English Premier League

Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2025-26 English Premier League

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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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilson Odobert.
  • 4': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
  • 5': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  • 7': Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 25': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 25': Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 26': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richarlison.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
  • 33': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 33': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 34': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 38': Offside, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 40': Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 48': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
  • 48': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  • 48': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richarlison.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by João Palhinha.
  • 53': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 53': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
  • 54': Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 57': Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Jordan Henderson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Foul by João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 60': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Archie Gray.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
  • 65': Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Wilson Odobert.
  • 67': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  • 67': Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
  • 69': Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 74': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 75': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
  • 77': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 77': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  • 80': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces João Palhinha.
  • 80': Substitution, Brentford. Reiss Nelson replaces Kevin Schade.
  • 83': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 83': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 86': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,141

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 22 +26 50
2 Manchester City 22 +24 43
3 Aston Villa 22 +8 43
4 Liverpool 22 +4 36
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
22 Nathan Collins
20 Kristoffer Ajer
3 Rico Henry
33 Michael Kayode
27 Vitaly Janelt
18 Yehor Yarmoliuk
6 Jordan Henderson Yellow Card
9 Igor Thiago
7 Kevin Schade
23 Keane Lewis-Potter

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Guglielmo Vicario (GK) Yellow Card
37 Micky van de Ven
17 Cristian Romero
24 Djed Spence
23 Pedro Porro
6 João Palhinha Yellow Card
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
14 Archie Gray
9 Richarlison
28 Wilson Odobert
20 Mohammed Kudus

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