Brentford vs Spurs 2023-24 English Premier League

Brentford

27': Bryan Mbeumo (P)
36': Yoane Wissa

FT
2 - 2

Tottenham Hotspur

11': Cristian Romero
45'+4': Emerson Royal

Spurs start post-Harry Kane era with a 2-2 draw at Brentford

Ange Postecoglou James Maddison Brentford Tottenham August 2023 [1296x729]

Tottenham Hotspur gave new manager Ange Postecoglou a rollercoaster Premier League debut when they started life after Harry Kane with a 2-2 draw in their opening game at Brentford on Sunday.

Match Commentary

11': Goal! Brentford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
14': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Davinson Sánchez replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.
26': Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
27': Goal! Brentford 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
36': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
36': Goal! Brentford 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Henry.
44': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Goal! Brentford 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
45': Second Half begins Brentford 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
49': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
62': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Aaron Hickey.
72': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Yoane Wissa.
72': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Christian Nørgaard.
75': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Oliver Skipp.
75': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ivan Perisic replaces Son Heung-Min.
84': Substitution, Brentford. Zanka replaces Kristoffer Ajer.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,066

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	36	65	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

TOT		BRE
13	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
69.6	Possession	30.4
18	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
638	Accurate Passes	235
711	Passes	306
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
23	Crosses	13
0.1	Cross %	0.2
30	Long Balls	58
11	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	9
16	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	8
17	Effective Clearances	34
17	Clearances	34

Line-Ups

Brentford (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Mark Flekken (GK)
5	Ethan Pinnock
20	Kristoffer Ajer
22	Nathan Collins
3	Rico Henry
2	Aaron Hickey
6	Christian Nørgaard
27	Vitaly Janelt
8	Mathias Jensen
11	Yoane Wissa
19	Bryan Mbeumo

Substitutes:

Mathias Jorgensen, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Shandon Baptiste, Josh Dasilva, Thomas Strakosha, Kevin Schade, Mads Roerslev.

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37	Micky van de Ven
17	Cristian Romero
38	Destiny Udogie
12	Emerson Royal
10	James Maddison
8	Yves Bissouma
4	Oliver Skipp
9	Richarlison
7	Son Heung-Min
21	Dejan Kulusevski