Brentford FC 3 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(2 months ago)
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Highlights
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An opening-day victory lifts Brentford to the summit of the early Premier League standings after 12 teams have played their opening fixtures. Tottenham sit three points behind the early leaders following the afternoon's events at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Keane Lewis-Potter opened the scoring in the 12th minute with an assist from Mamadou Sangare, before Vitaly Janelt added a second before the break. Michael Kayode extended the lead immediately after the interval, and though Igor Thiago missed a penalty shortly after, the hosts dominated the statistics with 26 shots and an expected goals figure of 3.87 compared to Tottenham's 0.57. Caoimhin Kelleher earned an 8 rating for his defensive contribution, while Marcos Senesi recorded a 7.7 for the visitors.
History between the clubs showed Tottenham had won four of their previous six meetings since 2023, with their last victory at this venue occurring on 2 February 2025. Brentford arrived having finished 9th last season with 53 points and without a win in three matches across all competitions, while Tottenham finished 17th last term with 41 points and had scored in six consecutive matches.
Brentford next play away at Leeds United on 30 August, while Tottenham play at home to Newcastle on 29 August.
Keane Lewis-Potter opened the scoring in the 12th minute with an assist from Mamadou Sangare, before Vitaly Janelt added a second before the break. Michael Kayode extended the lead immediately after the interval, and though Igor Thiago missed a penalty shortly after, the hosts dominated the statistics with 26 shots and an expected goals figure of 3.87 compared to Tottenham's 0.57. Caoimhin Kelleher earned an 8 rating for his defensive contribution, while Marcos Senesi recorded a 7.7 for the visitors.
History between the clubs showed Tottenham had won four of their previous six meetings since 2023, with their last victory at this venue occurring on 2 February 2025. Brentford arrived having finished 9th last season with 53 points and without a win in three matches across all competitions, while Tottenham finished 17th last term with 41 points and had scored in six consecutive matches.
Brentford next play away at Leeds United on 30 August, while Tottenham play at home to Newcastle on 29 August.
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Match stats
Brentford v Tottenham
40%
Possession
60%
3.87
Expected goals (xG)
0.57
26
Shots
9
8
Shots on target
4
20
Shots inside the box
4
7
Corners
3
360
Passes
549
82%
Pass accuracy
88%
4
Saves
5
17
Fouls
14
3
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Caoimhin Kelleher · Brentford
90'
· 4 saves
Key moments
- 12' ⚽ Keane Lewis-Potter · assist Mamadou Sangare · Brentford
- 33' ⚽ Vitaly Janelt · Brentford
- 34' 🟨 Conor Gallagher · Tottenham
- 49' ⚽ Michael Kayode · Brentford
- 55' ✖ Igor Thiago (missed pen) · Brentford
- 78' 🟨 Vitaly Janelt · Brentford
Brentford
4-2-3-1- 1 Caoimhin Kelleher 90' 8.0
- 20 Kristoffer Ajer 90' 7.3
- 22 Nathan Collins (c) 90' 6.9
- 23 Keane Lewis-Potter ⚽ 90' 7.9
- 27 Vitaly Janelt ⚽ 🟨 90' 7.9
- 7 Kevin Schade 90' 7.9
- 9 Igor Thiago 83' 6.2
- 33 Michael Kayode ⚽ 76' 7.7
- 18 Mamadou Sangare 🅰️ 76' 7.2
- 11 Dango Ouattara 67' 6.5
- 8 Mathias Jensen 67' 7.5
- 6 Yehor Yarmoliuk · sub 23' 6.9
- 19 Jaidon Anthony · sub 23' 7.6
- 2 Aaron Hickey · sub 14' 6.7
- 24 Mikkel Damsgaard · sub 14' 7.3
- 13 Callum Wilson · sub 12' 7.0
Tottenham
4-2-3-1- 31 Antonín Kinský 90' 6.9
- 6 Jan Paul van Hecke 90' 7.2
- 5 Marcos Senesi 90' 7.7
- 3 Andy Robertson 90' 7.3
- 16 Sandro Tonali 90' 6.3
- 11 Mathys Tel 90' 6.2
- 14 Archie Gray (c) 86' 6.2
- 47 Mikey Moore 68' 6.2
- 9 Richarlison 68' 6.2
- 15 Lucas Bergvall 45' 5.6
- 8 Conor Gallagher 🟨 45' 6.2
- 18 Mateus Fernandes · sub 45' 6.3
- 30 Rodrigo Bentancur · sub 45' 5.9
- 10 James Maddison · sub 22' 6.2
- 19 Dominic Solanke · sub 22' 6.5
- 13 Destiny Udogie · sub 9' 6.6
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Form going into the match
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