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Tottenham Hotspur

20th · 0-2-3 · 2 pts · -6

Ugh, no.

Tottenham Hotspur lost to Brentford

0-0-1 0 – 3

1-0-0

FT · Sat, Aug 22

Match Details

Gtech Community Stadium (Brentford) · 17,180 fans · NBC, Peacock

Highlights

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.

Recap via ESPN

1:45 Nicol: Tottenham got bullied by Brentford

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Brentford 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
90'+4'Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Callum Wilson.
90'+3'Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Brentford).
90'+3'Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
90'+2'Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
90'+1'Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross following a corner.
90'+1'Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
90'+1'Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke is caught offside.

Line Score

	1	2	T
TOT	0	0	0
BRE	2	1	3

Match Leaders

Tottenham Hotspur

MM Mikey Moore · 3Total Shots
AK Antonín Kinsky · 5Saves
Marcos Senesi · 16Defensive Interventions
Marcos Senesi · 70Accurate Passes

Brentford

KL Keane Lewis-Potter · 1Goals
KS Kevin Schade · 5Total Shots
CK Caoimhín Kelleher · 4Saves
VJ Vitaly Janelt · 12Defensive Interventions
NC Nathan Collins · 55Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Man City	5	5	0	0	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	4	0	1	+4	12
3	Brighton	5	3	1	1	+11	10
4	Brentford	5	2	3	0	+6	9
5	Leeds	5	2	3	0	+4	9
6	Liverpool	5	2	3	0	+3	9
7	Everton	5	2	3	0	+3	9
8	Hull	5	2	2	1	+2	8
9	Newcastle	5	2	2	1	0	8
10	Chelsea	5	2	1	2	-2	7
11	Ipswich	5	2	0	3	-4	6
12	Man United	5	1	2	2	0	5
13	Nottm Forest	5	1	2	2	-1	5
14	Sunderland	5	1	1	3	-4	4
15	C Palace	5	1	1	3	-5	4
16	Aston Villa	5	1	1	3	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	0	3	2	-2	3
18	Coventry	5	1	0	4	-9	3
19	Fulham	5	0	2	3	-3	2
20	Spurs	5	0	2	3	-6	2

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Key Events

86'Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Destiny Udogie replaces Archie Gray.

83'Substitution, Brentford. Callum Wilson replaces Igor Thiago.

78'Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

76'Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Michael Kayode.

76'Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mamadou Sangaré.

68'Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Richarlison.

68'Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Mikey Moore.

67'Substitution, Brentford. Jaidon Anthony replaces Dango Ouattara.

67'Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mathias Jensen.

55'Penalty missed! Still Brentford 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) hits the left post with a right footed shot.

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.

45'Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Lucas Bergvall.

45'Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mateus Fernandes replaces Conor Gallagher.

34'Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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.

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.