Tottenham Women 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Women: Gaupset and Holdt turn it around after Kirby's early strike
Tottenham Women came from behind to beat Brighton & Hove Albion Women 2-1 at the Gaughan Group Stadium, with second-half goals turning an early deficit into a fourth league win of the season. The result lifts Tottenham to fourth in the Women's Super League table on 16 points, while Brighton remain seventh with 11 points after a fourth league defeat.
Brighton made the perfect start, going ahead inside two minutes when Fran Kirby fired home from the centre of the box after being picked out by a cross from Olaug Tvedten. That early goal gave the away side the platform to control large parts of the first half, and they went in at the break 1-0 up.
Tottenham turned things around in a five-minute spell shortly after the hour mark. Signe Gaupset levelled in the 51st minute, finishing left-footed into the bottom corner after being played through by Olivia Holdt. Two minutes later Holdt turned provider into scorer, converting from the centre of the box after a pass from Drew Spence to put Tottenham 2-1 ahead.
The match featured several stoppages for injuries, including delays for Brighton's Maisie Symonds on two occasions, Sophie Peskett before half-time, and goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie early in the second half. Peskett was eventually withdrawn for Gabby George on 56 minutes, while Tottenham made a half-time change of their own, bringing on Kirsty Hanson for Matilda Vinberg. Brighton also used Emily Murphy and Bex Rayner from the bench late on as they searched for an equaliser.
There were no cards shown in what was a largely clean, open contest. Tottenham edged the possession stakes at 53.8% to 46.2% and were the busier side in front of goal, registering 10 shots with 6 on target compared to Brighton's 3 shots and just 1 on target. Brighton's goalkeeper was called into action more often, making 5 saves to Tottenham's none, while both sides were fairly even in the tackling and passing stats.
The win continues an upturn in form for Tottenham in the WSL, following defeats to London City Lionesses, Chelsea and Arsenal earlier in the campaign with back-to-back victories, the previous one coming away at Birmingham City. For Brighton, the defeat snaps a run that had included wins over West Ham United and Crystal Palace, leaving them with work to do to kick on in the league.
TottenhamHotspur.com confirmed the starting line-ups and substitutes ahead of kick-off, with the game played in front of a crowd of 1,170 at the Gaughan Group Stadium.
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