Brentford vs Tottenham

Premier League football is back after the World Cup break, and we begin in the capital as the Bees host Spurs in a London derby. Brentford will be confident ...

Harry Kane plays for the first time since England's World Cup heartbreak as Spurs travel to west London to take on Brentford.

[Thomas Frank](/topic/thomas-frank) and his [team beat Man City in their last outing](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-brentford-result-final-score-toney-b2223786.html), a match where [Ivan Toney](/topic/ivan-toney) starred and scored twice - though he’s now subject to FA charges over alleged betting breaches. David Coote is the referee today. Brentford 0-0 Tottenham However, they remain eight points off Arsenal for this term and have played one game more, too. Brentford vs Tottenham As for Spurs, they [defeated Leeds in a seven-goal thriller in mid-November](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-leeds-result-premier-league-2022-b2223775.html), a result which left them fourth in the table and hoping that they can mount a realistic charge for the top-four - and even maybe a title tilt - once again.

Minute-by-minute report: Join Rob Smyth for updates as the two London clubs resume their season.

[Brentford](https://www.theguardian.com/football/brentford), is chatting to the Amazon Prime team. In Qatar he was superb, the best centre forward in the tournament in ma opinion, but all anyone will remember is the shocking moment when he launched his second penalty over the bar. Both were the subject of unwelcome headlines during the World Cup: Toney for allegedly having 262 flutters too many, Kane for missing a late penalty in England’s quarter-final defeat to France. In fact, these teams finished part one of the 2022-23 season with memorable victories: Brentford won 2-1 at Manchester City, and Spurs thrice came from behind to beat Leeds 4-3. Harry Kane and Ivan Perisic are among the World Cup players who start for Spurs. Maybe the 2022 is the best - but I think 1966 is in there, along with 1954 if you like.” You can have a good tournament – he played really well – but at the same time he missed an important penalty. It’s important now to move on and focus on Tottenham. This is a really good opportunity for Spurs. No depression for Harry Kane, he has already left that penalty miss in the past.” “Faded rugby lines never help, but has the feel of a ground that’s been cut with a pair of scissors.” Forster made a smart reaction save but Janelt gobbled up the rebound from six yards.

LIVE: Follow all the action right here as Antonio Conte's Tottenham side return to Premier League action with a tricky game against Brentford on the agenda.

In goal, Fraser Forster makes his first Premier League appearance in a Tottenham shirt with birthday boy Hugo Lloris on the bench. The problem is at the other end of the pitch the Tottenham defence continue to look shaky and the team is missing Rodrigo Bentancur's industrious presence in the centre of the pitch. Emerson Royal is on the bench and Djed Spence, who has recovered from his recent fever, misses out on the squad but has travelled with Alfie Devine and Brandon Austin as players available in case of illness or injury. Japhet Tanganga's inclusion is a big chance for him, coming in ahead of Davinson Sanchez, with Ben Davies still working his way back to full fitness after his World Cup injury. Despite injuries up front for Richarlison and Lucas Moura, Conte can play his big guns in Son Heung-min, Harry Kane and Dejan Kulusevski. It looked to be curling towards goal but was headed over by the wall. Dier makes a mess of a clearance and it goes behind for a corner. Conte said in the week that he hopes Tananga is finally over his injury woes and this is a good chance for him to show that he can get forward to support Doherty as well as Cristian Romero normally can. It's a Tottenham team that bears the aftermath of a mixed week with players returning from the World Cup at different times and illness in the camp for some with stomach problems. Calls for a foul on Kane in the box by the Spurs players as he's grappled to the floor from a Perisic cross but nothing given by the officials or VAR. Level.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) [Antonio Conte](https://www.football.london/all-about/antonio-conte) and his [Spurs](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/) team travel across the capital to take on the Bees as the Premier League gets underway once again.

Harry Kane and Ivan Toney both scored after a difficult few weeks for the pair as Brentford and Tottenham shared the points in a dramatic 2-2 thriller to welcome back Premier League football after the World Cup. Kane led the Spurs fightback from 2-0 down ...

We wanted to start in this way, but we started the game with a goal [conceded] and in the second half with a goal from a set-piece." The two men on centre stage before the game stepped to the fore. If the rest of the games in volume two of this exciting campaign are just as good… "At the same time, it's important to be stable for a team who wants to stay in a good position in the table. "The performance was really good again from us, in the 90 minutes, we were the ones who should have won. "We have to try to do this from the start. "On one side, I have to be happy for the reaction and the way we played in the second half. "What a game to reopen the Premier League, what an advert for the league!" Toney missed a better chance moments later as Mads Roerslev headed on a deep cross to the forward standing just six yards out. Toney flicked on to Bryan Mbeumo down the left, and his cross was met by Mathias Jensen's first-time volley. Both referee David Coote and VAR waved away Spurs' complaints, before Brentford went up the other end and doubled their lead. "It's not the first time they've watched Tottenham and it's another exciting game," added Antonio Conte.

Brentford and Tottenham both drew, sharing points on Boxing Day. With a good start from the Bees that ended with an even game, Spurs salvaging a point on ...

Playing against Bordeaux, where they lost by two goals to one. With Arsenal they will play until the 15th of this month of January and on the 19th against Manchester City. Against Nice, where they tied to one goal, Matt himself made great actions, due to Tottenham's multiple absentees for the selected players. Doherty, D. Tottenham: F.Foster, D. Monday, December 26th. Spurs are looking for the equalizer. Sonny hits it from behind, looking for the goalkeeper's low post. Spurs lose possession and Toney would score the goal. The Bees score the second goal of the morning. Goooooooooooool for Spurs. We are approaching the 85th minute.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, one of five Tottenham starters who featured at the World Cup, then levelled with a calm finish and Kane almost won it with a header against the crossbar. Tottenham are in fourth place with 30 points while Brentford are ninth ...

[Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159543/Pierre-Emile-Hojbjerg), one of five Tottenham starters who featured at the World Cup, levelled with a calm finish and Kane almost won it with a header against the crossbar. [Eric Dier](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/155532/Eric-Dier) with a sliced clearance, it appeared Brentford were in complete control but Tottenham suddenly flicked the switch. [Clement Lenglet](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/193917/Clément-Lenglet)'s cross and plant a header past [David Raya](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196176/David-Raya). [Bryan Mbeumo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/271170/Bryan-Mbeumo)'s deep cross was met on the volley by [Mathias Jensen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/227472/Mathias-Jensen) and the ball was only half stopped by Spurs keeper [Fraser Forster](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/93193/Fraser-Forster), in for the rested France keeper [Hugo Lloris](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/43372/Hugo-Lloris), before dropping for Janelt to convert from close range. [Vitaly Janelt](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/225564/Vitaly-Janelt) and [Ivan Toney](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/180639/Ivan-Toney)'s close-range strike shortly after the interval put Brentford 2-0 up as Spurs struggled to deal with their hosts. [Harry Kane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/142200/Harry-Kane) shook off his World Cup disappointment to spark a [Tottenham Hotspur](/soccer/team?id=367) revival in an entertaining 2-2 draw at [Brentford](/soccer/team?id=337) on Monday as the Premier League roared back to life.