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Cathinka Tandberg has scored three league goals since joining Tottenham in September At a glance Cathinka Tandberg scores third goal of season Tottenham move up to third in WSL table Brighton struggle without Fran Kirby PLAYER RATER Cathinka Tandberg scored her third Women's Super League goal of the season as Tottenham beat Brighton to move third. Jessica Naz's low cross in from the left evaded the Brighton defence and Tandberg was lurking at the back post to tap into the net. There was a moment of controversy five minutes into the game when Japan defender Toko Koga took a poor touch in her own box, then slipped with Brighton closing in on goal. She fell on top of the ball and it appeared to touch her arms but the referee waved away the Brighton players' appeals. It was one of two penalties which Brighton manager Dario Vidosic felt his side should have been awarded, with the Australian calling for an improvement in the standard of officiating. "I don't want to get in trouble [but] I think there's two clear penalties. First half and 100% one in the second half with Kiko [Seike] - [she] gets cleanly taken out from my view. Contact is there, clear contact, " he said. "Two points where we potentially go 2-0 up with a potential penalty, so it's quite frustrating. "I want to get an explanation of some of the other calls as well. Felt it was quite inconsistent [and] even Tottenham can feel a little bit hard done by in some challenges. It just needs to improve. " Eveliina Summanen struck a fierce free-kick through the Brighton wall but Chiamaka Nnadozie palmed it away as the home side were unable to increase their lead. Tottenham are level on points with second-placed Manchester City, while Brighton remain sixth in the table. Martin Ho's side have been in superb form this season, winning four of their five matches, only losing to Man City, who they are now level on points with. They are a point above Manchester United, who have also started the campaign well. Tottenham have only won four of their opening five WSL games once before, in the 2021-22 season. And they won just five league games in the entirety of last season, which further highlights marked improvements this term. Impressively, the Lilywhites are continuing to win without goals from Bethany England, whose only strike this term came against West Ham on 7 September. Tandberg, who joined from Swedish club Hammarby last month, has slotted into the Tottenham side with ease and got on the scoresheet again. But it was Naz, causing problems for Brighton defenders Marisa Olislagers and Charlize Rule on the right and provider for Tandberg's goal, who manager Martin Ho singled out for praise. "I thought it was one of Jess' best performances. [She was] very direct in her one v ones, positive in terms of her second phase movement behind the backline and put a wonderful cross in for Tandberg to finish, " he told Sky Sports. Naz's standout performance came a little over a week since she revealed she had been subjected to racial abuse on social media. Tottenham captain England subsequently said her players have decided to stop taking the knee because the anti-racism gesture "no long feels meaningful". On Sunday, Tottenham's players remained standing at kick-off, while the Brighton players took the knee. Brighton struggled to create in the absence of the influential Fran Kirby, with forward Rosa Kafaji caught offside on three occasions. It took 43 minutes for the visitors to register their first shot on target, when Rachel Mc Lauchlan hooked an overhead kick towards goal from close range but it was easily saved by Lize Kop. Koga made a superb block to deny Kiko Seike, who was bearing down on goal but Brighton were unable to find an equaliser. Tottenham face a challenging trip to defending champions Chelsea next Sunday, 12 October (12: 00 BST), while Brighton travel to Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal on the same day (14: 30 BST). After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Head here to get involved Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 5th October 2025 at 13: 53 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Martin Ho Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Dario Vidosic Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martin Ho Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Dario Vidosic Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Women's Super League All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 0. Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 0. Amanda Nildén (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card. Rosa Kafaji (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Amanda Nildén (Tottenham Hotspur Women). Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. Foul by Rosa Kafaji (Brighton and Hove Albion Women). Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick on the left wing. Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Bex Rayner replaces Kiko Seike. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Charlotte Grant replaces Jessica Naz. Kiko Seike (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Tottenham Hotspur Women). Foul by Marisa Olislagers (Brighton and Hove Albion Women). Jessica Naz (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick on the right wing. Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Martha Thomas is caught offside. Attempt missed. Carla Camacho (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rosa Kafaji. Attempt saved. Toko Koga (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton and Hove Albion Women). Assisted by Matilda Vinberg. Foul by Jelena Cankovic (Brighton and Hove Albion Women). Ashleigh Neville (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt missed. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ashleigh Neville. 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