English Premier League

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Match Report

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Xavi Simons scores as Tottenham earn rare home win against Brentford

An eye-catching display by Xavi Simons inspired Tottenham to a first Premier League home win since August with a much-needed 2-0 win over Brentford.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
1
46.7
Possession
53.3
4
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
329
355
Passes
400
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
52
17
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
10
24
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
11
34
Effective Clearances
29
34
Clearances
29

Highlights

01:40 Is Xavi Simons finally finding form at Tottenham? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOT leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 24Djed SpenceLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 7Xavi SimonsAM
  7. 14Archie GrayLM
  8. 30Rodrigo BentancurRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 39Randal Kolo MuaniAM-L
  11. 20Mohammed KudusAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Lucas BergvallSUB
  2. 33Ben DaviesSUB
  3. 22Brennan JohnsonSUB
  4. 6João PalhinhaSUB
  5. 28Wilson OdobertSUB
  6. 4Kevin DansoSUB
  7. 29Pape Matar SarrSUB
  8. 11Mathys TelSUB
  9. 31Antonín KinskySUB

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Sepp van den BergCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 20Kristoffer AjerLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardAM
  7. 18Yehor YarmoliukLM
  8. 6Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 19Dango OuattaraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Vitaly JaneltSUB
  2. 5Ethan PinnockSUB
  3. 8Mathias JensenSUB
  4. 2Aaron HickeySUB
  5. 45Romelle DonovanSUB
  6. 3Rico HenrySUB
  7. 23Keane Lewis-PotterSUB
  8. 12Hákon ValdimarssonSUB
  9. 15Frank OnyekaSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Brentford 0. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
  2. 29' Michael Kayode (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Brentford 0. Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  5. 45' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
  7. 47' Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 60' Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 61' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  10. 65' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. João Palhinha replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  11. 72' Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 74' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Wilson Odobert replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  13. 76' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Michael Kayode.
  14. 76' Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  15. 77' Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 80' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  17. 81' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Kevin Danso replaces Cristian Romero.
  18. 88' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Dango Ouattara.

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