Tottenham player ratings vs Brighton - Destiny Udogie superb as Xavi Simons ignites comeback

Tottenham came from 2-0 down to take a point from Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon and here are our Spurs players ratings.

Spurs head coach Thomas Frank made three changes to his team from the side that secured the1-0 Champions League victory against Villarreal on Tuesday evening. The visitors were looking to continue a run of four wins and four clean sheets in five matches, with just one goal conceded.

However, Tottenham conceded just eight minutes into the contest at the Amex Stadium when the Seagulls scored from their first attack as Georginio Rutter picked out Yankuba Minteh's run and the Gambian attacker outpaced the visitors' defence, rounded Guglielmo Vicario and poked the ball home.

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Brighton doubled their lead half an hour in with a rocket from Yasin Ayari. The Brighton man picked up a poor clearance from Lucas Bergvall and lashed a strike from out wide that Vicario only got a touch to.

Richarlison grabbed a goal back before the break for Spurs. Mohammed Kudus' shot struck the Brazilian in the box and he slid and hooked the loose ball home.

Spurs pushed and pushed in the second half and grabbed a leveller eventually on 82 minutes. Substitute Xavi Simons, who made a big impact when he came on, picked out Kudus on the right and his cross hit Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke on the leg and flew into the net.

Here are our Spurs player ratings from the game:

Guglielmo Vicario

Rounded by Minteh for the early Brighton goal. Got to a shot from Rutter not long after but should have done much better with Ayari's effort from distance. Didn't have much to do in the second half. Will feel he could have done better, perhaps with both goals. 5

Pedro Porro

Didn't get forward as much as he would have liked and had plenty to deal with down his flank. 6

Cristian Romero

Helped push Tottenham forward in the second half with his play from the back. Bailed out Porro with 12 minutes to go with a covering run. 7

Micky van de Ven

Plenty of covering runs whenever Udogie got up the pitch and defended well on the whole down his side. 7

Destiny Udogie

Probably Spurs' best player on the day. His first start of the season and he was bright from the off. Defended well against Minteh during one run the winger made into the box after his goal and stopped another break on 37 minutes. Did so again a couple of times in the second half and Minteh's involvement waned. 8

Lucas Bergvall

Came into the game off back-to-back man of the match awards, but he began the game like his team-mates, chasing it rather than dictating it and it was his weak clearance that Ayari picked up and hammered into the net. Off the pace in the first half but far better in the second and battled away with some good tackles and runs before coming off late on. 7

Joao Palhinha

Got in some important tackles in the middle of the pitch and helped give Spurs a foundation in the second half to their attacks. 7

Rodrigo Bentancur

Some sloppy moments in the first half and tried to get Spurs going in the second but he hasn't yet recaptured his ability to be a threat going forward as he was before his injury. 6

Mohammed Kudus

Struggled to find a way through in the first half but it was his shot that hit Richarlison and the Brazilian fired it home. Made much more of an impact in the second half and continually got past his man. It was his cross that went in off Van Hecke. Picked the wrong option on a couple of occasions including a late deflected cross when there were options free in the box. 7

Richarlison

Battled away without much reward until just before the break when Kudus' shot hit him and he swept home the loose ball. Plenty of spirit in the second period without much end product. 7

Wilson Odobert

Struggled to make much of an impact in the first half at all. Had a couple of brighter moments in the second period but just doesn't really make any threat he might have count. 4

Subs

Xavi Simons

Made a difference straight away with his attacking intent and had a curling shot saved by Verbruggen. Sent another effort wide and looked dangerous pulling the strings through the middle. That's where he needs to operate for Spurs. 7

Brennan Johnson

Barely touched the ball after coming on in the final 20 minutes or so. 4

Djed Spence

Came on late on and did what he needed to at the back. N/A

Archie Gray

A bright little cameo with a lovely flick to send Kudus away late on. N/A