the former Fulham ace said his team are prepared this season for the hard graft that comes when under intense pressure.
It’s a difficult place to come and they’ve been in good form all season. We had to dig deep at times and defend very well, but that’s how we want to play sometimes: you can’t always have the ball.
Ryan Sessegnon
Match stats from the Amex
Brighton registered more attempts than their opponents, but only mustered an xG total of 0.66, compared to Spurs’ 0.77.
Full time – Brighton 0-1 Spurs
Tottenham take the points on an emotional night.
No sooner had Tony Harrington called time at the Amex, and Antonio Conte was out on to the pitch to celebrate a hard-earned victory.
The Italian pumps his fists, hugs his players and makes for the away end while remembering his friend and colleague, Gian Piero Ventrone.
The travelling Spurs fans return the act, singing the name of their former fitness coach, while captain Hugo Lloris holds aloft a shirt bearing his name.
They did him proud this evening.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
90+4. Lloris rushes off his line to smother a dinked lob into the danger area by Trossard.
It’s perhaps indicative of Brighton’s overplaying approach this evening.
The game is up now.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
90+2. Inside the first two minutes of the five signalled by the fourth official.
Ryan Sessegnon has been named the Sky Sports Man of the Match, and Brighton are quickly running out of options, ideas and hope.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs – Spurs substitution
90. Harry Kane’s last act of the match is to throw himself in front of Alexis Mac Allister to win a free-kick on the edge of his own penalty area.
The striker uses all of his experience in taking his time to recover, taking the sting out of the game in the process.
Eventually, Antonio Conte decides to replace the forward with Oliver Skipp.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs – Brighton substitutions
88. Two former Chelsea youngsters are introduced.
Can the pace of Tariq Lamptey and the guile of Billy Gilmour open up this packed Tottenham rearguard?
Joel Veltman and Moises Caicedo make way.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
86. The home side are now camped inside the Tottenham half, but they just cannot break down the visitors.
Lallana tries to open them up with some fancy footwork, only for Doherty to stand tall when he was needed most.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
84. Brighton are committing more men forward, but is it too little, too late?
Brighton 0-1 Spurs – Brighton substitution
82. Another Seagulls switch.
Adam Lallana is on Pascal Gross.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
81. Almost the embarrassing disaster that playing out from the back can bring.
Brighton’s high risk football nearly leaves them red-faced when Mac Allister’s square pass across goal ricochets up off Kane and loops towards goal.
Thankfully for the Seagulls, it drops wide.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
80. On the touchline, new Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi is cutting a frustrated figure.
The Italian looked particularly unhappy after Mac Allister played an unnecessary backpass to goalkeeper Sanchez.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs – Spurs substitution
79. A second Tottenham change brings Ivan Perisic into the action.
The veteran Croatian replaces Son Heung-min.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
77. It’s another half-chance for Welbeck, it’s another snapshot hurriedly pulled away from the target.
The opportunity arose after a loose pass from Richarlison, who again shows he is capable of causing havoc in either box.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
75. Inside the final 15 minutes on the south coast, and the points look destined for North London.
The home side have barely worked Hugo Lloris in this second half.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
74. Son finds the back of the net with an exquisite curler but, no sooner had he begun to celebrate, the flag went up for offside.
It’s the right call from the assistant referee, who correctly noted that Veltman had stepped up in time to leave Son ahead of the last defender when Dier played his long, raking ball forward.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
71. ‘Ooooooh,’ bellow the Tottenham travelling fans in unison.
In truth, Harry Kane’s glancing header wasn’t that close, but the striker once again shows his ability to beat his marker to a Son Heung-min delivery.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs – Spurs substitution
70. Yves Bissouma’s return to Brighton has come to an end.
The midfielder goes off after a mediocre 70 minutes, and is replaced by Richarlison.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
69. Another wonderful run from the substitute.
Mitoma surges forwards, goes past one and then a second, only to overrun the ball at the last.
The 25-year-old looks an exciting talent.
Brighton 0-1 Spurs
68. Almost an immediate impact from Mitoma.
The left-back steps up the pitch, moves into the box and cuts on to his right foot.
A shot follows, but not before Romero gets across to block.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
