Brentford vs Tottenham – Match preview and team news

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Brentford vs Tottenham – Match preview and team news

A depleted Tottenham side travel across the capital this Sunday to face Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.

The Lilywhites dropped to 16th on Saturday after Everton’s resounding 4-0 triumph over Leicester City saw the Toffees overtake Ange Postecoglou’s side.

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The Australian has had to deal with another casualty as Radu Dragusin could be out for the remainder of the season.

The Romanian is being assessed after hyperextending his knee against Eflsborg. Lens defender Kevin Danso’s £20 million move to the club is rumoured to be imminent. However, the deal for the 26-year-old won’t be completed before Sunday’s clash.

Djed Spence should return following a knock while Micky van de Ven’s minutes will be limited after making his comeback from injury on Thursday.

Brentford won away from home for only the second time this campaign last weekend, as they beat Crystal Palace.

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Despite being forcibly withdrawn against the Eagles, Thomas Frank confirmed that Christian Norgaard and Kevin Schade are available.

Ethan Pinnock is back in contention after missing over a month of action. New signing Michael Kayode is poised to make his debut after joining from Fiorentina. Mads Roerslev may have played his last game for the club after transferring to Wolfsburg on an initial loan during the week.

Brentford vs Tottenham – Match preview and team news

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Brentford: WLDLW

Brentford overcame Crystal Palace last weekend to win successive away games for the first time since 2022.

Bryan Mbeumo dispatched a penalty before Kevin Schade superbly headed in the second.

There was controversy surrounding the penalty as Dean Henderson initially saved the first spot kick, but it was retaken due to Marc Guehi encroaching before clearing the ball.

That triumph in South London was only their second win in the last ten matches.

In recent weeks, the Bees were disappointingly knocked out of the FA Cup at home to Plymouth Argyle, who are bottom of the Championship. Since then, they salvaged a 2-2 draw with Manchester City before falling to a late defeat to Liverpool.

Tottenham: LLWLW

Spurs progressed into the last 16 of the Europa League after comfortably beating Elfsborg 3-0 in N17.

Three academy graduates were the heroes as Dane Scarlett, Damola Ajayi, and Mikey Moore all netted their first goals for the club.

However, in the league, their fortunes are drastically different as they are languishing in 16th position.

They are winless in their last seven league outings including damning defeats to relegation candidates Leicester City and Everton.

Also looming is the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final away to Liverpool on Thursday, with Tottenham taking a 1-0 lead to Anfield.

Last Meeting: Tottenham 3-1 Brentford, Premier League, 21st September 2024

Tottenham recovered from an early scare to beat Thomas Frank’s Brentford 3-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Back in September, the Bees were in a habit of striking in the opening exchanges and continued that practice in North London.

Bryan Mbeumo ruthlessly volleyed past Guglielmo Vicario with only 23 seconds on the clock to immediately stun their hosts.

However, it didn’t take long for Spurs to respond. Dominic Solanke tapped in from close range minutes later. The former Bournemouth striker pounced on the rebound after James Maddison’s shot was parried from Mark Flekken to score his first goal for his new club.

Spurs were buoyed on by their equaliser and notched themselves in front midway through the first period. A fast break saw Heung-min Son find Brennan Johnson who drove at Keane Lewis-Potter before drilling a shot into the bottom corner.

Vicario then had to make amends after catastrophically losing possession inside his six-yard box. Yoane Wissa pressured the goalkeeper – who spread himself well to thwart Mbeumo.

The Italian stopper was called into action again in the second period as he clawed Kevin Schade’s header away from danger.

In the closing stages, Ange Postecoglou’s outfit sealed victory courtesy of a devastating counter-attack. Yves Bissouma’s crunching tackle was picked up by Cristian Romero who released Son. The skipper managed to slip a pass under Ethan Pinnock’s leg and into Maddison’s path who duly obliged with a delicate chip past Flekken.

Predicted Lineups

Brentford: Flekken; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen; Mbuemo, Wissa, Damsgaard.

Tottenham: Kinsky; Porro, Davies, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Bissouma, Kulusevski; Moore, Richarlison, Son.

Who is the referee?

Jarred Gillett will be the match official. Darren Cann and Mark Scholes will assist him while John Busby will be the fourth official. The VAR will be Graham Scott and he will be assisted by Ian Hussin.