Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton and Hove Albion shared a dramatic 2-2 draw in north London, but the final emotion belonged to the visitors. Spurs led through Pedro Porro and later through Xavi Simons, only for Brighton to answer each time, first with Kaoru Mitoma before the break and then with Georginio Rutter in the 95th minute.
The result left both teams with clear reasons to look at the afternoon differently. Brighton's point kept their European chase moving, while Tottenham were left to absorb another blow in a survival battle that had seemed, for a few minutes, to be turning in their favour. Instead of celebrating what would have been a first Premier League win of 2026, Spurs were left stuck in the bottom three.
Porro's breakthrough followed an early warning
Before Tottenham found their rhythm, Brighton had already exposed the unease running through the home side. Under pressure from Danny Welbeck, Micky van de Ven endured a calamitous moment when he kicked the ball against his own post, a warning that Brighton were capable of making Spurs uncomfortable whenever they forced hurried decisions.