Tottenham Hotspur’s 111-day wait for a Premier League win continues after conceding a 95th-minute equaliser to Brighton that leaves them rooted in the relegation zone.
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Better from Tottenham but it’s too late for just better
They are all my sons, Roberto de Zerbi had said of the Tottenham Hotspur players he has inherited and in whom he had already diagnosed a kind of trauma.
Tottenham Hotspur‘s squad showed signs of fight in their relegation battle, while Roberto De Zerbi was a popular figure amongst Brighton’s travelling contingent.
Tottenham remain in the Premier League relegation zone after they were stunned by a stoppage-time leveller from Brighton substitute Georginio Rutter during a pulsating 2-2 draw in Roberto De Zerbi’s home debut.
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'It's dark at the Lane' - Joe Cole reacts as Tottenham Hotspur concede late against Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League survival bid
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Tottenham remain in the Premier League relegation zone after they were stunned by a stoppage-time leveller from Brighton substitute Georginio Rutter during a pulsating 2-2 draw in Roberto De Zerbi's home debut.
More dropped points for Tottenham Hotspur leave Roberto De Zerbiâs men in the drop zone, clinging to life in the Premier League alongside West Ham United, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United.
The Roberto De Zerbi derby was Tottenham Hotspur’s latest attempt to try secure their first league win of 2026 and somehow stave off relegation.