Jan Paul van Hecke’s late own goal rescued a point for Tottenham as they came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Brighton.
Tottenham had it all to do when they conceded twice after 31 minutes. Yankuba Minteh scored with Brighton's first attack in the eighth minute as he coolly rounded Guglielmo Vicario to roll home.
Vicario would have been disappointed with his part in Brighton's second as Yasin Ayari's shot beat him from distance.
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But Richarlison pulled one back from close range just before half-time to give Spurs hope of doing what Brighton did to them last season, as they came back from 2-0 down to beat them 3-2 at the Amex in October 2024.
Spurs pushed for a second-half equaliser as substitute Xavi Simons twice went close, with Bart Verbruggen making a good save in the 64th minute before he dragged wide just four minutes later.
But the visitors' pressure eventually told in the 82nd minute as Mohammed Kudus' cross was turned into his own net by Van Hecke.
Kudus went close to a winner in stoppage time, but Spurs secured the point that takes them above their north London rivals Arsenal into second place. The Gunners, though, have the chance to go back above Tottenham on Sunday when they host Manchester City, live on Sky Sports.
Brighton, meanwhile, are now unbeaten in their last seven at home and remain 13th in the table.
Palhinha: Spurs upset despite comeback
Tottenham midfielder Joao Palhinha speaking to Sky Sports:
"I think we leave this stadium really sad, because in my opinion, we completely deserved to win the game.
"I think we started really well and created a lot of chances. Arriving to the last third in good shape. We suffered two goals against the run of play.
"It is not easy losing 2-0 away, in a tough stadium like this, against a good team. We leave a bit with a feeling that we could've done more."
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