Danny Welbeck caps dramatic Brighton comeback as Tottenham fall apart

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Ange Postecoglou wore the thousand-yard stare. The game had felt over at half-time, his Tottenham team two goals to the good, en route surely to a sixth straight win in all competitions. Now the manager stood motionless on the touchline, hands buried deep into coat pockets, struggling to process what had happened. Which was an astonishing Brighton comeback, one that saw them bounce up from the canvas and surge into the lead just after the hour. They would not relinquish it, the home support celebrating wildly at full-time.

There was an uncomfortable spotlight on the Spurs defending, with Destiny Udogie enduring a personal nightmare, culpable to varying degrees on all three goals. Yet he was not alone. Micky van de Ven, for example, will not enjoy the inquest into his role on the first two, which were scored by Yankuba Minteh and Georginio Rutter. Ditto Rodrigo Bentancur on what proved to be the winner, headed home by Danny Welbeck.