Premier League: Brighton stun Spurs in six-goal thriller

East Sussex, Dec 29: Brighton & Hove Albion stunned Tottenham Hotspur, triumphing 4-2 in a thrilling end-to-end match here at Falmer Stadium.

Brighton climbed to eighth above Newcastle United, moving six points behind Spurs, who have missed the chance to return to the top four.

Brighton almost went ahead inside seven minutes, with Welbeck forcing Guglielmo Vicario into two fine saves in the space of a minute. Five minutes later, Joao Pedro did brilliantly down the left-hand side before finding Hinshelwood in space, and the teenager’s powerful shot flew past Vicario into the roof of the net, Premier League reports.