Ange Postecoglou wore the thousand-yard stare. The game had felt over at half-time, his Tottenham team two goals to the good, their control almost total, en route surely to a sixth straight win in all competitions.
Now the head coach stood motionless on the touchline, hands buried deep into coat pockets, struggling to process what had happened. Which was an astonishing Brighton comeback, one that involved them bouncing up from the canvas and surging into the lead just after the hour. They would not relinquish it, the home support celebrating wildly at full-time.
