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The Bees took an early lead against Manchester City a week ago, and it was more of the same here as Bryan Mbeumo volleyed home brilliantly after just 22 seconds to stun the home fans.

The response from Spurs, though, was superb, as they registered 17 shots in a rampant first-half showing. Two of those brought the goals to give the hosts a half-time lead. Dominic Solanke scored his first goal for the club, after James Maddison’s effort had been parried into his path, before Brennan Johnson got himself on the scoresheet once again with a low finish into the far corner.

The match remained in the balance for much of the second-half, with Guglielmo Vicario fortunate to avoid punishment after seemingly handling the ball outside of his area. He made a fine save to deny Kevin Schade an equaliser, and that proved a big moment as Maddison finally the match to bed with five minutes remaining, providing a lovely dinked finish after being played through by Heung-min Son.

Tottenham vs Brentford latest news

• GOAL! Maddison puts match to bed

• GOAL! Johnson completes turnaround

• GOAL! Solanke with swift equaliser

• GOAL! Mbeumo strikes inside a minute

FT: Tottenham 3-1 Brentford

16:56 , Matt Verri

Job done for Spurs!

Impressive performance on the whole, aside from the first 22 seconds and a spell in the second-half.

Just a second win of the season in the Premier League.

Tottenham 3-1 Brentford

16:52 , Matt Verri

90+1 mins: Five minutes added on.

Brentford could do with about 15....

Tottenham 3-1 Brentford

16:50 , Matt Verri

89 mins: Moore, Gray and Bergvall all on for Spurs. Minutes for the teenagers.

After a tense second-half, Spurs fans can enjoy the closing stages of this match.

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

16:47 , Matt Verri

The icing on the cake for Tottenham's finest performer today. A first goal of the season for Maddison.

He deserves nothing less for this performance. The points are Tottenham's.

GOAL! Tottenham 3-1 Brentford | James Maddison 85'

16:46 , Matt Verri

Game over!

Son squares it for Maddison, who produces a brilliant dinked finish to put this match to bed.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:43 , Matt Verri

81 mins: Udogie over after Konak goes in late. Not much contact but enough for the free-kick.

It’s all very nervy in north London...

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

16:40 , Matt Verri

Brentford bring on 18-year-old Yunus Emre Konak for his first-team debut.

Quite the occasion in which to be thrown in.

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16:39 , Matt Verri

78 mins: Maddison getting his shirt pulled, only too happy to fall over and wait for the whistle. Spurs trying to tick the seconds away.

Roerslev and Konak on for Brentford, replacing Lewis-Potter and Damsgaard.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:36 , Matt Verri

75 mins: Not much flow to the match, very stop-start.

Spurs haven’t had anywhere near the level of control they enjoyed in the first half since the break.

Kulusevski floats a cross to the back post, Solanke can’t quite catch up with it.

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16:33 , Matt Verri

72 mins: Get the impression neither side are happy with this referee.

Spurs have appealed for a few soft free-kicks they haven’t been given, Brentford hard done by with that Vicario decision.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:31 , Matt Verri

70 mins: It’s all a bit too frantic, even for Postecoglou.

On comes Sarr, replacing Johnson. Kulusevski moves out to the right.

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

16:29 , Matt Verri

Vicario in control from a succession of corners.

The save he just made from Schade's header was top drawer.

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16:28 , Matt Verri

67 mins: Great save!

Schade with the free header, six yards out, and Vicario at full stretch scoops it away on the line.

Brentford PILING on the pressure.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:27 , Matt Verri

66 mins: And Bissouma is almost immediately into the book.

Goes in late on Damsgaard, entirely needless. This match still right in the balance, Brentford are growing in confidence.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:24 , Matt Verri

63 mins: Postecoglou turns to his bench.

Bentancur’s afternoon is done, Bissouma on in midfield.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:23 , Matt Verri

62 mins: Big chance for Brentford!

Mbeumo is in, just Vicario to beat but the goalkeeper gets down well to make the save.

Spurs fly up the other end, ball slid through to Johnson and he fires wide. Had to score!

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:20 , Matt Verri

59 mins: Well, play goes on.

That’s incredibly lucky for Vicaro and Tottenham. He definitely handled the ball outside the area, but nothing given.

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

16:19 , Matt Verri

A booking for Ajer as he demands Vicario is pulled up for handling inside the box.

And for Thomas Frank too.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:19 , Matt Verri

58 mins: Ball floated into the Tottenham box, Vicario comes, drops it... and did he then touch it outside the box?

It’s a shambles from the goalkeeper. Brentford desperately telling the referee that he was touching it outside of the area.

I think he did. VAR looking.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:17 , Matt Verri

56 mins: Damsgaard with the run down the left for Brentford, Romero comes sliding in and brings him down.

Johnson also clattered into the Brentford winger at the same time. Free-kick.

Romero does well to avoid a booking for that.

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

16:15 , Matt Verri

Sustained pressure again from Spurs. Johnson, Kulusevski and Solanke beginning to combine nicely down the right.

Brentford really struggling to get out at the moment.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:14 , Matt Verri

53 mins: Brentford need to stop playing out from the back. They keep getting caught.

Bentancur down in the box, his appeals waved away. Comes to Solanke, couple of efforts blocked.

Another corner to come...

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:11 , Matt Verri

50 mins: Maddison slides a pass through to Kulusevski, his shot is hammered at Flekken.

Bounces back off Kulusevski, rolling behind for a goal-kick.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

16:08 , Matt Verri

47 mins: Early Spurs corner at the start of this half, as Porro’s cross is charged down.

Flekken comes... sort of gets there. A flick is just about enough to get it away.

Back underway!

16:06 , Matt Verri

Second-half is up and running!

16:01 , Matt Verri

Just the 17 shots for Tottenham in that first-half.

Hugely impressive response to falling behind so early.

Not really the kind of team to now justs it back, so every chance we get another 45 minutes of entertainment.

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

15:54 , Matt Verri

Despite a nightmarish start in which they were trailing after 24 seconds, it is Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou who will be the happier party as they head to the dressing room.

Spurs have run menacingly at Brentford and are frankly bargain value for the two goals they have conjured up. It could and maybe should be more.

HT: Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

15:50 , Matt Verri

And breathe...

Really enjoyable first 45 minutes in north London.

Perfect start for Brentford, but Tottenham have been absolutely dominant since then.

Goals from Solanke and Johnson have given the hosts a deserved lead.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

15:48 , Matt Verri

45+3 mins: Maddison forced to slide in and concede the corner.

One final chance for Brentford at the end of this half.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

15:46 , Matt Verri

45 mins: Corner for Spurs, as Ajer nods it behind under no real pressure.

Comes out to Porro, catches the shot really sweetly but it’s blocked.

Home fans getting fed up of Vicario playing out from the back. Ironic cheers as he lumps it long.

Four minutes added on.

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15:43 , Matt Verri

42 mins: Spurs are all over the place at the back.

Carvalho rolls in Damsgaard, big chance but it’s a comfortable save for Vicario.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

15:42 , Matt Verri

40 mins: How is it not 2-2?!

Vicario takes an age on the ball, caught on it. Carvalho can’t get the shot away, but lays it back to Mbeumo.

Shot smothered by Vicario, who is very, very lucky.

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

15:40 , Matt Verri

Thomas Frank in an angry exchange with a member of Spurs' backroom staff there as Frank celebrates the yellow card shown to Van de Ven.

Postecoglou diffuses the situation.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

15:40 , Matt Verri

39 mins: Van de Ven slides in on Ajer, stops the counter... but the referee says that’s a foul. And a yellow card.

Postecoglou bemused by that.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

15:38 , Matt Verri

37 mins: Lovely move from Brentford, ends with Udogie poking the ball behind for a corner. Time to see if Vicario can be put under pressure.

Mbeumo takes it, Solanke with a great defensive header at the near post.

Son threatens to break away as Spurs clear it, can’t quite take the ball with him.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

15:36 , Matt Verri

35 mins: Concern for Brentford, as Mbeumo goes down after challenging Romero.

Looks like a cut to his leg, should be fine to continue. Bees really would be in trouble if he has to come off.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

15:33 , Matt Verri

32 mins: Maddison gets to the byline, ball hammered across the face of goal.

Somehow it stays out, and Flekken can fall on the ball. He had no idea where that was.

Tottenham 2-1 Brentford

15:32 , Matt Verri

30 mins: Doesn’t look like that goal is going to change the pattern of play.

It’s still Spurs charging forward, Brentford with everyone back behind the ball.

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

15:30 , Matt Verri

That's the goalscorer Ange Postecoglou would most have wanted to find the net today, and it's not surprise the Spurs manager has a beaming smile.

Johnson has come in for some online abuse in recent weeks.

A goal in midweek, and another here. Maddison, by the way, has nicked the ball for both goals.

GOAL! Tottenham 2-1 Brentford | Brennan Johnson 28'

15:29 , Matt Verri

Spurs take the lead!

Great finish, too. Son slides it wide to him, Johnson shifts the ball onto his right foot and fires a low strike into the far corner.

Tottenham 1-1 Brentford

15:27 , Matt Verri

26 mins: Massive chance!

Son clear through on goal, goes round Flekken but can’t get a shot away.

Lays it off to Kulusevski instead, his effort is blocked. Son should have scored.

Tottenham 1-1 Brentford

15:26 , Matt Verri

25 mins: Brentford just starting to get a bit more control now, Tottenham not quite as relentless.

Lewis-Potter skips away from Porro, works space for the shot and tests Vicario from distance.

Tottenham 1-1 Brentford

15:24 , Matt Verri

22 mins: Fair to say Brentford are not in a particular hurry when they do win a free-kick.

Home fans already putting pressure on the referee, they want play to be sped up.

That cheers them up - Van de Ven absolutely flies into a challenge. Takes the ball and all of Damsgaard. Great challenge.

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

15:22 , Matt Verri

Tottenham piling on the pressure here, and doing everything but scoring.

Son has been afforded far too much space down the left by Ajer, with Solanke dropping into midfield to spray passes around to good effect.

Tottenham 1-1 Brentford

15:19 , Matt Verri

18 mins: Udogie’s shot deflects around the six-yard box, it’s a scramble as Kulusevski tries to bundle it into the net.

Lewis-Potter leads the Brentford attack, first time they’ve been out of their own half in a while.

Swiftly lost though, it’s all so frantic.

Tottenham 1-1 Brentford

15:17 , Matt Verri

16 mins: Tottenham win it back high up the pitch again, Johnson looks to be in but Collins slides in to save the day.

It’s 1-1 going on 5-1. Brentford hanging on for dear life.

Tottenham 1-1 Brentford

15:15 , Matt Verri

14 mins: Another Spurs corner coming up, ball just cut out with Kulusevski lurking in the box.

It’s Kulusevski to swing this in, Collins there in his own six-yard box to head clear.

Tottenham 1-1 Brentford

15:12 , Matt Verri

10 mins: One-way traffic now, Spurs are rampant.

Brentford’s best bet is surely to go in search of a second. Sitting back isn’t working.

Johnson with the latest chance, dragged just wide of the far post.

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

15:10 , Matt Verri

Just seconds after Maddison's missed chance, it's Dominic Solanke up and running.

Maddison nicks it, forces a save, and Solanke follows up.

Quick response from Spurs, who deserve their leveller.

GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Brentford | Dominic Solanke 8'

15:09 , Matt Verri

There you go!

Brentford caught on the ball, Maddison clean through on goal.

His effort is saved, but parried straight out to Solanke and it’s a tap-in.

Tottenham 0-1 Brentford

15:08 , Matt Verri

7 mins: Can tell you now, this won’t finish 1-0.

Son flicks the ball back to Maddison, should get the shot away first time but takes a touch.

Gives Pinnock time to throw himself in the way and make a desperate block.

Tottenham 0-1 Brentford

15:07 , Matt Verri

6 mins: Frantic feel to this match. Spurs throwing numbers forward in search of a swift equaliser.

Johnson tries to get to the byline again, Lewis-Potter gets his body in the away. Spurs’ appeals for a free-kick waved away.

Tottenham 0-1 Brentford

15:05 , Matt Verri

4 mins: Spurs looking for a swift response.

Johnson’s cut-back is turned behind for a corner, comes to nothing. Brentford immediately under pressure though.

A long time to just sit on a lead...

Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

15:04 , Matt Verri

Well, well, well. For Wissa after 22 seconds at the Etihad last weekend, read Mbeumo after 24 seconds here.

It's a stunning finish from the Cameroonian. What poor defending though.

Porro lost Lewis-Potter for the cross. Van de Ven lost Mbeumo for the finish too.

GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Brentford | Bryan Mbeumo 1'

15:01 , Matt Verri

STUNNING!

We’ve played about 20 seconds and Brentford have the lead.

Cross swung in from the left, Mbeumo fires a brilliant volley past Vicario.

KICK-OFF!

15:00 , Matt Verri

Underway in north London!

14:58 , Matt Verri

Players are out onto the pitch.

No mascot clashes this week... that is a shame.

Here we go!

14:54 , Matt Verri

Teams are in the tunnel, will be walking out onto the pitch any minute.

Are we going to have another afternoon talking about corners? Brentford very good at scoring from them, Spurs not very good at defending them.

All eyes on Vicario. Again.

Not long to go!

14:45 , Matt Verri

Kick-off coming up in about 15 minutes.

Both sides finishing off their warm-ups, sun continues to shine in London.

We’ll see if the mood has darkened for Spurs by the end of the 90 minutes...

So far today...

14:37 , Matt Verri

There’s already been one London derby in the Premier League this weekend.

West Ham hosted Chelsea and were incredibly poor, losing 3-0. Nicolas Jackson scored twice before Cole Palmer added a third.

Time to move from east London to north...

Can Maddison rediscover best form?

14:29 , Matt Verri

Perhaps we say this every weekend, but this feels like an important afternoon for James Maddison, writes Dom Smith.

He is yet to score this season and has not been able to rediscover his early-season form of last term since recovering from his ankle injury in the new year.

That ultimately cost him a place in the England squad for Euro 2024. He was signed in order to become Tottenham's creative spark and needs to start producing more consistently.

Dom Smith at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

14:22 , Matt Verri

Pressure building on Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham.

Lots of talk about the performances, but it’s results that Spurs need. And quickly.

No Norgaard for Brentford

14:15 , Matt Verri

Thomas Frank has been speaking ahead of kick-off, explaining the absence of Christian Norgaard this afternoon.

He said: "It’s a blow to be without Christian. But we are confident Yehor will step in."Christian has a minor injury. He was almost ready for today, just missed out. We are confident he will be available for West Ham.”

In the building!

14:06 , Matt Verri

Spurs players have arrived in north London.

Defeats to Newcastle and Arsenal in the last two Premier League matches... nothing but a win will do here.

Carvalho starts for Brentford

13:59

All that talk about what Schade can bring to the Brentford side... he’s on the bench.

Looks to be Carvalho up front with Mbeumo, with Ajer and Lewis-Potter the wing-backs in a back five for the visitors.

As for Spurs, no real shocks. Bissouma and Werner fit enough for the bench, with Johnson starting on the right wing.

Maddison and Kulusevski both start in midfield, it’s an attacking side again.

Brentford team news

13:50 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Flekken, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Collins, Ajer, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Carvalho

Subs: Valdimarsson, Mee, Meghoma, Roerslev, Ji-soo, Konak, Trevitt, Yogane, Schade

Tottenham team news

13:47 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Maddison, Kulusevski, Johnson, Solanke, Son

Subs: Forster, Spence, Dragusin, Gray, Bissouma, Sarr, Bergvall, Moore, Werner

Stand by...

13:41 , Matt Verri

Should be getting all the team news from north London in the next five minutes or so.

Both sides with players missing in attack, so the managers slightly short of options. Unlikely to be too many surprises when the lineups drop.

Frank backs Schade to deliver

13:33 , Matt Verri

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank believes Kevin Schade is well placed to fill the void left by injury to Yoane Wissa.

Wissa has been sidelined until November with an ankle problem sustained in last weekend's defeat to Manchester City - the eighth player now unavailable.

Schade has been restricted to just 18 appearances since his £22million summer 2023 move after an adductor injury forced him to miss seven months of last season, but he has started four of their six fixtures in the current campaign.

"Kevin is in a good place. He's getting into good positions and has been a little bit unlucky," Frank told a press conference on Friday.

"He hit the post against Southampton and Bryan (Mbeumo) scored - that was a good action.

"So, he's getting into those positions and doing a lot of good stuff for us. I think he can do more but I'm pleased with his progress.

"Both Kevin and Wissa are good at running in behind; Kevin is obviously quicker. Both are good in the air; I think Kevin is a little bit better.

"Wissa probably links the game a bit better; Kevin is a better pressing player. So there are different pros and cons."

Johnson struggles clear

13:23 , Matt Verri

There were two clips of Brennan Johnson doing the rounds on social media following Tottenham's last-gasp win over Coventry in the EFL Cup.

One was obviously Johnson's 92nd-minute winner, a cute first-time finish that was just about the only piece of real quality from Ange Postecoglou's side all night.

The other was of Johnson being ushered over to the away end by Spurs captain Heung-min Son after the game to applaud the travelling supporters. Spurs' match-winner appears sheepish and acknowledged the fans for only a second or two before turning away.

Perhaps the clip was a poor representation of Johnson's true feelings but it looked uncomfortable and the context here is that he has deactivated his Instagram account since Sunday's defeat to Arsenal after being targeted by abuse, presumably much of it from so-called Spurs fans.

It was jarring to see a young player appear so uneasy after what should have been a hugely positive moment in his season, and perhaps even his career.

Read more on that here

Postecoglou: Spurs job not the toughest I've had

13:14 , Matt Verri

Ange Postecoglou insists managing Tottenham is not the most difficult job he has had in football.

The Spurs head coach has come in for criticism in recent weeks for his side’s sluggish start to the season.

Postecoglou said last season that he expects Spurs to challenge for the Premier League title this campaign, but they sit 13th in the table with one win from their opening four fixtures ahead of hosting Brentford.

“I think the most difficult job I had was the first one, because if I failed my first one I wouldn’t have got anything else,” said Postecoglou, when asked whether Spurs was proving his toughest job yet.

“I was coaching my hometown club [South Melbourne FC], the club I grew up with. The only reason I got the opportunity was they knew me at that club. I don’t think I would have got the opportunity anywhere else if I wasn’t successful.

“After five games, we were sitting with no wins, bottom of the table. That was pretty difficult.”

He continued: “They were all challenging [jobs], but that is why I love it. I enjoy the struggle, the difficult bits. Who knows how it all ends?

“I don’t know, no one knows. For me, it’s just about doing what I believe is the right thing to do, in my eyes, to get success and hopefully change the fortunes of this fantastic football club.”

Stage is set!

13:04 , Matt Verri

It’s a perfect afternoon in north London...

Standard Sport prediction

12:58 , Matt Verri

Spurs are not struggling to assert themselves on their opponents, either home or away, but are failing to muster much in the way of attacking threat despite their dominance on the ball.

Time and again Spurs are getting to the edge of penalty areas and then seemingly making the wrong decision, and Brentford are a team more than capable of punishing that indecision.

The Bees have started the season well, beating Crystal Palace and Southampton and causing both Liverpool and Man City real problems, and will be relishing another big performance at Spurs after winning there in 2022-23 and pushing them all the way last season in what was their only defeat in five meetings.

This will be a real test for Spurs and you feel one they will not escape with all three points this time.

Tottenham 2-2 Brentford

Brentford team news

12:52 , Matt Verri

Brentford will be without Yoane Wissa for at least two months after being on the wrong end of a tough tackle from Mateo Kovacic against City.

It is a huge blow for the Bees and will likely see Kevin Schade replace him.

Joshua Dasilva, Rico Henry, Mathias Jensen, Igor Thiago, Gustavo Nunes and Aaron Hickey all remain sidelined.

Henry will soon make his long-awaited return from a serious knee injury but is not available for the weekend.

Tottenham team news

12:46 , Matt Verri

Yves Bissouma is pushing to start for Tottenham, but Wilson Odobert will miss out.

Teenager Odobert joined for £25milllion from Burnley last month, but after plenty of game time early on in his Spurs career, lasted just 18 minutes of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup win at Coventry after picking up a hamstring injury.

Bissouma has not played for Spurs since picking up an injury with Mali during the recent international break, while Werner was forced off late against Coventry with a knock.

“Wilson, it doesn’t look good,” said Postecoglou at his pre-Brentford press conference on Friday.

“It’s his hamstring. We’re still waiting for it to settle down with all the information, but he’ll definitely be out for the next period.

“Bissouma trained today so should be available for tomorrow. Timo recovered okay.”

Predicted Tottenham XI (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bissouma, Bentancur; Johnson, Maddison, Son; Solanke

How to watch Tottenham vs Brentford

12:38 , Matt Verri

TV channel: In the UK, the game will not be televised live as it lands during the 3pm Saturday blackout.

Free highlights: The Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights from 5.15pm with Match of the Day broadcasting on BBC One at 10.30pm BST.

Live blog: You can follow all the action right here with us, featuring expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground.

Good afternoon!

12:32 , Matt Verri

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Tottenham vs Brentford!

Spurs come into this having lost their last two Premier League matches, including last weekend’s defeat in the north London derby.

Brentford with injury problems to contend with, but they will fancy their chances of getting something from this match.

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 3pm BST from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.