However, the home team rallied behind fervent cheers from the crowd and won 3-2 thanks to goals from Danny Welbeck, Georginio Rutter, and Yankuba Minteh in the second half. It was an incredible comeback. After Brighton's victory moved them up to sixth place, manager Fabian Hurzeler declared, "My team deserved to win." They put forth a lot of effort and concentrated on the things they could manage. Tottenham usually gets off to a fast start.
"We weren't prepared for the ferocity with which they played. We also had opportunities, but we still need to do better defensively. On a momentous occasion for the club's supporters, Welbeck scored his 27th Premier League goal for Brighton with a superb downward header that turned into only his second winning goal for the Seagulls.