Son Heung-Min admits Tottenham’s defeat by Brighton ‘has to be a big wake-up call’ and ‘was nowhere near the level’ Spurs want to play at

Son Heung-min slammed Tottenham's performance in the 4-2 defeat to Brighton and demanded they use it as a 'wake-up call' to keep their season on track.

Despite coming into last night's match on the back of three Premier League wins, an injury-ravaged Spurs side went down 4-0 before Alejo Veliz and Ben Davies pulled back two goals.

“This is not how we approached the season,” Son said.

'This performance was nowhere near the level we want to play. We know our mistakes, but this is not the time to point fingers at each other, because the games are coming soon.

“If we don't play like we did in the last 15 minutes in every game, we will struggle, and this should be a big wake-up call. The first half was not our game and neither was we. We need to learn a big, big lesson.”

Tottenham had a miserable night on a night when their makeshift defense was exposed

Jack Hinshelwood scored the opening goal for Brighton with a fierce drive to beat Vicario

Manager Ange Postecoglou blamed fatigue caused by the group of absent Spurs for his side's weak start.

“It's because we have 10 players injured,” he said. “You can only go to the well so many times, the way we play.

Pervis Estupinan scored a brilliant goal as Brighton secured a 4-2 victory over Tottenham

Brighton doubled their lead from the spot after Dejan Kulusevski pulled back Danny Welbeck

'The players gave everything. That's all we can ask of them. The team continues to show character.

'We lacked energy and that will cost you against Brighton.' The Spurs boss added.