Kayal trips Rose and concedes the foul much to his and his team-mates’ disappointment after some desperate forward pressure from the Seagulls, still shell-shocked from that late Eriksen goal earlier.
90'
J. Foyth enters the game and replaces Son Heung-Min.
Son soaks in the adulation of the home faithful as he walks off to be replaced by Foyth for Pochettino's final substitution.
There will be four minutes of added time to be played.
88'
C. Eriksen has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur! Assist by D. Alli.
Alli's quick pass found Eriksen in space for him to take a touch before shooting goalwards.
GOOOOAAAALLLL!! ERIKSEN FINALLY SCORES!! Brighton’s resolve is finally shattered as the Denmark playmaker lets fly with a rasping drive from about 20 yards out that beats a flailing Ryan! Spurs are finally 1-0 up after 88 minutes of frustration, but it's utter despair for the visitors who have been brilliant at the back throughout!
87'
Alderweireld carelessly gives the ball away to Murray, who plays Kayal in only for the substitute to run out of ideas as he gets closer to Spurs’ box and curls one well wide of Lloris’ left.
86'
B. Kayal enters the game and replaces Y. Bissouma.
Hughton makes his final substitution, bringing on Kayal in place of Bissouma who is taking his time coming off the pitch.
84'
Duffy and Dunk take their cue to go forward for a set-piece after Locadia is fouled by Trippier out on the wing. The set-piece is cleared but Bernardo wins it back while Spurs go on the counter and boots it away.
82'
B. Davies enters the game and replaces V. Wanyama.
Davies comes on for Wanyama as Pochettino looks to increase his attacking options out wide.
81'
Murray has options running either side of him, but elects to chance it from distance. The ball swerves well wide of Lloris’ goal much to the amusement of the home faithful.
80'
V. Janssen enters the game and replaces Lucas Moura.
Janssen, who last turned out for Spurs almost 20 months ago, comes on to a standing ovation in place of Lucas in Pochettino’s first change of the match.
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77'
Alli does well to connect with Alderweireld’s deflected effort after ghosting into the six-yard area, but his header is out of control and does not threaten Ryan’s goal one bit.
75'
Bernardo gets yellow.
Bernardo now becomes the second Brighton player to be booked after bringing Son down out on the wing.
73'
S. March enters the game and replaces A. Jahanbakhsh.
March comes on for Jahanbakhsh in another attacking change by Hughton.
70'
Vertonghen and Alderweireld are now hovering around the centre circle, such is Spurs’ dominance of play after the interval. However, Brighton have remained resolute, and are constantly keeping their opponents at bay by way of blocks and headed clearances from Dunk and Duffy.
65'
Trippier appeals for a handball after his cross was blocked by Locadia, but Kavanagh waves it away. The corner ends up with Rose on the ball, but his delivery is also blocked and cleared away by a stout Brighton defence.
64'
G. Murray enters the game and replaces F. Andone.
Andone, who was lucky not to have been sent off earlier during the first half, is taken off for Murray as Hughton looks to freshen up his attacking options.
61'
Bissouma challenges Son with a well-timed tackle that forces another Spurs corner. Trippier whips it in only for it to be cleared as far as Alli. They pass it around once more only for Llorente to receive the ball from an offside position.
59'
Stephens intercepts another Spurs pass towards his penalty area and boots the ball away. The home side have possession again though, and continue to play it around the Brighton box only for Son to shoot over the bar with a curler from distance.
56'
It’s all one-way traffic at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium right now, as the home side are virtually camped inside the Brighton half trying to play their way into their penalty area only for the visitors to hold firm and swat away cross after cross.
55'
Rose outmuscles Montoya out of the way and keeps Spurs in possession. He later whips in a cross which doesn’t find a shirt in white and Brighton clear only as far out as Alderweireld, who passes it to Wanyama only for the latter’s shot to go harmlessly wide of Ryan’s right.
52'
Eriksen gestures at Lucas to get into the box next time after the former’s low delivery towards the six-yard area fails to find a team-mate. Goal kick to Brighton.
48'
Rose and Alli combine down Spurs’ left-hand side, with the latter forcing the corner off of Montoya. Rose finds Trippier only for the right-back to lose his footing, but Spurs regain possession only for Bernardo to clear.
46'
C. Eriksen gets yellow.
Brighton get play restarted as the second half gets underway!
The second half is barely under way and Eriksen becomes the first Spurs player in Kavanagh’s book for dragging Bernardo down as the left-back ventured on a threatening forward run.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: TOTTENHAM 0-0 BRIGHTON
45'
There will be one minute of added time to be played.
40'
Son nudges Bernardo and concedes a free-kick after more offensive pressure from the home side to the collective frustration of the Spurs faithful.
38'
Lucas cuts in from the wing once again and unleashes a fierce drive that is hit straight at Ryan.
35'
F. Andone gets yellow.
Andone draws the first booking from Kavanagh after taking down Rose as the Spurs left-back went on a run.
Andone must now watch his step, as not even a minute after being booked, he clips Trippier before winning possession.
32'
Alli nearly picks out Son with a lovely ball towards the six-yard box only for Ryan to race out of his position and sweep it up before the Spurs winger could get to it! Son then looks at referee Kavanagh, claiming for a penalty after looking to have been brought down by Dunk in the lead-up to the chance. Kavanagh isn’t having any of it.
30'
Lucas take the ball out on the wing and drifts inwards before laying the ball off to Eriksen, who strikes it and sees it sail over the bar for his third chance missed in the match so far.
27'
After some more extended possession play by the home side in the Brighton half, Vertonghen decides to let fly with a potshot of his own that goes well wide to Ryan’s left.
25'
Lucas squanders an opportunity to draw first blood after a quickly taken free-kick from Son finds his Brazilian team-mate in the box. His shot is blocked and eventually booted away.
22'
Lloris makes a couple of uncharacteristic punches clearing the ball from his penalty area, the first one nearly taking Dunk out mid-air, before Spurs regain their lines and boot it away. However, Brighton are seeing more of the ball as we pass the 20-minute mark.
18'
Eriksen takes another potshot which is blocked by Duffy for another Spurs corner. Rose’s set-piece is cleared before he gets the ball back out on the wing and then forces a foul off of Locadia in another decent free-kick opportunity for the home side.
14'
Immediately after the throw-in, Jahanbakhsh wins a foul off Wanyama. Gross whips it in only for Wanyama to make a wild swipe of the ball and concede a corner in the process.
13'
Alli takes the ball down and attempts an effort only for it to be blocked. Stephens tries to take the ball out of his half and plays a good one-two with Jahanbakhsh before winning a throw-in off Rose.
11'
Dunk rises highest to head Lucas’ cross away amid pressure from Llorente. Locadia clears it away in a hurry, and Spurs get a throw-in on the other side of the pitch.
10'
It’s been a slow start for both sides, with Brighton happy to soak up all of Spurs’ pressure in these early few minutes. Ryan is being warned by referee Kavanagh for again taking his time to take a goal kick.
8'
“When the Spurs Go Marching In” is being sung around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as Spurs go on the offensive once more with Lucas finding Eriksen in the middle. The playmaker takes a touch before shooting goalwards, but the chance goes wide.
5'
Vertonghen holds off Andone and plays it to Alderweireld, who then passes to Lloris before the goalkeeper clears it away. As quick as a flash, the home side are now camped in the Brighton half, looking for an opportunity to play it forward.
3'
Alderweireld finds Son out on the wing with an exquisite long ball from deep in the Spurs half before the latter wins a corner off Montoya. However, the set-piece comes to nothing and the visitors clear.
2'
Lucas skips past a couple of Brighton challenges before winning a free-kick off Bissouma in dangerous territory. Trippier takes a few steps back before delivering a cross in towards Vertonghen only for the centre-back to head well over the bar.
1'
Referee Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle, and Spurs get us underway at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
The hosts are in their usual colours of white shirts and navy blue shorts, while the visitors are in their away kit of green shirts and white shorts.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of this Premier League match as Tottenham host Brighton and Hove Albion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Despite ending their trilogy of matches against Manchester City with a league defeat over the weekend, third-placed Tottenham still have a Champions League semi-final to look forward to after vanquishing the Premier League title challengers in the previous round in dramatic fashion at the Etihad. However, Mauricio Pochettino knows that his team must not lose focus in their bid to finish in the top four, and with their closest rivals seemingly doing their best to hand each other opportunity after opportunity, a fourth home victory in a row in their new stadium is to be expected.
Their 0-0 draw at Wolves on Saturday may have given Brighton some breathing space, but they still remain in the battle to avoid the drop after losing that relegation six-pointer at Cardiff City a week ago. Chris Hughton’s Seagulls are only three points above the 18th-placed Bluebirds, and while that scoreless stalemate over the weekend remained a vital point given Cardiff’s loss against Liverpool, they haven’t found the back of the net in six consecutive matches, a run that doesn’t look like ending at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium later.
And without further ado, let’s take a look at how both sides line up, starting with the hosts.
SUBSTITUTES: Glenn Murray, Leon Balogun, David Button, Beram Kayal, Dan Burn, Gaetan Bong, Solly March.
BRIGHTON XI (4-3-3): Mat Ryan; Martin Montoya, Lewis Dunk (c), Shane Duffy, Bernardo; Yves Bissouma, Dale Stephens, Pascal Gross; Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Florin Andone, Jurgen Locadia.
SUBSTITUTES: Paulo Gazzaniga, Ben Davies, Vincent Janssen, Eric Dier, Davinson Sanchez, Oliver Skipp, Juan Foyth.
TOTTENHAM XI (4-3-3): Hugo Lloris (c); Kieran Trippier, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Danny Rose; Christian Eriksen, Victor Wanyama, Dele Alli; Lucas Moura, Fernando Llorente, Son Heung-Min.
The players are out and kick-off is drawing near.
While Hughton will hope for more of the same from his Seagulls, Pochettino will send his troops out intent on grabbing a goal as quick as possible to not only go a huge way towards rubber-stamping their spot in the top four but also provide his team with another boost with their huge Champions League semi-final against Ajax on the horizon.
And that wraps up our coverage. We hope you enjoyed our commentary, and until next time, goodbye!
Both sides resume domestic league action on Saturday, as Spurs resume hosting duties against London rivals West Ham while Brighton prepare themselves for a visit from Newcastle.
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