English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 13, 2023
Tottenham Hotspur WLWWL 2
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Brentford WLLDD 2
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BRE202
Gtech Community Stadium · 17,066 att.

Match Report

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

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

TOT leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BRE · 5-3-2

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-L
  4. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  5. 3Rico HenryLB
  6. 2Aaron HickeyRB
  7. 6Christian NørgaardCM
  8. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  9. 8Mathias JensenCM-R
  10. 11Yoane WissaCF-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 38Destiny UdogieLB
  5. 12Emerson RoyalRB
  6. 10James MaddisonAM
  7. 8Yves BissoumaLM
  8. 4Oliver SkippRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 7Son Heung-MinAM-L
  11. 21Dejan KulusevskiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 14' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Davinson Sánchez replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.
  3. 26' Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 27' Goal! Brentford 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 36' Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 36' James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 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.
  8. 44' Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 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.
  10. 49' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
  11. 62' Aaron Hickey (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 72' Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Aaron Hickey.
  13. 72' Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Yoane Wissa.
  14. 72' Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  15. 75' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Oliver Skipp.
  16. 75' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ivan Perisic replaces Son Heung-Min.
  17. 84' Substitution, Brentford. Zanka replaces Kristoffer Ajer.

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