FROM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM – Tottenham earned solely their second win of the brand new Premier League season with a 3-1 victory at house to Brentford on Saturday.
The Bees took a first-minute lead as soon as once more having gone forward in related circumstances final week at Manchester Metropolis, however as soon as extra could not maintain on and had been put to the sword by a assured Spurs.
Bryan Mbeumo opened the scoring for the guests, earlier than strikes from Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson and James Maddison flipped the sport on its head.
How the sport unfolded
For the second week operating, Brentford went forward inside 25 seconds. Keane Lewis-Potter’s cross discovered Mbeumo, who peeled away from Micky van de Ven and lashed house an outstanding volley.
Tottenham sought rapidly to make amends and went shut when a unfastened contact from Sepp van den Berg noticed Solanke get in down the channel. His ball for Son Heung-min was in the reduction of in the direction of Maddison, however his shot from shut vary was blocked.
However with their subsequent assault, Spurs had been stage. Ethan Pinnock’s unfastened go was pounced upon by Maddison, and although his shot was saved by Mark Flekken, Solanke was available to show within the rebound, grabbing his first aim for the membership.
Ten minutes hadn’t even handed but however the hosts had been starting to purr, with Son forcing Flekken into one other save quickly after with a strike from the sting of the field. Moments later, Johnson flashed a shot extensive of the far put up.
One other probability got here and went for Johnson when he lower out a go from Mikkel Damsgaard, just for Nathan Collins to retreat and make the block.
Spurs ought to have taken the lead when Son raced clear and selected to try to spherical Flekken, however the Dutchman stood his floor effectively and the prospect fell to items.
Simply earlier than the half-hour mark, Tottenham received the aim they deserved. The Lilywhites flew ahead in numbers once more and Johnson had the arrogance to scamper previous Collins earlier than discovering the far nook.
Solanke almost grabbed his second of the day when Maddison drove a low cross in the direction of his toes from just a few yards out, just for the Bees to scramble clear the unfastened ball.
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario was let off the hook when he was caught in possession, however he recovered to make a sprawling save to maintain out Mbeumo.
After the break, Kulusevski was subsequent to be thwarted by Flekken after assembly a intelligent go in behind from Maddison on the swivel.
Tottenham needed a penalty when Rodrigo Bentancur gave the impression to be clipped by Collins, however their appeals had been dismissed. Brentford had been equally livid when Vicario flapped at a excessive ball on the sting of his personal field and wasn’t penalised for handball.
Brentford had been beginning to threaten and went shut once more when Kristoffer Ajer’s go around the again discovered Mbeumo, with Vicario coming to Spurs’ rescue.
Straight down the opposite finish, Maddison picked out Son and shifted play to Johnson, however his strike this time went extensive.
Thomas Frank threw on the speedy Kevin Schade searching for an equaliser, and one almost arrived along with his head after a cross from a nook, however Vicario stretched to the again put up to push the ball to security.
With 5 minutes remaining, Tottenham wrapped up the factors. Romero’s super by means of ball discovered Son, and he was capable of get his head as much as discover Maddison, who dinked Flekken and eased the nerves across the stadium bowl.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 6/10 – A wierd previous day for the under-fire goalkeeper. Began effectively by claiming a number of crosses, then was caught in possession which appeared to throw his determination making out of whack. Made a few actually good saves all of the whereas.
RB: Pedro Porro – 6/10 – Allowed Lewis-Potter the liberty to run in behind a bit too typically, whereas he was sloppier than ordinary when in possession.
CB: Cristian Romero – 6/10 – Brentford didn’t capitalise on the odd event the place Romero would dash into midfield and depart area. The World Cup winner was in any other case strong.
CB: Micky van de Ven – 6/10 – Ought to he have been tighter to Mbeumo for the opening aim? It is harsh to put blame at his door for such an unimaginable strike. Like Romero, had an honest recreation in central defence.
LB: Future Udogie – 7/10 – An almighty, if typically thankless, shift up and down the left flank from Udogie, including an additional physique in assault and digging in defensively.
DM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 8/10 – One of many Uruguayan’s finest video games as a lone pivot, sweeping up unfastened balls and progressing play swiftly.
CM: Dejan Kulusevski – 6/10 – For probably the most half has been one in all Tottenham’s higher gamers this season when beginning centrally, however that additional spark was lacking at present.
CM: James Maddison – 9/10 – Ran the present in midfield. Demanded possession and carried it by means of the thirds attempting to hurry play up. Creator of a number of possibilities which his facet ought to have performed higher with earlier than taking issues into his personal arms late on.
RW: Brennan Johnson – 8/10 – A aim and efficiency that he would have been craving. Brentford tried to signal him in his youthful years and he made them pay along with his runs to the byline.
CF: Dominic Solanke – 8/10 – The fittest and freshest the £65m man has seemed since signing from Bournemouth. Knitted collectively assaults superbly as Postecoglou idealised.
LW: Son Heung-min – 6/10 – An off day for the Tottenham captain. Ought to have pulled the set off when making an attempt to spherical Flekken within the first half and seemed in need of confidence thereafter. And but he nonetheless got here up with two assists.
Substitutes
SUB: Yves Bissouma (63′ for Bentancur) – 6/10
SUB: Pape Matar Sarr (70′ for Johnson) – 6/10
SUB: Mikey Moore (88′ for Solanke) – N/A
SUB: Archie Grey (88′ for Porro) – N/A
SUB: Lucas Bergvall (88′ for Maddison) – N/A
Subs not used: Fraser Forster (GK), Djed Spence, Radu Dragusin, Timo Werner
Supervisor
Ange Postecoglou – 8/10 – From the second minute onwards, Tottenham had been totally dominant and will have gained by a larger margin.
GK: Mark Flekken – 7/10 – Stored Brentford within the recreation with a sequence of excellent saves. Alas, that did not depend for a lot in the long run.
CB: Sepp van den Berg – 5/10 – Put to work by Son, although was supported in these battles by the backtracking Ajer.
CB: Ethan Pinnock – 3/10 – Tottenham got here again into the competition when the Jamaica worldwide was careless in possession. The guests had been by no means absolutely capable of get a grip once more.
CB: Nathan Collins – 4/10 – Not a lot he can do about being slower than Johnson however he was nonetheless haphazard regardless.
RM: Kristoffer Ajer – 5/10 – Deployed barely larger up the pitch as Brentford seemed to make the most of his wonderful crossing and whipped passing. Nevertheless, this solely actually opened up Spurs on one event.
CM: Mikkel Damsgaard – 5/10 – Thrown too-and-fro a bit within the midfield battle, although did typically escape his marker along with his fast considering.
CM: Vitaly Janelt – 5/10 – Made captain for the day in Christian Norgaard’s absence, however did not deliver the seniority and brute wanted within the centre of the park.
CM: Yehor Yarmolyuk – 5/10 – A sufferer of Brentford’s untested midfield trio, typically chasing shadows.
LM: Keane Lewis-Potter – 6/10 – Had the beating of Porro although seldom took this path as the sport wore on.
CF: Bryan Mbeumo – 7/10 – Bought Brentford’s day without work to the right begin. A high-quality volley, however one which mattered little come 5pm.
CF: Fabio Carvalho – 5/10 – Like Damsgaard was solely a short supply of ingenuity when Brentford wanted one thing a bit extra substantial.
Substitutes
SUB: Kevin Schade (63′ for Yarmolyuk) – 6/10
SUB: Mads Roerslev (79′ for Ajer) – 5/10
SUB: Yunus Emre Konak (79′ for Damsgaard) – 5/10
SUB: Ryan Trevitt (88′ for Carvalho) – N/A
Subs not used: Hakon Valdimarsson (GK), Ben Mee, Ji-soo Kim, Jayden Meghoma, Tony Yogane
Supervisor
Thomas Frank – 5/10 – Brentford had been ripped up for lengthy components of the day and did not make the most of Tottenham’s wobbliness on set items.
