BRIGHTON, England (Reuters)

Tottenham Hotspur handed Brighton & Hove Albion their first home loss of the Premier League season today (October 8) after Harry Kane’s first-half header was enough for the London side to seal all three points in a 1-0 win.

The victory saw Spurs return to winning ways after their North London derby defeat by Arsenal and Antonio Conte’s side sit three points off provisional table toppers Manchester City while Brighton dropped to sixth.

The win was also significant for Spurs as they paid tribute to their hugely popular fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone who died earlier this week aged 61, with fellow Italian Conte visibly emotional during the minute’s applause before kickoff.

“It’s been a difficult week to say the least and it was nice to get the win,” Kane told Sky Sports while his team mate Ryan Sessegnon said they “had to perform today”.

“Obviously we wanted to win because of him and thankfully we did that,” Sessegnon said.