The Sport Analytic

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See the numbers behind Tottenham's victory over Brighton

Both teams had chances of similar quality with Tottenham tallying 0.7 expected goals to Brighton's 0.6. This season Brighton have averaged 1.3 xG per match.

Tottenham took three shots on target, up from one in their last game (against Eint Frankfurt). Brighton compleyed 13 key passes to Tottenham's six.

Tottenham were aggressive out of possession, making three tackles in the final third compared with one in their last game (against Eint Frankfurt). This season Spurs have averaged 1.6 final third challenges per 90 minutes.

Cristian Romero, our man of the match, attempted to make 58 passes, completing 90% of them - the highest pass completion rate of any Tottenham player.

Romero also played five successful balls into the final third (more than any other Spurs player) and carried the ball a combined 161 yards towards the opponent's goal.

Romero pressed the opponent 26 times and made two successful tackles - both more than any other player on the pitch.

Romero and Alexis Mac Allister both won possession with nine of their presses (joint-most of any player on the pitch). Hojbjerg made five successful presses.

Hojbjerg and Bentancur made joint-most clearances (four) of anyone playing in this game, while Hojbjerg made three interceptions and completed 68 passes (out of 78) - both more than any other Tottenham player.