Gareth Bale swoops to snatch the spoils for Tottenham

It was May 2013 when the Welshman last found the net in a Spurs shirt, before moving to Real Madrid two months later

Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Robert Sanchez dives in vain as Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale scores the winner. Photo: Julian Finney/PA

Tottenham 2 Brighton 1

Bale is back. Gareth Bale scored his first Tottenham goal for seven-and-a-half years to see off a battling Brighton side, giving Spurs their first home win in the Premier League and moving Jose Mourinho’s men up to second in the table.