English Premier League

FT Thursday, January 1, 2026
Tottenham Hotspur WWLLW 0
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Brentford LDLWW 0
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Gtech Community Stadium · 17,141 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Brentford spoil Thomas Frank's return in draw with Tottenham

Thomas Frank was frustrated on his return to Brentford as Tottenham Hotspur were held to a goalless draw at the Gtech Stadium.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
44.1
Possession
55.9
9
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
324
Accurate Passes
426
412
Passes
515
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
58
24
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
9
33
Effective Clearances
20
33
Clearances
20

Highlights

01:18 Is Thomas Frank's future at Tottenham already in doubt? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOT leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BRE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD-L
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 3Rico HenryLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 27Vitaly JaneltCM
  7. 18Yehor YarmoliukLM
  8. 6Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeLF
  11. 23Keane Lewis-PotterRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Reiss NelsonSUB
  2. 45Romelle DonovanSUB
  3. 12Hákon ValdimarssonSUB
  4. 4Sepp van den BergSUB
  5. 5Ethan PinnockSUB
  6. 8Mathias JensenSUB
  7. 26Yunus KonakSUB
  8. 2Aaron HickeySUB
  9. 24Mikkel DamsgaardSUB

TOT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 24Djed SpenceLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 6João PalhinhaCM
  7. 30Rodrigo BentancurLM
  8. 14Archie GrayRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 28Wilson OdobertLF
  11. 20Mohammed KudusRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Mathys TelSUB
  2. 39Randal Kolo MuaniSUB
  3. 31Antonín KinskySUB
  4. 44Dane ScarlettSUB
  5. 33Ben DaviesSUB
  6. 52Callum OlusesiSUB
  7. 4Kevin DansoSUB
  8. 3Radu DragusinSUB
  9. 40Brandon AustinSUB

Timeline

  1. 58' Jordan Henderson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 60' João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 67' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Wilson Odobert.
  4. 69' Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 80' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  6. 80' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces João Palhinha.
  7. 80' Substitution, Brentford. Reiss Nelson replaces Kevin Schade.

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