What a recovery from Brighton as the game looked over at half time with visitors Tottenham 2-0 up and in complete control.

But the hosts, buoyed by passionate home support, fought back to win 3-2 after second-half goals from Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter and Danny Welbeck to seal a superb fightback.

The result took Brighton above Spurs into sixth, and manager Fabian Hurzeler said: “My team deserved to win. They worked hard and focused on the things they could control. Tottenham always have a great start.

“They play with intensity and we were not ready for that. We also created chances but defensively we have to improve.

“We focused on the positive things – the second important thing was to win the duels to build self-confidence. The players worked hard to gain flow and they used it. In general I learned nothing new – this is always possible in football.”

Welbeck scored his 27th Premier League goal for Brighton, an excellent downwards header for just his second winning goal for the Seagulls, on a memorable afternoon for the club’s fans.