Brighton’s Welbeck completes comeback win over Tottenham

Brighton’s Welbeck completes comeback win over Tottenham

The London side's defence conceded three goals in the space of 18 minutes in the 3-2 defeat.

Danny Welbeck
Brighton and Hove Albion’s Danny Welbeck (left) celebrates scoring his side’s third goal during the match at the American Express stadium. (AP pic)
BRIGHTON:
Brighton & Hove Albion staged a storming second-half comeback with Danny Welbeck sealing a 3-2 home win over Tottenham Hotspur in a topsy-turvy Premier League clash on Sunday.

Goals by Brennan Johnson and James Maddison gave a dominant Spurs side a thoroughly deserved 2-0 lead at the interval.

But the game was turned upside down after the break as Tottenham’s defence fell apart under pressure to concede three goals in the space of 18 minutes.

Yankuba Minteh pulled a goal back for the hosts three minutes after the restart before Georginio Rutter levelled from close range. Welbeck then headed Brighton’s third after more flimsy defending by the visitors.

Brighton’s first win in five league games lifted them above Spurs into sixth place in the table with 12 points from seven games, while Tottenham are in ninth spot on 10.

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