LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur defeated Brentford. Tottenham Hotspur was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the help of Tim Wood and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 0.87 degrees Celsius or 33.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Tottenham Hotspur

3 - 2

Brentford

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 19 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 133 Attack 74
  • 100 Dangerous attack 46
  • 61 Ball safe 60
  • 18 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur was in firm control of the ball 68% while Brentford was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more pushing with 100 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the match​.

Tottenham Hotspur shot 19 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Brentford shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (Jamie Donley and Dejan Kulusevski). Talking about the opposition, Brentford received 3 yellow cards (Yegor Yarmolyuk, Neal Maupay and Christian Nørgaard).

Match Timeline

15'
Neal Maupay(goal)
17'
Christian Nørgaard - Yellow
12'
Mads Roerslev(VAR)
Dejan Kulusevski- Yellow
43'
43'
Neal Maupay- Yellow
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- sub ->Oliver Skipp
46'
Brennan Johnson- sub ->Rodrigo Bentancur
46'
Destiny Udogie(goal)
48'
Brennan Johnson(goal)Timo Werner
49'
Richarlison(goal)
56'
57'
Yehor Yarmoliuk- sub ->Mathias Jensen
67'
Ivan Toney(goal)
78'
Kristoffer Ajer- sub ->Nathan Collins
78'
Josh Dasilva - sub ->Mads Roerslev
88'
Shandon Baptiste- sub ->Vitaly Janelt
88'
Mikkel Damsgaard- sub ->Keane Lewis-Potter
Radu Drăgușin- sub ->James Maddison
88'
90'
Yehor Yarmoliuk- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
86
37
Manchester City
85
36
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
36
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Tottenham Hotspur has 43 points like Aston Villa to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Brentford will stays with 22 points to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Everton on the 3rd of February with a 17-7 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (15 draws).

Brentford will host Manchester City on the 3rd of February with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
6.7
D
Cristian Romero 17.Argentina
7.3
D
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
7.3
D
Micky van de Ven 37.Netherlands
6.8
D
Destiny Udogie 38.Italy
7.3
48'
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
7.3
46'
M
James Maddison 10.England
8.2
88'
M
Timo Werner 16.Germany
7.9
90'
M
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
7.0
43'
M
Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay
6.7
46'
F
Richarlison 9.Brazil
7.9
56'
Substitutes
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
D
Radu Drăgușin 6.Romania
6.8
88'
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
6.8
46'
F
Bryan Gil 11.Spain
F
Brennan Johnson 22.Wales
7.5
46' 49'
F
Dane Scarlett 44.England

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario (6.7), Pedro Porro (7.3), Cristian Romero (7.3), Micky van de Ven (6.8), Destiny Udogie (7.3), Oliver Skipp (7.3), Rodrigo Bentancur  (6.7), Dejan Kulusevski (7.0), James Maddison (8.2), Timo Werner (7.9) and Richarlison (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.8), Radu Drăgușin (6.8), Bryan Gil , Emerson Royal, Fraser Forster, Brennan Johnson (7.5), Ben Davies  , Dane Scarlett and Jamie Donley.

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Radu Drăgușin (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Oliver Skipp for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (46′), Rodrigo Bentancur  for Brennan Johnson (46′) and James Maddison for Radu Drăgușin (88′).

Player of the match: James Maddison​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was James Maddison even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 80 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Brentford – Formation

Brentford
G
Mark Flekken 1.Netherlands
6.7
D
Ethan Pinnock 5.Jamaica
7.3
D
Ben Mee 16.England
7.1
D
Nathan Collins 22.Republic of Ireland
6.6
78'
M
Christian Nørgaard 6.Denmark
7.9
17'
M
Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark
6.4
78'
M
Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark
7.5
57'
M
Keane Lewis-Potter 23.England
6.6
88'
M
Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany
6.8
88'
F
Neal Maupay 7.France
7.3
43' 15'
F
Ivan Toney 17.England
6.4
67'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Strakosha 21.Albania
D
Zanka 13.Denmark
D
Kristoffer Ajer 20.Norway
6.7
78'
M
Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada
7.0
88'
M
Yehor Yarmoliuk 33.Ukraine
6.4
57' 90'
M
Ethan Brierley 38.England
M
Josh Dasilva 10.England
6.8
78'
M
Mikkel Damsgaard 24.Denmark
6.8
88'

Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Thomas Frank played with: Mark Flekken (6.7), Nathan Collins (6.6), Ethan Pinnock (7.3), Ben Mee (7.1), Mads Roerslev (6.4), Mathias Jensen (7.5), Christian Nørgaard (7.9), Vitaly Janelt (6.8), Keane Lewis-Potter (6.6), Neal Maupay (7.3) and Ivan Toney  (6.4).

They had on the bench: Josh Dasilva (6.8), Mikkel Damsgaard (6.8), Zanka, Kristoffer Ajer (6.7), Thomas Strakosha, Shandon Baptiste (7.0), Yegor Yarmolyuk (6.4), Ethan Brierley and Benjamin Fredrick.

Substitutions

Brentford made 5 changes: Nathan Collins for Kristoffer Ajer (78′), Mads Roerslev for Josh Dasilva (78′), Mathias Jensen for Yegor Yarmolyuk (57′), Vitaly Janelt for Shandon Baptiste (88′) and Keane Lewis-Potter for Mikkel Damsgaard (88′).

Player of the match: Christian Nørgaard​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was Christian Nørgaard.

His rating is 7.9 with 38 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​