Brighton vs Tottenham LIVE!

Danny Welbeck sealed a remarkable comeback as Brighton came from two goals down at half-time to beat Tottenham 3-2 at the Amex Stadium. Spurs had looked set to cruise to a sixth consecutive win heading into the international break, after Brennan Johnson scored for the sixth match on the bounce and James Maddison then saw his finish from the edge of the box squirm through Bart Verbruggen.

The Seagulls, though, emerged from the break a new team, as three goals in the space of 18 minutes turned the match around in dramatic fashion. Yankuba Minteh pulled one back after Destiny Udogie failed to clear a cross, before Georginio Rutter worked space for the shot and drilled low beyond Guglielmo Vicario.

The momentum was all with Brighton and they got the third goal to show for it, taking the lead for the first time as Rutter did brilliantly to somehow bundle through the challenges and loop the ball into the middle, where former Arsenal striker Welbeck was waiting to head home. There was no Spurs response in the final 20 minutes, leaving them ninth in the table and left to reflect on how they conspired to fall to a third Premier League defeat of the season.

Brighton vs Tottenham latest news

• GOAL! Welbeck completes stunning comeback

• GOAL! Rutter gets Brighton level

• GOAL! Minteh pulls one back

• GOAL! Maddison doubles lead for visitors

• GOAL! Johnson nets for Spurs again

FT: Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:26 , Matt Verri

An incredible turnaround and Brighton take all three points!

Spurs were cruising at half-time, but they fell apart in the second period and leave the Amex with nothing.

That’s a really painful defeat heading into the international break.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:23 , Matt Verri

90+2 mins: Brighton with so many players forward on the encounter... they make a complete mess of it.

Welbeck charges back and he is SCREAMING at his team-mates to do likewise.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:21

90 mins: What is the fourth official’s board going to say?

Four minutes. Brighton will take that.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:18 , Matt Verri

86 mins: Estupinan in his own box, twisting and turning until the ball bobbles out of play.

Johnson adamant it’s a corner... goal-kick given.

Not sure that’s really where Estupinan needs to be practising his drop of the shoulder.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:16

85 mins: At last, Postecoglou does turn to Moore.

He’ll get five minutes or so, as he comes on for Maddison.

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

18:15 , Matt Verri

Postecoglou plainly does not feel like is an occasion for teenager Mikey Moore. His first subs -- after 78 minutes -- were midfielder Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr, on for Bentancur and Werner.

Kulusevski moves into the front three.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:15 , Matt Verri

83 mins: More like it from Spurs, who speed it up a bit in attack.

Udogie pops up on the edge of the box, it’s on his right foot and Verbruggen is forced into a sharp stop.

Nobody there for Spurs to get to the rebound.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:12 , Matt Verri

81 mins: Minutes are ticking away and Tottenham aren’t creating chances.

Brighton, as you’d expect, taking their sweet time over every throw-in and free-kick.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:10 , Matt Verri

78 mins: Subs are being made to wait, ball hasn’t gone out of play.

Porro’s shot from distance is charged down, but here come Spurs again. Maddison onto his left foot, off balance and shanked miles wide.

And now the changes can be made. Bissouma and Sarr on for Bentancur and Werner.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:07 , Matt Verri

76 mins: Udogie’s cut-back is hacked out of play by Hinshelwood, and now Postecoglou turns to his bench.

Bissouma and Sarr are about to come on.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:03 , Matt Verri

72 mins: Couple of Spurs corners in quick succession.

Brighton deal with them both, as Udogie is forced to pass it all the way back to Vicario.

Hosts are starting to sit back now - still a long time to go. Werner drifts inside and fires over from distance.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

18:01 , Matt Verri

70 mins: Now Kulusevski is shown a yellow card, having hacked down Mitoma.

This is a realmess from Tottenham, who look absolutely stunned.

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

17:59 , Matt Verri

This is one of the roughest 20 minutes I've ever seen from Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie, who are getting torn to pieces by Brighton's vibrant front line.

Spurs are on course for a stunning collapse here.

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham

17:58 , Matt Verri

67 mins: Minteh and Mitoma are running Spurs ragged.

It’s another sharp turn from Minteh and Udogie just cleans him out. Yellow card.

GOAL! Brighton 3-2 Tottenham | Danny Welbeck 66'

17:57 , Matt Verri

COMEBACK COMPLETE!

Rutter somehow bundles his way through the challenges, ball scooped up into the middle and Welbeck is free to head home!

Brighton 2-2 Tottenham

17:54 , Matt Verri

63 mins: Spurs are really rocking. Minteh skips away from Van de Ven, wins another corner for Brighton.

Dunk’s header loops up, Porro calm enough to nod it back to Vicario.

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex

17:53 , Matt Verri

There were six goals here last season, with Brighton winning 4-2, and you wouldn't bet against the same again this afternoon.

This is a proper ding-dong now, which Brighton have completely turned on its head since the interval.

The Seagulls are in the ascendency but Spurs still have plenty of firepower on the pitch.

Brighton 2-2 Tottenham

17:51 , Matt Verri

60 mins: Shaped up to be a brilliant final 30 minutes now.

Kulusevski tries a cute pass through to Maddison in the box, but there’s too many bodies in his way and it’s cleared.

GOAL! Brighton 2-2 Tottenham | Georginio Rutter 58'

17:49 , Matt Verri

It’s level at the Amex!

Mitoma slides a ball through to Rutter, he works space for the shot on his left foot and drills it low past Vicario.

Brighton 1-2 Tottenham

17:48 , Matt Verri

57 mins: Kulusevski gets away from Igor down the right, has the entire wing to himself.

Curls a low ball into the six-yard box, Solanke can’t quite get there and it’s turned behind for a corner

Maddison takes, a clever routine that isn’t very clever. Useless, in fact.

Brighton 1-2 Tottenham

17:47 , Matt Verri

56 mins: Veltman’s cross takes a big deflection, Vicario scrambling and tips it over his bar.

Rutter wins the header from the corner, but it loops up and Vicario can claim this one far more comfortably.

Brighton 1-2 Tottenham

17:44 , Matt Verri

53 mins: Corner for the visitors, after Estupinan slides in.

Taken short, Porro then clips it in. Romero seems to be in a whole world of space, offside?

No, on we go. Eventually Johnson slipped in and the flag does now go up.

Replays suggest it should have done from that Romero header.

Brighton 1-2 Tottenham

17:43 , Matt Verri

51 mins: Spurs trying to slow things down, keeping the ball at the back.

Kulusevski makes a good run in behind, tries to pick out Maddison but Igor does well to charge it down.

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

17:41 , Matt Verri

It's a bad time for Spurs to concede, presumably sending Postecoglou's half-time message up in smoke.

It's a bad goal to concede too, with van de Ven and Udogie both making a hash of their clearance.

GOAL! Brighton 1-2 Tottenham | Yankuba Minteh 48'

17:39 , Matt Verri

Game on!

Mitoma gets in down the left, plays a fairly average ball into the box.

Udogie doesn’t deal with it at all, straight to Minteh and it blasts past Vicario from close range.

Brighton 0-2 Tottenham

17:38 , Matt Verri

47 mins: Early free-kick for Spurs, after Maddison is brought down.

Porro’s volley falls for Romero six yards out, but he can’t keep the header down. Loops over the bar.

Back underway!

17:36 , Matt Verri

Here we go again...

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

17:28 , Matt Verri

Spurs are halfway to sixth straight win after another impressive half from Ange Postecoglou's side.

They have created enough chances to be further clear but been clinical enough in front of goal.

Brighton will be frustrated at a couple of misses by Danny Welbeck but Spurs are good value for their lead.

HT: Brighton 0-2 Tottenham

17:21 , Matt Verri

That’s half-time at the Amex.

Tottenham very much on course for a sixth straight win, they are firmly in control.

Johnson and Maddison with the goals, and there could have been more.

Brighton 0-2 Tottenham

17:18 , Matt Verri

45 mins: Three minutes added time.

Not sure Brighton are the kind of team to have a Plan B, but something is going go have to change after the break.

Brighton 0-2 Tottenham

17:16 , Matt Verri

44 mins: Speaking of... nearly 3-0!

Kulusevski with the ball in behind, Johnson quick enough and strong enough to get there.

On his right foot, goes for maximum power and blasts the shot over the bar.

Brighton 0-2 Tottenham

17:15 , Matt Verri

42 mins: Groans around the Amex, as Werner wins a cheap free-kick.

Brighton still in this match, one goal and they will fancy their chances of really making a charge.

But you also feel there are more goals in this for Tottenham on the break.

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadum

17:12 , Matt Verri

Dominic Solanke has not had a sight of goal yet but his line-breaking passes have been brilliant.

The striker has now been involved in both goals, assisting the first, and been hugely effectively at dropping into the No10 space for Spurs.

Harry Kane eat your heart out.

Brighton 0-2 Tottenham

17:12 , Matt Verri

39 mins: Welbeck with a very clever flicked header, does well to get that anywhere near the goal.

Vicario was scrambling, but it’s just wide.

GOAL! Brighton 0-2 Tottenham | James Maddison 37'

17:10 , Matt Verri

But Spurs double their lead!

Nightmare from Verbruggen. Maddison from the edge of the box, tries to pass a finish into the bottom corner.

Should be very comfortable for the goalkeeper, but it squirms through him.

Brighton 0-1 Tottenham

17:09 , Matt Verri

36 mins: Mitoma swings a cross in, Hinshelwood there in front of Rutter and he can’t direct the header.

Spurs being pushed back a bit now. Brighton have had more than 70% of the ball in the last five minutes.

Brighton 0-1 Tottenham

17:07 , Matt Verri

34 mins: Corner for Brighton, as Minteh’s cross is charged down.

Plenty of pressure on Vicario and too much in the end. Veltman shoves Maddison into the goalkeeper with no subtlety at all and the whistle goes.

Igor then into the book for wiping out Kulusevski.

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

17:06 , Matt Verri

Seagulls have responded well to falling behind and are enjoying easily their best spell of pressure, with Mitoma growing in influence.

On the opposite flank, Werner has his full-back on toast but is struggling, not for the first time, to make it count.

Brighton 0-1 Tottenham

17:04 , Matt Verri

32 mins: First real chance for Brighton and it’s a good one.

Mitoma plays a great low ball into the middle, Welbeck times his run and comes sliding in but he guides it well wide of the far post.

Brighton 0-1 Tottenham

17:04 , Matt Verri

31 mins: One of the worst throw-ins of all time.

Veltman throws it into the ground out of play, having tried to set Minteh away quickly.

So bad, in fact, that he gets another go.

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

17:02 , Matt Verri

You can practically see Johnson's confidence rising with every game.

After scoring with a fine left-foot strike mid-week, he didn't hesitate to finish first-time with his weaker foot from Solanke's cute pass.

Spurs wasted no time wallowing on the disallowed goal and are good value for their lead.

Brighton 0-1 Tottenham

17:00 , Matt Verri

27 mins: So embarrassing from Veltman.

Maddison wants a penalty after a challenge from Veltman, referee not interested.

Veltman then ‘helps’ the Spurs man off, the midfielder brushes Veltman aside... and the Brighton man flops over holding his stomach.

Brighton 0-1 Tottenham

16:58 , Matt Verri

26 mins: Spurs have been much the better team, can’t say they haven’t deserved that goal.

Felt like a matter of time until that line was caught out. Solanke’s pass was perfect, so too the finish.

Brighton try and respond immediately, but Porro hits the ball off Mitoma to earn a goal-kick.

GOAL! Brighton 0-1 Tottenham | Brennan Johnson 24'

16:56 , Matt Verri

This one counts!

VAR confirms that offside decision, but Spurs do have the lead not even a minute later.

Solanke slides a lovely pass through to Johnson, who sweeps a first-time finish into the bottom corner.

He has six in a row.

GOOOO... OFFSIDE!

16:54 , Matt Verri

Spurs think they’ve scored, the referee looks at his watch and gives it... and then looks over to his assistant. The flag is up.

Werner’s header is cleared into Maddison and bobbles over the line.

But was Porro off in the build-up? It’s very tight.

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

16:51 , Matt Verri

Brighton appearing to be targeting Rodrigo Bentancur, pressing the Spurs midfielder with two men whenever he is on the ball.

The Uruguayan has a big job at the centre of this ultra-attacking Spurs side so it will be interesting to see how he fares.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham

16:51 , Matt Verri

18 mins: Werner has already skipped away from Veltman a couple of times.

Final ball on both occasions has been really poor, though. No real pace, not picking anyone out.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham

16:48 , Matt Verri

16 mins: Minteh has a run at Van de Ven, swiftly abandons that idea and cuts inside. Maddison waiting to win it back for Spurs.

Match has settled down a bit after that frantic start. Brighton’s line might actually be a few yards deeper than it was at Stamford Bridge. Not quite so crazy.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham

16:45 , Matt Verri

13 mins: Welbeck stumbles forward, topples over and gets the free-kick. Fair to say he was looking for that.

Hinshelwood clips it into the box, Spurs deal with it well.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham

16:42 , Matt Verri

10 mins: Back underway, with that change now made.

Bentancur loses it twice in the space of about five seconds on the edge of his own box, asking for trouble. Just about gets away with it.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham

16:40 , Matt Verri

8 mins: Webster has gone down for Brighton, having played a long ball forward.

Looks like his afternoon is coming to a very premature end. Igor getting ready to come on, Website looks heartbroken.

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

16:38 , Matt Verri

Spurs have flown out of the blocks and should probably have lead in about 18 seconds, when Werner (as predicted) easily escaped behind Brighton's line but overhit his cross for Johnson.

Kulusevski and Maddison have since had shots blocked. Brighton weathering an early storm.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham

16:38 , Matt Verri

6 mins: Romero with the long ball over the top, Maddison just about stays onside.

Has time to bring it down, wait a couple of seconds and then lash a left-footed strike at goal. Corner.

Maddison takes this, flicked on at the near post but it rolls away to safety.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham

16:36 , Matt Verri

3 mins: Brighton look so vulnerable at the back already.

Kulusevski allowed to run near enough the length of the Brighton half, onto his left foot in the box and Dunk has to throw himself in the way to block.

I can assure you this won’t be 0-0. No amount of jinxing power can change that.

Brighton 0-0 Tottenham

16:33 , Matt Verri

1 min: Well this is a promising start.

Tottenham should be in front after 15 seconds. Werner played in behind by Maddison, Johnson waiting in the middle.

Werner plays it across the face of goal... the sliding Johnson can’t get there.

KICK-OFF!

16:32 , Matt Verri

Underway at the Amex!

Here we go!

16:28 , Matt Verri

Teams are out onto the pitch.

Pascal Gross is in attendance this afternoon, waving to the fans. First time he’s been back since joining Borussia Dortmund in the summer.

Not long now...

16:21 , Matt Verri

Just under ten minutes to go until kick-off.

Rain has been falling in Brighton, going to be a very slick surface.

All eyes on the Amex!

16:12 , Matt Verri

We’ve already had two Premier League matches today.

Aston Villa and Manchester United played out a fairly dull goalless draw, one that might ease the pressure on Erik ten Hag ever so slightly.

Still a miserable start to the season - United 14th in the table.

Elsewhere, Chelsea held by ten-man Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge, in what was an eventful 1-1 draw.

Pre-match thoughts from Postecoglou

16:03 , Matt Verri

Ange Postecoglou has been asked ahead of kick-off how he keeps the match “controlled” today, amid all the talk of high lines and goals.

He tells Sky Sports: “We don’t! Let’s keep it open, that way we entertain everyone and get the result we want.

“We certainly want to play an expansive game and be really positive. Brighton try and do the same thing, so it should be a good game.”

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

15:57 , Matt Verri

Surely we get goals this afternoon...

How it stands...

15:53 , Matt Verri

Victory would move Tottenham into sixth heading into the international break, five points off leaders Liverpool.

Brighton are only a point behind Spurs going into this match, so those of you who are good at maths can work out that they have the chance to above Postecoglou’s side.

Postecoglou sends Moore warning

15:41 , Matt Verri

Ange Postecoglou said Tottenham teenager Mikey Moore has "got something special" after his full debut against Ferencvaros but warned the club must be "really careful" in handling all their young stars.

Moore, 17, was one of four teenagers to start in Budapest as Spurs beat the Hungarian champions 2-1 to make it two wins from two in the Europa League.

"I thought he was outstanding," Postecoglou said afterwards. "It's brilliant for a 17-year-old to play 90 plus minutes in a European away tie.”

Postecoglou believes the winger is a special talent but is wary of being cautious with developing all his teenager starlets.

"How many 17-year-olds are playing in the Premier League? Yeah, [Spain and Barcelona winger Lamine] Yamal is brilliant but it's not a common thing," the Spurs head coach said.

"There are always exceptions to the rule and Yamal is certainly one of them, but if you look at the Premier League, how many 17-year-olds are actually contributing?

“Mikey already is, which shows that he's got something special, but we've just got to be really careful about how we develop that.

"I think because it's too easy just to say, oh, you know, he's a great young player just throw him in there, especially in the Premier League because of all the leagues probably in Europe, it's the most physically challenging.”

Dan Kilpatrick at the Amex Stadium

15:32 , Matt Verri

No surprises in the Spurs' XI, which is unchanged from last weekend's 3-0 win at Old Trafford.

Timo Werner starts a third game in a row and you would expect the German to be capable of getting behind Brighton's aggressive high line. Question, though, is whether he can finish.

Ange Postecoglou offered a strong defence of the forward on Friday, likening his situation to that of Brennan Johnson a fortnight ago, before the Wales winger scored in five straight matches.

Postecoglou keeps the faith

15:26 , Matt Verri

Tottenham, unsurprisingly, go with the same side that breezed past Manchester United a week ago.

That means still no Heung-min Son, but Destiny Udogie is fit to start and Timo Werner keeps his place.

Brighton are without Joao Pedro again, so it’s up to Georginio Rutter and Danny Welbeck through the middle.

Brighton team news

15:22 , Matt Verri

Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Kadioglu; Hinshelwood, Baleba; Minteh, Georginio, Mitoma; Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Estupinan, Igor, Lamptey, Wieffer, Ayari, Enciso, Gruda, Ferguson

Tottenham team news

15:17 , Matt Verri

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

Subs: Forster, Spence, Dragusin, Gray, Bissouma, Sarr, Bergvall, Moore, Lankshear

Team news next...

15:11 , Matt Verri

Right, team news coming up very, very shortly.

We’re about to find out which 20 outfield players will spend the next couple of hours standing on the halfway line with their hands up, appealing for offside.

Postecoglou reveals Hurzeler visit

15:01 , Matt Verri

Ange Postecoglou revealed he had spent a day with Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler when he was in charge of German club St Pauli last winter and says the 31-year-old made a major impression on him and his staff.

"He's really impressive," said Postecoglou. "He spent a day with us last year. He asked a hell of a lot of questions and I gave him too many answers, that's for sure.

"If I'd have known he'd be Brighton manager... you could tell he's just a real student of the game, wanted as much knowledge...

"He was already a senior manager who got them promoted last year, so he was already doing a good job but you can tell when somebody's got that curiosity. I think that's the key for all managers, especially young ones. You've got to maintain that.

"It can get sucked out of you at times because when you get sucked into the battle, particularly at this level, of dealing with one crisis or another, you can forget that curiosity to find out more information. If he maintains that, I think he'll be an outstanding manager."

Asked if he could recall the German's questions, Postecoglou added: "He asked us a lot. I actually palmed him off at one stage because he was asking me too many, so I gave him to one of the other coaches.”

Brighton arrive...

14:50 , Matt Verri

Visitors have arrived at a cloudy Amex Stadium.

Just over 20 minutes until we get all the team news from the south coast.

Postecoglou hails 'out of this world' Kulusevski

14:41 , Matt Verri

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou says Dejan Kulusevski has been "out of this world" since moving to midfield, but believes there is still more to come from the Swede.

Kulusevski, 24, was predominantly used as a winger by Postecoglou last season but has been outstanding as a box-to-box No8 this term.

He scored his first goal of the season and created a succession of chances in a record-breaking display in Spurs' 3-0 win at Old Trafford last weekend.

"Deki [Kulusevski] is doing great. He's been out of this world in many respects as to what he's able to do in a central role," Postecoglou said.

"We used him wide last year because we didn't have too many options out there and that's where he was comfortable. We started using him inside and I felt he felt that it unshackled him a little bit.

"At times out wide he might've felt suppressed, especially in our system where you have to hold your position and not be involved, he's a player who wants to be involved.

“The beauty of Deki is he's just getting started, he enjoys the role. He brings a different dimension to us because there's not many players like him."

Standard Sport prediction

14:34 , Matt Verri

Spurs come into the game in much better form, but Brighton are known to raise their game for clashes with the bigger sides and won the last season’s equivalent fixture 4-2.

With both sides adopting very high lines, expect plenty of goals from what should be a hugely entertaining game.

Draw, 2-2.

Tottenham team news

14:28 , Matt Verri

Ange Postecoglou expects to be without Tottenham captain Heung-min Son again this afternoon, but is hopeful Destiny Udogie will be available.

Son pulled up with a muscle problem in last week's Europa League win over Qarabag and missed the victories over Manchester United and Hungarian champions Ferencvaros.

Udogie was forced off at half-time of the 3-0 win at Old Trafford and stayed at home for the trip to Budapest, but Postecoglou is hopeful the left-back will be fit if he comes through training.

Wilson Odobert (hamstring) and Richarlison remain sidelined, while Djed Spence, who is not registered in Spurs' European squad, will be available again.

Postecoglou is expected to make sweeping changes at the Amex Stadium after starting four teenagers for the 2-1 win over Ferencvaros.

As well as Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Rodrigo Bentancur, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke are all likely to return to the side.

Predicted Tottenham XI (4-3-3):Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Kulusevski, Maddison; Johnson, Werner, Solanke

Brighton team news

14:20 , Matt Verri

Brighton are currently dealing with a significant injury list, with Jan Paul van Hecke the latest addition to the treatment room.

Hurzeler has also been without Joao Pedro, Simon Adingra, James Milner, Solly March and Matty O’Riley.

One boost is the return of Joel Veltman, who missed the loss at Chelsea through illness.

How to watch Brighton vs Tottenham

14:12 , Matt Verri

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage following on from the Aston Villa vs Man United match earlier in the afternoon.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.

Free highlights: The Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights from 7:30pm with Match of the Day 2 broadcasting on BBC One at 10:30pm.

Live blog: You can follow all the action right here, with expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick at the ground.

Good afternoon!

14:06 , Matt Verri

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Brighton vs Tottenham!

It’s the final Premier League match before the international break and it should be a good one - have to think we’ll get plenty of goals.

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 4:30pm BST from the Amex Stadium.