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Summary of the Tottenham vs. Brentford match

Thomas Frank welcomes former club Brentford to Tottenham this weekend in need of a win.

Tottenham are level on points with Brentford heading into the weekend and Frank was full of praise for his successor Keith Andrews.

“It’s a huge credit to Brentford that they were brave enough to promote him, but also that they have built something over time,” Frank said.

“I’ve been there nine years – almost seven years, as a head coach – and it’s definitely not about me, it’s about what we built together there. [in terms of] Consistency, stability and high performance at the level.

“That culture — knowing who we are, what we want to be — was easier to carry on [by] Hired Keith and he did a great job.

“It’s never easy to be the first manager. The club lost key players in the summer, and the way they’ve just carried on, you can see they’ve got what I would call a Brentford identity.”

Andrews brings a Brentford side through London in need of a change in form away from home.

No team has lost more away games in the Premier League than Brentford this season (6), with only Wolves (1) picking up fewer points on the road than the Bees (3).

Tottenham vs Brentford team news

Tottenham are still without long-term absences Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma and James Maddison.

Micky van de Ven is expected to return to defence.

Brentford have Reiss Nelson available again while top scorer Thiago should start after being left on the bench against Arsenal.

The expected lineup for Tottenham’s match against Brentford

Tottenham’s starting lineup: Vicario; Boro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udoji; Sar, Bentancourt; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Colo Mwani

Brentford starting lineup: Kelleher. Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis Potter; Yarmolyuk, Henderson; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Shadi; Thiago

How to watch Tottenham vs. Brentford: TV channel, live stream online

The match starts on Saturday at 15:00 GMT (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT). This match is not being shown on live TV or streaming in the UK.

Tottenham vs Brentford match statistics

• Tottenham have lost one of their eight Premier League meetings with Brentford (W4 D3), and have won each of their last three games in a row.
• They have lost their last three Premier League derbies, the last losing in a row between March and October 2021 (5). They have lost each of their last four games at home, and have never lost five straight in league history
• Three of their 16 home Premier League matches in 2025 have resulted in wins (D3 L10), their lowest win rate across a calendar year in the league’s history (19%). The ten defeats they suffered at home this year are a club record, along with those in 1994 and 2003.
• This will be Frank’s first Premier League encounter with Brentford. Four of the last six occasions on which the Tottenham manager has faced a former side selected for the first time have lost, with the exceptions being Nuno Espirito Santo beating Wolves 1-0 (August 2021) and Mauricio Pochettino beating Southampton 1-0 (October 2014).
• Mohamed Quddus has provided five assists for Tottenham in the Premier League this season, and is already just one goal away from his highest return in the competition (6 in 2023-24). With a goal against Fulham and an assist against Newcastle, the Ghanaian is looking to score a goal in three consecutive Premier League matches for the first time.
• Brentford have won just three of the last 16 London derbies in the Premier League (D4 L9), although all three of those wins have come away from home (against Crystal Palace and West Ham twice)
• No team has lost more away games in the Premier League than Brentford this season (6), with only Wolves (1) picking up fewer points on the road than the Bees (3)
• They have lost three of their four Premier League away matches to Tottenham, apart from a 3-1 win in May 2023.
• The Bees are the second London club to face Arsenal and Tottenham away from home in successive Premier League matches, after Chelsea in December 2010. The Blues drew 1-1 at White Hart Lane before losing 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
• Igor Thiago has scored nine goals in his last eight Premier League matches, worth eight points for Brentford.

Tottenham vs Brentford predictions

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