Source: Daily_Mail
Jake Livermore scores as Spurs beat Brighton 3-2
Tottenham Hotspur needed a Jake Livermore goal to ensure they came from behind to beat Brighton 3-2 in the first official game at the new Amex Stadium.[LNB]Former Spurs midfielder and Seagulls boss Gus Poyet was keen to see his side open their new stadium with a win, and they got off to the perfect start as Ashley Barnes opened the scoring on 11 minutes.[LNB] New start: Brighton open the Amex Stadium with defeat to Spurs[LNB]New winger Craig Mackail-Smith played in Barnes who beat Brad Fredal to give the Championship new boys the start they had dreamed of.[LNB]And the hosts were close to going into the break infront, but Younes Kaboul levelled on 42 minutes after Gareth Bale made a run down the right and crossed for the midfielder to fire past Casper Ankergren.[LNB] In the goals: Both Brighton's Kazenga LuaLua (left) and Spurs midfielder Jake Livermore (right) scored in the game[LNB] It got worse for Poyet's men as they went into the break behind after Vedran Corluka's strike flew in off the post.[LNB]Albion came out fired up for the second half and were back on level terms just after the hour mark.[LNB]Winger Kazenga LuaLua cut in from the left and unleashed a thunderous drive which beat Friedel at his near post.[LNB] Making his mark: Brighton's new signing Craig Mackail-Smith beats Spurs' Jermaine Jenas[LNB]But Livermore ensured it was Tottenham who had the final say when he restored the lead after 69 minutes.[LNB]The midfielder pounced on a loose pass from Peter Brezovan and rounded the Slovakian keeper before slotting the ball into an empty net. [LNB] Tottenham to pay respects to victims of Norway massacreTottenham use Bentley, Kranjcar and Keane as bait in ?15m Vucinic moveTottenham keen to pip Arsenal to ?15m signing of giant Blackburn defender SambaAll the latest Tottenham news, features and opinion[LNB]
