In the battle of the depleted squads, it was Tottenham who most missed their absent players in a chaotic 4-2 defeat to Brighton which underlined the gap between Ange Postecoglou's starters and back-ups - as well as the spirit of his squad.
At 4-0 down, this looked likely to be a humbling night for Spurs against a Brighton side who were also missing nine players but were as menacing as ever and could have score more against a sloppy and passive opponent.
