Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2026-27 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Brentford

12': Keane Lewis-Potter
33': Vitaly Janelt
49': Michael Kayode

FT
3 - 0

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham thumped by Brentford in Premier League opener

Tottenham's expensive summer rebuild was shaken to its foundations by rampant Brentford on an alarming opening day for Roberto De Zerbi's side.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham Hotspur).
2': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
4': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
4': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
7': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
8': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross following a corner.
9': Offside, Brentford. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
10': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathys Tel.
11': Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
12': Goal! Brentford 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
14': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford).
15': Attempt blocked. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
18': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Tottenham Hotspur).
18': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins is caught offside.
19': Marcos Senesi (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
21': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
21': Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
26': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Marcos Senesi (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
28': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Tottenham Hotspur).
28': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt missed. Michael Kayode (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a set piece situation.
30': Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
33': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur).
33': Goal! Brentford 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
34': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur).
34': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt blocked. Michael Kayode (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.
36': Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
40': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikey Moore with a headed pass.
42': Marcos Senesi (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
42': Foul by Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
42': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
45': Attempt missed. Michael Kayode (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a cross.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mateus Fernandes replaces Conor Gallagher.
45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Lucas Bergvall.
45': Second Half begins Brentford 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
46': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
46': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a headed pass.
48': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
48': Attempt saved. Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Nathan Collins with a headed pass.
49': Goal! Brentford 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Michael Kayode (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
50': Attempt saved. Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
50': Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
52': Attempt saved. Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
52': Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
53': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
53': Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
53': Penalty Brentford. Kevin Schade draws a foul in the penalty area.
53': Penalty conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
55': Penalty missed! Still Brentford 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
56': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
57': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Marcos Senesi is caught offside.
59': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Mathys Tel.
62': Attempt saved. Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
62': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
63': Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Tottenham Hotspur).
66': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
67': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mathias Jensen.
67': Substitution, Brentford. Jaidon Anthony replaces Dango Ouattara.
68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Mikey Moore.
68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Richarlison.
69': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross.
69': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
69': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Tottenham Hotspur).
71': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
71': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Maddison.
76': Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Collins with a headed pass following a corner.
76': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
76': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Michael Kayode.
77': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.
78': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.
78': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
78': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
78': Andy Robertson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Handball by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
81': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
81': Sandro Tonali (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
83': Offside, Brentford. Jaidon Anthony is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Brentford. Callum Wilson replaces Igor Thiago.
84': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Mathys Tel.
85': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
85': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
85': Andy Robertson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Destiny Udogie replaces Archie Gray.
87': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
88': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Callum Wilson.
88': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
90': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
90'+1': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Brentford).
90'+3': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Callum Wilson.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
0': Match ends, Brentford 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.

Statistics

TOT		BRE
14	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	4
58.9	Possession	41.1
9	SHOTS	26
4	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
461	Accurate Passes	293
523	Passes	354
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	11
14	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.5
33	Long Balls	46
14	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	7
12	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	15
23	Effective Clearances	16
23	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,180

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	5	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	+4	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	5	+11	10
4	Brentford	5	+6	9

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
22	Nathan Collins
20	Kristoffer Ajer
23	Keane Lewis-Potter
33	Michael Kayode
8	Mathias Jensen
18	Mamadou Sangare
27	Vitaly Janelt
9	Igor Thiago
7	Kevin Schade
11	Dango Ouattara

Brentford Substitutes:

Callum Wilson, Jannik Schuster, Jaidon Anthony, Aaron Hickey, Ethan Pinnock, Rico Henry, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Hákon Valdimarsson, Mikkel Damsgaard.

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Antonín Kinsky (GK)
5	Marcos Senesi
6	Jan Paul van Hecke
3	Andy Robertson
14	Archie Gray
8	Conor Gallagher
15	Lucas Bergvall
16	Sandro Tonali
9	Richarlison
11	Mathys Tel
47	Mikey Moore

Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:

Destiny Udogie, Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Martin Dúbravka, Mateus Fernandes, Luca Williams-Barnett, Kevin Danso, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ben Davies.

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