MAURICIO!
across their last two games for the first time since back in December 1997.
■ At 2mins 30secs, Neal Maupay’s opener was Brighton’s fastest-ever PL goal. humiliation by Bayern, Spurs were hoping to find some respite on the south coast.
A third successive win at the Amex was the medicine required – no matter how they got their hands on it.
But, with two minutes gone, Lloris failed to hold a simple cross from Pascal Gross, parrying it on to his goal line and allowing Brighton striker Neal Maupay to nod into an empty net.
Well, empty aside the crumpled figure of Lloris, who fell backwards and landed awkwardly on his arm.
He was taken off on a stretcher seven minutes later, receiving oxygen before being taken to hospital. Spurs then survived strong ■ Only Asmir Begovic (21) has made more errors leading to goals than Hugo Lloris (18) since his Premier League debut in October 2012. penalty appeals when Moussa Sissoko pushed teenager Aaron Connolly inside the area.
It mattered not, though. For in the 32nd minute, Connolly grabbed his first Premier League goal.
His initial effort – a flashing back-heel flick – was saved by sub stopper Paulo Gazzaniga, but the youngster pipped Ben Davies to the rebound. If one expected a reaction from Tottenham after the interval, it never came.
Gross struck the bar for the hosts before Connolly sealed a fine personal afternoon with a sensational individual strike.
Cutting inside from the left on 65 minutes, the teenage Irishman took aim before curling a peach past ■ Brighton’s Aaron Connolly became the first Irish teenager to score a PL brace since Robbie Keane did so for Coventry against Derby in August 1999. Gazzaniga. That secured Brighton’s first win since the opening day and Albion boss Graham Potter said: “It was a great performance, but you still need luck and we got it with the first goal.
“I don’t like to talk about individuals after such a strong team effort, but Aaron gave us an extra dimension.”