Xavi Simons’s reaction at the final whistle said everything Credit : Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Pedro Porro and Kevin Danso sank to their knees, Xavi Simons looked ready to cry and the Tottenham Hotspur fans filed out of the club’s £1bn stadium feeling like their team had been beaten once again. In fact, Spurs had drawn but the way in which the London club had a first Premier League victory of 2026 snatched away from them hurt just as much as all the many losses. A spectacular strike from Simons, after Kaoru Mitoma had cancelled out Porro’s opener, appeared to have clinched what would have been a massive victory for Tottenham over Brighton. But just as it looked as though Spurs finally had some hope under new head coach Roberto De Zerbi, Brighton substitute Georginio Rutter struck in the 95th minute to break their hearts and keep them in the relegation zone.…