Brighton 1-0 Tottenham: Spurs abject without Harry Kane as Leandro Trossard seals rare home Seagulls win

Tottenham have now suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats
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George Flood31 January 2021

Tottenham badly missed Harry Kane as they slumped to a second successive Premier League defeat at Brighton.

Spurs were without their talisman for Sunday evening’s clash at the Amex Stadium - and will be for the next few weeks - after he injured both ankles in the first half of Thursday’s 3-1 loss against Liverpool.

Sluggish Tottenham lacked any sort of attacking impetus without the England captain, with Gareth Bale flattering to deceive once again as only his second league start of the season lasted little over an hour.

Leandro Trossard’s 17th-minute goal - finished expertly after a flowing Brighton passing move and latest assist from Pascal Gross - was enough to finally secure a first home league win of the season for Graham Potter’s 17th-placed side, who move seven points clear of relegation danger.

Meanwhile, Tottenham missed the chance to leapfrog West Ham into fifth place in the top-flight after their London rivals’ earlier defeat by Liverpool as a miserable week for Jose Mourinho was compounded on the south coast.

Spurs will know they have to improve quickly, with a capital derby to come on Thursday night against a Chelsea side fresh off their first win of the Thomas Tuchel era against Burnley earlier on Sunday.

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