Premier League · Sat, 18 Apr 2026 ·
Tottenham vs Brighton — 2 - 2
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · Referee: S. Attwell
Match report
G. Rutter’s 90' equaliser earns Brighton 2-2 draw with Tottenham
Tottenham and Brighton drew 2-2 in Premier League matchday 33 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. P. Porro (39') and X. Simons (77') scored for Tottenham, while K. Mitoma (45') and G. Rutter (90') found the net for Brighton. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Tottenham had 42% of the ball and 13 shots (6 on target) against Brighton’s 10 (3 on target). Xavi Simons (Tottenham) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Tottenham 20th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Brighton 3rd on 10.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 20'substitutionD. GomezOff: K. Mitoma
- 34'yellow cardYves BissoumaYellow Card
- 37'yellow cardMats WiefferYellow Card
- 39'goalP. PorroAssist: X. Simons
- 45'goalK. MitomaAssist: P. Gross
- 57'substitutionR. Kolo MuaniOff: M. Tel
- 57'substitutionY. BissoumaOff: A. Gray
- 65'yellow cardKevin DansoYellow Card
- 67'substitutionR. BentancurOff: J. Palhinha
- 75'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: M. O'Riley
- 75'substitutionD. WelbeckOff: G. Rutter
- 75'substitutionOff: M. De Cuyper
- 76'substitutionD. UdogieOff: D. Spence
- 76'substitutionC. GallagherOff: L. Bergvall
- 77'goalX. SimonsAssist: L. Bergvall
- 78'yellow cardXavi SimonsYellow Card
- 82'substitutionY. AyariOff: C. Kostoulas
- 90'goalG. RutterAssist: J. P. van Hecke
Lineups
Tottenham
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Roberto De Zerbi
Starting XI
- 31A. KinskyG
- 23P. PorroD
- 4K. DansoD
- 37M. van de VenD
- 13D. UdogieD
- 22C. GallagherM
- 30R. BentancurM
- 8Y. BissoumaM
- 39R. Kolo MuaniF
- 19D. SolankeF
- 7X. SimonsF
Substitutes
- 40B. AustinG
- 6J. PalhinhaM
- 3R. DragusinD
- 11M. TelF
- 14A. GrayM
- 10J. MaddisonM
- 9RicharlisonF
- 24D. SpenceD
- 15L. BergvallM
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 26Y. AyariM
- 30P. GrossM
- 25D. GomezM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 18D. WelbeckF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 3IgorD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 22K. MitomaM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 10G. RutterF
- 29M. De CuyperD
Match statistics
- 42%Possession58%
- 1.09Expected goals (xG)0.82
- 13Total shots10
- 6Shots on target3
- 4Shots off target4
- 3Blocked shots3
- 10Shots inside the box8
- 3Shots outside the box2
- 7Corners5
- 2Offsides0
- 14Fouls14
- 3Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves4
- 328Passes435
- 263Accurate passes364
- 80%Pass accuracy84%
- -0.40Goals prevented-0.40
Player statistics
Tottenham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Antonín KinskýG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Kevin DansoD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 13Destiny UdogieD | 76 | 6.5 | ||
| 23Pedro PorroD | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 37Micky van de VenD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Yves BissoumaM | 57 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Conor GallagherM | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| 30Rodrigo BentancurM | 67 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Xavi SimonsFTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19Dominic SolankeF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 39Randal Kolo MuaniF | 57 | 6.3 | ||
| 40Brandon AustinG | – | – | ||
| 3Radu DrăguşinD | – | – | ||
| 24Djed SpenceD | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Joao PalhinhaM | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| 10James MaddisonM | – | – | ||
| 14Archie GrayM | 33 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Lucas BergvallM | 14 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 9RicharlisonF | – | – | ||
| 11Mathys TelF | 33 | 6.7 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 27Mats WiefferD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehM | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 75 | 6.2 | ||
| 25Diego GómezM | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | 82 | 6.5 | ||
| 30Pascal GroßM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 3Igor JúlioD | – | – | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 34Joel VeltmanD | – | – | ||
| 17Carlos BalebaM | – | – | ||
| 22Kaoru MitomaM | 55 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 33Matt O'RileyM | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | 15 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 8 | 6.3 |