Tottenham defeated Brighton 2-1 in Premier League. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 19 stage in the 2019 season. The match was played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Graham Scott, England officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Tottenham vs Brighton meeting in Premier League with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Tottenham and Brighton. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Premier LeagueRecorded meetings: 5 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi says his club's transfers bring "zero pressure" as he explained an argument with an Arsenal-supporting taxi driver. On Thursday, the Italian teased an unnamed "bomba" signing as he continues his pursuit of Manchester City attacker Savinho, having already spent a club record £237m in the transfer window. Having first broken the club record to sign Matheus Fernandes for £85m from West Ham, Spurs then broke it again days later by signing £100m midfielder Sandro Tonali from Newcastle.
While the Italian city's famous old club were effectively declared bankrupt this week, a footballing passion forged at Stadio Mario Rigamonti may be fuelling Tottenham's revival. Roberto de Zerbi, the manager who saved Spurs from relegation last season, was raised on the terraces of Brescia's 'curva' by his father, Alfredo, who was president of the supporters' clubs. De Zerbi says he was "born an ultra".
Tottenham have spent a cool £237m so far this summer, and according to Roberto De Zerbi, there's no sign of that spending slowing down. But why exactly have Spurs backed the Italian manager so much financially? Archie Corbett analyses the tactics that De Zerbi will likely set Tottenham up with, as well as how these new signings will elevate Spurs to a better season than their recent relegation-threatened ones.
Tottenham's £100m midfielder Sandro Tonali has revealed he "spoke with another team", but in the end the decision to join Spurs was an easy one. Tonali said moving to London represented about 10% of the attraction as he wanted his family to be happy, but said football, Roberto de Zerbi and Tottenham's recruitment staff made up the other 90% of his decision. There was also further discussion about the transfer fee, what it means for him and Newcastle, and how it effectively priced him and his family out of a move back to Italy.
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