Tottenham nearly averted a disaster in midweek and are subsequent in Premier League motion on Saturday as they tackle Brentford in N17.
Spurs, off the again of a disappointing North London derby defeat, carried out as poorly as they’ve ever finished beneath Ange Postecoglou within the third spherical of the Carabao Cup at Coventry on Wednesday evening. They appeared destined for an early elimination earlier than two late targets from Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson noticed them undeservedly advance into the fourth spherical.
The stress has been eased on Postecoglou in the meanwhile, however the Lilywhites have to be vastly improved this weekend as they face a bodily and tactically astute Brentford group.
The Bees had much less hassle within the cup as they eased previous Leyton Orient 3-1 and Thomas Frank’s facet have made an assured begin to the season. Saturday’s guests sit above Tottenham within the desk having accrued six factors from their opening 4 video games and gave Manchester Metropolis a scare final weekend earlier than falling to a 2-1 defeat.
This is 90min’s preview of Saturday’s Premier League conflict.
Tottenham vs Brentford H2H File (Final 5 Video games)
Present type (all competitions)
Tottenham | Brentford |
|---|---|
Coventry 2-1 Tottenham – 18/09/24 | Brentford 3-1 Leyton Orient – 17/09/24 |
Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal – 15/09/24 | Man Metropolis 2-1 Brentford – 14/09/24 |
Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham – 01/09/24 | Brentford 3-1 Southampton – 31/08/24 |
Tottenham 4-0 Everton – 24/08/24 | Colchester 0-1 Brentford – 28/08/24 |
Leicester 1-1 Tottenham – 19/09/24 | Liverpool 2-0 Brentford – 25/08/24 |
Nation | TV channel/dwell stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Talksport 2 Radio UK (not televised) |
United States | Peacock, SiriusXM FC |
Canada | fuboTV Canada |
Spurs have been dealt an damage blow in midweek when Wilson Odobert limped off with a hamstring damage later described as “fairly important” by Postecoglou. The Frenchman is anticipated to endure a interval on the sidelines.
Timo Werner was compelled off afterward within the win over Coventry however was by no means more likely to begin this weekend anyway. Brennan Johnson ought to be a part of Son Heung-min and Dominic Solanke in Spurs’ frontline in opposition to the Bees.
Richarlison stays sidelined for the hosts however there might be a return to motion for Yves Bissouma, who’s missed the earlier two video games with a knock.
Tottenham predicted lineup vs Brentford (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Maddison, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Son.
The guests have been dealt an enormous damage blow final weekend because it was confirmed Yoane Wissa, who’s made such a superb begin to the season, will likely be out of motion for the following two months with an ankle damage.
There have been no contemporary issues from their cup win over Leyton Orient, although, with Wissa becoming a member of a protracted record of absentees that presently contains Josh Dasilva, Gustavo Nunes, Mathias Jensen, Igor Thiago, Aaron Hickey and Rico Henry.
In Wissa’s absence, Frank will seemingly accomplice German speedster Kevin Schade with the ever-impressive Bryan Mbeumo up entrance.
Brentford predicted lineup vs Tottenham (5-2-1-2): Flekken; Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Norgaard; Carvalho; Mbeumo, Schade.
Spurs will dominate the ball however their use of it in latest outings has been nothing wanting woeful. They have been stifled by Arsenal final Sunday, falling flat in a 1-0 defeat, and have been even worse in midweek.
Ange has to return to the drafting board becuase this Brentford group are primed for shunning outfits of Spurs’ present nature. They will be deep, bodily and compact earlier than springing on the counter-attack with their two main threats up high. The guests can even be nicely conscious of Spurs’ vulnerabilities from defending set-pieces.
This might be a tricky sport for the hosts even when they have been filled with confidence and a slog in N17 must be anticipated on Saturday. Maybe they’re going to should depend on extra late magic to recover from the road.
