Tottenham vs Brighton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Trossard scores late winner
Tottenham 0-1 Brighton: Follow all the reaction as Spurs slip to a damaging late loss at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur blew a chance to strengthen their grip on fourth place in the Premier League as they suffered a dramatic, late 1-0 home defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion.
Antonio Conte’s side produced a lacklustre display and looked set for a frustrating stalemate before Leandro Trossard made things even worse with a 90th-minute winner.
After four successive wins, the pre-match mood in north London was one of optimism but Tottenham’s performance was in stark contrast to the bright spring sunshine. They managed only one goal attempt in a dismal first half in which Brighton were by far the better side.
Spurs showed a little more urgency after the break with Son Heung-min twice having shots blocked, but the Seagulls always carried the greater goal threat and deservedly took the points when Trossard cut in from the left and beat Hugo Lloris with a low angled shot with the outside of his foot.
Follow all the latest score updates from Tottenham vs Brighton below.
GOAL! Man City 0 - 2 Liverpool (Mane, 17’)⚽️
17 mins: Horror show from Zack Steffen! A simple backpass comes to Zack Steffen and he takes way too long to get rid of the ball. Liverpool press as they always do and Sadio Mane leaps into a sliding tackle on the goalkeeper. Steffen’s poor touch takes the ball away from him and Mane’s slide intercepts it and diverts the ball into the back of the net!
Man City 0 - 1 Liverpool
15 mins: Ibrahima Konate now has three goals in his last three starts for Liverpool. Two against Benfica and today versus Man City. All three have been scored from headers after corners.
Man City 0 - 1 Liverpool
12 mins: Liverpool have got to grips with the game a lot quicker than Manchester City. The Reds seem slightly sharper which may be down to Jurgen Klopp being able to rest some of his key players during the week.
GOAL! Man City 0 - 1 Liverpool (Konate, 9’)⚽️
9 mins: Liverpool lead at Wembley! Andy Robertson whips the corner into the middle of the City box and picks out the run of Ibrahima Konate. He makes a run from deep and leaps in front of Nathan Ake wo win the header and power it past Zack Steffen!
Man City 0 - 0 Liverpool
8 mins: Virgil van Dijkm threads the ball up to Andy Robertson on the left side who feeds Sadio Mane in behind the City line. He whips in a cross and wins a corner for Liverpool.
Man City 0 - 0 Liverpool
7 mins: Zinchenko is put under pressure by the pressing from Liverpool. Salah and Keita work well to pin him inside his own final third and Keita wins a throw in for Liverpool.
The ball is sent into the box where Sadio Mane flicks it through to Mo Salah who gets flagged offside.
Man City 0 - 0 Liverpool
5 mins: Chance! Fernandinho guides a nice looking diagonal pass over to the right wing for Joao Cancelo’s forward run. He brings in under control and pulls it into the box for Jack Grealish who takes a touch and sees his shot blocked on the edge of the six-yard area.
Man City 0 - 0 Liverpool
3 mins: Trent Alexander-Arnold flicks the ball down the right wing and plays Mo Salah in behind Oleksandr Zinchenko but the Liverpool forward is flagged offside and the attack dies down.
City knock the ball into midfield where Bernardo Silva is cleaned out by Fabinho.
Kick off: Man City 0 - 0 Liverpool
Liverpool get the game underway with a pass back to Ibrahima Konate. He sends the ball over to the left wing but City win the ball in the air and clear it without too much trouble.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
Fernandinho leads Manchester City out of the tunnel and into the sun shining over the Wembley pitch. Virgil van Dijk does the same for Liverpool.
This is the third match between these two teams this season. The previous two have ended in draws but there has to be a winner today. Who will it be?
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