English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
Tottenham Hotspur WWDWD 0
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Brentford LDDWW 3
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Gtech Community Stadium · 17,180 att. · NBC

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:45 Nicol: Tottenham got bullied by Brentford Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOT leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD-L
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 8Mathias JensenAM
  7. 18Mamadou SangareLM
  8. 27Vitaly JaneltRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 11Dango OuattaraAM-R

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Antonín KinskyG
  2. 5Marcos SenesiCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 14Archie GrayRB
  6. 8Conor GallagherAM
  7. 15Lucas BergvallLM
  8. 16Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 11Mathys TelAM-L
  11. 47Mikey MooreAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 34' Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mateus Fernandes replaces Conor Gallagher.
  5. 45' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Lucas Bergvall.
  6. 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.
  7. 55' Penalty missed! Still Brentford 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  8. 67' Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mathias Jensen.
  9. 67' Substitution, Brentford. Jaidon Anthony replaces Dango Ouattara.
  10. 68' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Mikey Moore.
  11. 68' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Richarlison.
  12. 76' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
  13. 76' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Michael Kayode.
  14. 78' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 83' Substitution, Brentford. Callum Wilson replaces Igor Thiago.
  16. 86' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Destiny Udogie replaces Archie Gray.

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