PASCAL GROSS came up trumps for Albion again to earn a precious point against Spurs at the Amex, which takes them a big step closer to safety.

The German took over as penalty-taker after Glenn Murray’s spot-kick against Leicester was saved by Kasper Schmeichel.

Ice-cool Gross beat Hugo Lloris, two minutes after Harry Kane had given Tottenham the lead, to ease the Seagulls eight points clear of the relegation zone.

He took responsibility when Serge Aurier bundled into Jose Izquierdo inside the box.

Gross said: “You always have pressure on a penalty but I trust in my quality. I know I can shoot a penalty well and I can trust on my technique.

“It is a very important point in a bad period of the last few games. We fight together and showed we have good character as a team. We made a good game against a good team.

“We know we need some more points and have games remaining. You always have a chance in football so we got a point and we have to keep going.

“The goal we conceded was a stupid one and a bad mistake from us. We have good character and team spirit, it was important the reaction was fast.”

Mauricio Pochettino, who made six changes ahead of Tottenham’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United on Saturday, was unhappy with the result.

He said: “You are never happy when you draw, but credit to Brighton. The first half was even. We created enough chances to win the game, we dominated the second half.”