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  1. Brighton 3-2 Tottenham - the fans' verdictpublished at 08:38 7 October 2024

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     Brighton & Hove Albion's Pervis Estupinan battles with the ball against Tottenham Hotspur's Brennan JohnsonImage source, Getty Images

    We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Brighton and Tottenham.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Brighton fans

    Biggles: We normally go two down and it’s game over. What a fighting spirit we saw! That's two from two against Spurs at the Amex. Superb.

    Jezz: What I’d really like to know is what Hurzeler put in the oranges at half-time! We looked so naive in the first half, with our high line getting bypassed so easily. They came out for the second half like a team possessed! What a game! It certainly saved MOTD2, which was looking a bit short on excitement before the Brighton game!

    Brightoncynic: Fabulous comeback that showed the players can perform as a team. It could have been 4-4 at half-time and 6-6 at the end. Both teams looked like they could concede at any point, but Georgino Rutter's battling, never-quit physicality was what won it. Brilliant.

    Keith: Absolutely amazing. What a comeback. Game of two halves. So deflated at half-time. Must have been a great team talk, they were a different side after the break.

    Spurs fans

    Mob: Game of two halves. First half we were absolutely brilliant and should have scored more than three. Second half we lost the plot. Ange got his wish to keep the game wide open. Brighton exploited our non-existent midfield and Porro and Udogie couldn't live with Mitoma and Minteh. Game management was lacking. Loss is down to both Ange and the players. Shocking!

    John: The second half was pathetic - we played like school kids in a park. I have been a fan for 40 years and that was as bad a second-half performance as I have seen.

    Herman: Some fans are blaming the manager and the style of play, but that’s got nothing to do with how we played in the second half. No aggression, no belief and not playing forward. Most players weren't there any more in the second half. That's unacceptable and unbelievable. I really hope Mikey Moore will be in the starting XI more often.

    Matty: A perfect illustration of Spurs' split personality.

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  2. Catch up on the Premier League actionpublished at 07:35 7 October 2024

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    Highlights and analysis from Sunday's three Premier League fixtures, plus the best of the action from the rest of the weekend.

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  3. Brighton 3-2 Tottenham: Welbeck winner on a memorable afternoonpublished at 21:23 6 October 2024

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    Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring a goal for BrightonImage source, Getty Images

    What a recovery from Brighton as the game looked over at half time with visitors Tottenham 2-0 up and in complete control.

    But the hosts, buoyed by passionate home support, fought back to win 3-2 after second-half goals from Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter and Danny Welbeck to seal a superb fightback.

    The result took Brighton above Spurs into sixth, and manager Fabian Hurzeler said: "My team deserved to win. They worked hard and focused on the things they could control. Tottenham always have a great start.

    "They play with intensity and we were not ready for that. We also created chances but defensively we have to improve.

    "We focused on the positive things - the second important thing was to win the duels to build self-confidence. The players worked hard to gain flow and they used it. In general I learned nothing new - this is always possible in football."

    Welbeck scored his 27th Premier League goal for Brighton, an excellent downwards header for just his second winning goal for the Seagulls, on a memorable afternoon for the club's fans.

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  4. 'An amazing second half' - Hurzelerpublished at 19:22 6 October 2024

    Brighton's German head coach Fabian Hurzeler gestures on the touchlineImage source, Getty Images

    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to Sky Sports: "The first half it was not a tactical thing that we conceded the two goals.

    "It was playing with intense, fulfilling the match-plan with energy - that was the main topic. That is what I had to get back at half-time. It is the job from the players they played an amazing second half and did enough to win."

    On confidence within the team: "I think little bit was missing. Being ruthless is the most important, in the duels we were not ruthless and if you win the personal duels and get the ball into the opponents half you get self confidence - that was the biggest change.

    "Tottenham had some moments, but most of the time we controlled transitions.

    "I always say 'we have enough quality to always score'. It is always important to learn from the first half."

    On Brighton's impressive comeback: "In the process it is normal to have bad performances as the process is not linear, it's up-and-down - you have to accept these downs.

    "You have to focus on your own quality and that is what I said to the team - focus on the process.

    "That is how you react from bad performances."

    On Danny Welbeck: "He is very free. He seems to be young, he is in great shape and he has taken care of himself.

    "He is a role model for young players. It is impressive to play in the Premier League with a big age.

    "I enjoy working with him, he's a big professional and a lot of young players should see how hard he works and see what is possible in the football career."

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  5. Brighton 3-2 Tottenham: Key statpublished at 18:43 6 October 2024

    Brighton players Danny Welbeck, Jack Hinshelwood, Georginio Rutter and Kaoru Mitoma celebrateImage source, Getty Images

    Brighton won a Premier League game after trailing by two or more goals at half-time for the first time