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Brighton 1-0 Tottenham: Leandro Trossard strikes early to cap off miserable week for Jose Mourinho's below-par side and pull soaring Seagulls further clear of the drop zone

Daily Mail | January 31, 2021

Brighton stunned Tottenham and capped off a truly miserable week for Jose Mourinho after Leandro Trossard's early winner at the Amex.

Trossard was teed up inside the box after Pascal Gross and Alexis Mac Allister combined sharply, and kept his composure to bury with aplomb inside Hugo Lloris' near post.

Jose Mourinho threw on a host of attacking changes after the break, and Robert Sanchez was twice forced into action to prevent substitute Carlos Vinicius from hauling Tottenham back on level terms.

More to follow.

Brighton stunned Tottenham and capped off their miserable week with a superb battling performance at the Amex Stadium
Leandro Trossard buried a neat finish inside the near post after Pascal Gross and Alexis Mac Allister had combined sharply
Gross was released to the byline and pulled the ball back across the face of goal for Trossard to pick his spot past Hugo Lloris

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Brighton: Sanchez, Veltman (Burn 72), Webster, Dunk, White, March, Bissouma, Gross, Trossard (Connolly 79), Mac Allister, Maupay (Lallana 79)

Subs not used: Walton, Moder, Alzate, Izquierdo, Tau, Zeqiri

Goals: Trossard 17

Booked: Maupay, Burn

Manager: Graham Potter

Tottenham: Lloris, Sanchez (Vinicius 45), Alderweireld, Rodon, Davies, Hojbjerg, Sissoko, Ndombele (Lamela 74), Bergwijn, Son, Bale (Moura 61)

Subs not used: Hart, Doherty, Winks, Dier, Tanganga, Devine

Booked: Alderweireld

Manager: Jose Mourinho

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The hosts, who are sitting just above the drop zone, almost scored early on when Gross skewed his shot against the woodwork
Mac Allister was heavily involved for Brighton and tried his luck shortly after the opener with an acrobatic close range effort
Jose Mourinho cut a frustrated figure during the first half with Tottenham having struggled to carve out chances at the Amex
A rapid counter-attack from Tottenham created a good opening - but Steven Bergwijn could only fizz wide of the far corner
Superstar Gareth Bale struggled to impose himself on a rare start in the absence of injured Tottenham talisman Harry Kane
Tanguy Ndombele picked up a knock after a heavy challenge landed on his foot but managed to continue on the south coast
Carlos Vinicius was sent on at the half-time break and immediately tested Robert Sanchez with a fine header from a corner
Lloris was quickly forced into action at the other end after getting down to his right to keep out Ben White's close range effort
The ineffectual Bale had extended his underwhelming form after being hauled off by boss Mourinho around the hour mark
Sanchez was on hand to deny Vinicius again after the ace bent a powerful effort that looked destined to creep into the corner
Toby Alderweireld had kept Tottenham clinging on in the contest with a heroic sliding block to deny Aaron Connolly's tap-in

Sportsmail's DANIEL DAVIS provided live text coverage of Brighton vs Tottenham - including the score, lineups and build-up.

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