Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Brighton edged closer to Premier League security with a exhausting-earned point in opposition to a a lot-changed Tottenham facet.

Harry Kane’s Twenty sixth league scheme of the season, following Gaetan Bong’s error, set Spurs in set a query to of an Eleventh away gain.

But Brighton had been gradual for merely two minutes, Pascal Frightful levelling with a cultured penalty after Serge Aurier had caught Jose Izquierdo.

The Seagulls are without a gain in six games nonetheless are eight parts above the relegation zone with Four games left.

Spurs almost obtained it through an hang scheme when Shane Duffy deflected Christian Eriksen’s unpleasant a half huge.

Powerful-changed Spurs fail to provoke

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino had one stumble on on Saturday’s FA Cup semi-remaining with Manchester United, a contest which would possibly perhaps well moreover accomplish Tottenham a principal trophy since 2008, as he made six changes to his facet.

Dele Alli and Davinson Sanchez had been rested while Toby Alderweireld, who has did no longer agree a recent contract, used to be drafted in for his first Premier League look since October.

Spurs lacked their usual zip as their fringe avid gamers struggled to flip on the vogue in the membership’s Fiftieth competitive sport of the season.

They stay fourth in the table, two parts gradual 1/Three-placed Liverpool and eight earlier than fifth-placed Chelsea, nonetheless are truly without a gain in two league games having gone 14 unbeaten earlier than remaining weekend’s Three-1 dwelling defeat to Manchester Metropolis.

« Saturday used to be so tricky mentally and bodily, » Pochettino suggested BBC Sport afterwards.

« The crew wasn’t recent ample. That’s the reason we tried so that you just would possibly perhaps well add some recent legs. We’re upset since the postulate used to be to gain.

« At the identical time we salvage now one point more and the gap with Chelsea is eight parts. »

Son Heung-min used to be denied his 13th league scheme by Mathew Ryan’s beneficial save on the tip of a goalless first half of earlier than the South Korea world’s perseverance saw Kane ruin the impasse three minutes after the re-start up.

Son used to be provocative to react after Bong’s careless play and his suave ball for Kane allowed the England world to rating with a shot which deflected off Bruno earlier than finding the ranking.

Then again, Spurs fleet conceded an equaliser as gritty Brighton took a mammoth step towards survival.

Seagulls all nonetheless gracious?

Brighton followers renowned on the relaxation whistle as though their crew had secured Premier League survival, nonetheless supervisor Chris Hughton will surely no longer be popping the champagne corks until it’s mathematically clear.

Then again this used to be a extremely crucial point a one year to the day since Brighton ended their 34-one year exile from the pause-flight by sealing promotion from the Championship.

Their remaining Four games are away to Europa League-chasing Burnley and champions Manchester Metropolis, and residential to Manchester United and Liverpool, nonetheless eight-point gap needs to be ample, particularly as their efficiency in opposition to Spurs showed they salvage the flee for meals for a war.

« It be a consequence we deserved, » former Tottenham defender Hughton stated.

« We know we salvage now got Four mammoth games nonetheless a efficiency esteem that in opposition to a crew of Tottenham’s fantastic will surely give this crew of lads self assurance. »

Requested if the Seagulls are truly gracious, Hughton added: « No and simplest on yarn of I’m able to’t salvage the funds for to mediate that methodology.

« Perchance the biggest thing on my mind now would possibly perhaps well most certainly be making clear that we can try and set in the identical accomplish of effort and the identical accomplish of efficiency in these remaining Four games. »

Lewis Dunk tested Hugo Lloris with a bullet header while Anthony Knockaert also compelled a spruce save earlier than half of-time.

Even when they fell gradual Brighton’s avid gamers refused to let their heads drop, with Frightful producing a textbook penalty to level earlier than they dug in for an spectacular consequence.

Brighton silent salvage work to enact to gather a 2d season in the Premier League, nonetheless they’re exhibiting the personality they’d must salvage over the toll road.

The urge-in – who plays who?

Man of the match – Mathew Ryan (Brighton)

Kane an away-day specialist – the stats

• Harry Kane has now scored 15 away goals in the Premier League this season – simplest Kevin Phillips in 1999-00 (Sixteen) has scored more on the avenue in a single advertising campaign.
• Tottenham did no longer gain a league sport by which they had been forward for simplest the 2d time this season, with the opposite sport being a 1-1 draw with Burnley in August.
• Pascal Frightful has been straight serious about 43.8% of Brighton’s 32 Premier League goals this season (six goals, eight assists). Only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (50%) has been serious a pair of increased proportion of his crew’s goals.
• No facet has drawn more dwelling games this season than Brighton (eight, level with West Brom).
• Kane has now scored in opposition to 26 of the 27 a form of golf equipment he’s confronted in the Premier League (96.Three%) – the exception being Cardiff Metropolis.
• Tottenham are unbeaten in Thirteen away games in all competitions – simplest as soon as salvage they ever had a longer urge (15 between April 1949 and January 1950).

What’s subsequent?

Brighton enact no longer play again until 28 April when they dawdle to face Burnley in the Premier League (15:00 BST) while Tottenham peek to gain a well-known step towards winning the FA Cup for the first time since 1991 when they play Manchester United in the semi-remaining at Wembley on Saturday (17:15).