Tottenham Hotspur staged an impressive second-half comeback to beat Brighton & Hove Albion Women 2-1 at the BetWright Stadium on Sunday afternoon, securing back-to-back Women’s Super League victories.
Brighton made the perfect start, taking the lead inside the opening two minutes through Fran Kirby. Olivia Garcia carried the ball through the middle before releasing Olaug Tvedten down the left, with the winger delivering a low cross into the penalty area for Kirby to calmly finish.
Spurs gradually found their feet as the first half progressed, with Cathinka Tandberg and Olivia Holdt both looking to get their side back on level terms. However, Brighton goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was equal to their efforts, making important saves to ensure the visitors maintained their advantage at the break.
Tottenham returned from the interval with greater urgency and their response was almost immediate. Just six minutes into the second half, Signe Gaupset found space behind the Brighton defence before guiding Olivia Holdt’s pass into the back of the net to level the score.
The turnaround was completed only two minutes later. With Brighton struggling to deal with the hosts’ renewed attacking threat, Drew Spence showed composure inside the penalty area before setting up Holdt, who fired home to put Tottenham ahead for the first time.
Having turned the game around, Spurs continued to threaten going forward, with Holdt coming close to adding a third in the 78th minute. Nnadozie also produced another important save late on to deny substitute Kirsty Hanson, but Brighton struggled to create a meaningful response of their own.
The final whistle confirmed another valuable three points for Martin Ho’s side, lifting Tottenham back into fourth place in the WSL table. For Brighton, the defeat ended a run of three consecutive league matches without losing and represented a missed opportunity to move above Spurs in the standings.
Our photo diary by Hanne Beeckmans captures the action, atmosphere and key moments from an entertaining afternoon in East London.
