Kane, Alli strike as Spurs fight back to sink Brighton

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - December 26, 2019 Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters

London (Reuters): Harry Kane and Dele Alli led a second-half fightback as Tottenham Hotspur finally came to life to claim a 2-1 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Thursday.

Captain Kane followed up his own shot to equalise in the 53rd minute and cancel out Adam Webster’s first-half header and Alli put Spurs ahead in the 72nd, knocking in a pass from Serge Aurier to complete a move inspired by Christian Eriksen.

Spurs were reeling from a disheartening home loss to Chelsea and were missing key forward Son Heung-min due to suspension after the South Korean was sent off in the 2-0 defeat.

“The first half performance was bad and related to the previous result and defeat. You need to start well to get back some good feelings and we didn’t start well,” Mourinho told a news conference.

“The second half was different we brought everything we had to bring, we got back to taking risks and defending in a less safe way.”

The victory took Tottenham up to fifth in the standings on 29 points after 19 games and left Brighton in 13th on 20.