Brighton 1 Tottenham 1: Seagulls cancel out Spurs as Harry Kane strikes again

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Tottenham were held by Brighton as they missed the chance to confirm a Premier League finish above Arsenal while their lead over Chelsea was cut to eight points.

Superb work by Heung-min Son on the touchline, to bully the Brighton defence, allowed Harry Kane to tuck home into an almost empty net.

Brighton were level within two minutes after as Serge Aurier tripped Izquierdo inside the penalty area and Pascal Gross made no mistake from 12 yards.

Toby Alderweireld was named in a Premier League starting line-up for the first time in almost six months, amid ongoing speculation over his future, with Lucas Moura handed a first ever start in the league.

A frustrating first half for both teams followed, with Lewis Dunk testing Hugo Lloris with a header from a corner which the goalkeeper threatened to spill in Brighton's best chance.

Spurs struggled for cohesion amid six changes to their starting line-up, though Lucas looked particularly lively.

Son had the visitors' best chance of the half, deep into stoppage time, when latching onto Harry Kane's neat pass to force a fine save out of Matt Ryan with the last kick before the break.

As lifeless the first half was, the start of the second half was far from it as Son made the most of slack passing in Brighton's defence to open up Kane for the opener.

However, just 16 seconds after the restart, Aurier's clumsy challenge conceded the spot kick and the hosts levelled.

Spurs continued to struggle with breaking down Brighton's defence so Mauricio Pochettino threw on Mousa Dembele and Erik Lamela and the latter had the best chance, but shot too close to Matt Ryan in the 87th minute.

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